THE SELF-CARE BOOM
Fitness craze SLT is opening in Tribeca. The Skin Laundry facial chain‘s 14th location will be on W. Broadway. And there’s a new waxing salon coming to Chambers. Without the self-care industries, we’d really be living in a ghost town. Off the top of my head, here’s a list of services and shops that are on the way in Tribeca (or rumored to be).

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BANGAL CURRY HAS CLOSED
Another inexpensive restaurant has fallen victim to a rent increase.

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NEW! KIDS’ KARATE CLASS
Now at Ueshiro Downtown Shorin Ryu Karate Dojo: karate classes for ages 10 and up. Kids will have a blast learning a traditional martial art, with techniques that build confidence and focus. The classes are Sundays (9-10 a.m.) at Tribeca Health & Fitness at 107 Chambers St. Purchase four or more classes, and you’ll get two-for-one pricing—so bring a friend! For more information, call 646-745-6172 or visit downtownkaratedojo.com. Sponsored.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/23: New Indian restaurant. Plus: Aesop’s Tribeca store is open; two run-ins with mentally ill people; Worth Street reconstruction will be even worse than suspected; vague parade signage; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; two shoots.
••• 5/24: Gee Whiz’s downsizing is bigger than we thought. Plus: Kung Fu Tea to also be the Eggettes House; the penthouse level at 443 Greenwich; imminent opening for a World Trade Center passageway; is the Cosmopolitan Hotel getting a new sign?; Bar Works is not taking all of 70 White after all.
••• 5/25: Activity at the former Super Linda space. Plus: Bluemercury opens this Friday; the new home for the sculpture of a soldier on horseback; “Friends” trivia night; About Coffee on Sullivan.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 5/23: The North Cove Marina docks are now off limits. Plus: The sleazy Lower Manhattan real estate deal that kept many buildings from being rent-stabilized; 9/11 Museum trying to woo resistant locals; new Austrian restaurant opens in FiDi.
••• 5/24: Todd English restaurant at the W Downtown. Plus: Fergie is headlining the gay pride dance; the best birthday party idea for DIY kids; Spring Studios marketing itself as event venue; ferry companies’ relationships with those questionable ticket sellers at the Battery.
••• 5/25: Post-it mic drop (photo by Pierce Wright). Plus: Sweetgreen will no longer serve bacon or sriracha; sleazy “push-poll” technique used by arcade plan supporter; why 3 World Trade Center is being built that way; Wounded Warriors to roast a pig in front of a FiDi mosque; why you shouldn’t rob someone on an escalator; other thefts.

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INSTAGRAM TRIBECA (VOL. 21)
More favorite Instagram photos of greater Tribeca: The neighborhood never looked so good.

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