••• An email is making its way around the parents in the area….

Parent #1: I arrived with my daughter [at Washington Market Park] around 430pm and upon entering noticed a man lurking outside of the gate observing all of the children playing on the play areas (he was on the other side of the fence directly outside of the younger children’s play area on north end of park). He had his cell phone up and was taking pictures. He was alone and absolutely not in presence of a child. I noticed him immediately but was too nervous to approach him directly as I was with my daughter but he caught sight of me staring at him and I did not take my eyes off of him until 5 or so minutes later when he left the park (and I watched closely that he had left). I hope that I had made him uncomfortable enough that he will not return but who knows. Description is below—please keep your eyes out. I put a call in to 311 but they said this requires a police report so in meantime wanted to spread the word that this guy was not welcome or doing anything he should be. He was also in total plain sight. 40s ish, not old or young looking. Scruffy. Was wearing a hooded rain jacket. Tall. Light dark skin—perhaps of Indian descent?

Parent #2: Your description sounds like that of a man I’ve seen around Battery Park when the weather was good a week ago. He was walking south along the water side, with a large odd smile on his face and seemingly continuously taking a video. I was also trying the “making him uncomfortable” approach but it seemed he didn’t feel affected in any way! In fact he was at some point passing us by and he even turned and caught me on video and I think he pointed his phone to capture my son in his stroller too. If I see him again I’ll do something about it!! Despite the good weather, he was wearing long black sport pants and a hooded rain jacket in red/purplish colors. The jacket had a visor. He was wearing black sneakers. I didn’t see his face well, but it seemed he had rather full lips and a bit tan skin. Sounds like the same guy? I was mostly on alarm because of his weird smile and his video taping of the entire surroundings without a clear object.

••• A. sent over this pic of 385 Broadway, which appears to have found a tenant.

••• Coming up at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center: “Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School,” on Sunday, May 22: “With a jillion tips, tricks and trip-ups, Junie B. shares her hard-won expertise and shows us all how school is sometimes scary, sometimes super-fun, and always something to sing about!” Tickets.

••• From Notify NYC: “To provide aerial TV coverage of the America’s Cup sailing event, helicopter flyovers will be conducted from May 5 through May 8 over the Hudson River in lower Manhattan.” So what’s new? “Aerial work will be conducted throughout the day for this event.”

••• D. sent a pic of workers at 200 Chambers “using these massive (and very heavy) sand bags in a test to prevent Sandy-style flooding.”

••• Juliana Margulies will be at Barnes & Noble Tribeca on May 17 to promote her children’s book.