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FIRST LOOK: THE BEEKMAN HOTEL
Besides the breathtaking atrium, check out the lobby, reception, bar, and even Tom Colicchio’s Fowler & Wells restaurant. (Above: Photo by @Pacheconyc.)

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 8/22: Nobu is said to have postponed its move. Plus: Battery Park City cinema getting recliner seats; video from inside the Kanye West pop-up; a peek from inside the Beekman hotel; helping the homeless woman outside Best Market.
••• 8/24: Indoor golf coming to Tribeca? Plus: Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and more at City Winery; Houseman now delivering lunch; exhibit of lighting sculptures (above); Artflag is very much still here.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 8/22: A sign of life at Bridge Café? Plus: The former El Rey chef’s new restaurant in the old Winnie’s space; iPic cinema seats; the history of 44 Wall, complete with a mysterious death at sea; free admission to the 9/11 Museum.
••• 8/23: Keith McNally’s most glamorous restaurant. Plus: More details on Harold’s Meat & Three (above) and Tom Colicchio’s Fowler & Wells; politicians get behind FiDi rent-stabilization fight; bad news for the Pier 40 air-rights deal; City Vineyard review; scenes from the new mall.

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PIXEL ACADEMY IS OPENING IN TRIBECA
The new makerspace will be a place for kids age 4 to 16 to explore cutting-edge technology, including video games, Minecraft, laser cut art, and digital music.

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THE WATER PAINTER
This summer, Tribeca artist Robert Janz has revisited the idea of impermanence, even ephemerality, with a series of water-based artworks that only last till they evaporate.

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