THE CRANE COLLAPSE
Eyewitness News says it obtained documents that show the crane’s operator was at fault.

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ALTSCHOOL: ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THREE SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK
AltSchool offers a whole-child, personalized education to prepare students for their future by developing self-awareness, nurturing their innate capabilities, and fostering collaboration skills. Learn more about their schools in Brooklyn Heights, the East Village, and the new middle school campus opening in Union Square in fall 2017. Attend an Open House. Sponsored.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: OSTERIA DELLA PACE
Osteria della Pace is the downtown Eataly’s marquee restaurant, with a unique style. The good news: The service was far better than at the other restaurants inside the store. The full review.

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WHERE WILL YOUR NEXT FAMILY VACATION BE?
Tribeca mom and founder of Torly Travels, Carol Adams brings you her latest life hack to make planning your vacations a snap. With over 10 years of experience building travel itineraries, the experts at Torly Travels create personalized itineraries, specially designed just for you and your family members. Start planning your trip today at torlytravels.com. Sponsored.

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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: DANCE WITH MISS RACHEL
“When we decided to move,” says Rachel Cantor, “we took all that we had learned in six years—from kids, from parents, from becoming a mother myself—and implemented it in our own way.” The new space on Warren has four theaters, which means room for new programs.

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LEARN KRAV MAGA AT THE LIVE WELL COMPANY
Everyone’s favorite independently owned gym, The Live Well Company, is now offering Krav Maga classes. Taught by our amazing Glen Newman, you can learn how to achieve the mindset and physical fitness needed to be prepared in a real-life violent encounter, as well as the simple techniques to keep you safe for the rest of your life. Training will be conducted in small groups (four people max) and also one-on-one. For scheduling and pricing, please email thelivewellcompany@yahoo.com. Or just stop by and see for yourself why we’ve been a Tribeca favorite for 13 years. Sponsored.

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FIRST LOOK: ONE BEEKMAN
The City Hall Park condominium is the first New York City residential project by architect Richard Rogers’s firm. Many renderings, right this way….

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 9/12: iPic cinema deal. Plus: A runner-up design for 111 Murray; the shell of a building on Walker; tea at La Colombe; “Tribute in Light” as seen from the air; checking in on 3 World Trade Center.
••• 9/13: The Rag & Bone men’s store is open. Plus: The challenge of programming the World Trade Center performing arts center; event space on Duane; forum on Lower Manhattan construction; Loft Peeping: Greatest Hits.
••• 9/14: The latest love-it-or-hate-it building. Plus: Amazing new columns on Reade (above); interactive Doctors Without Borders exhibit on the Battery Park City Esplanade; “Gotham” and a Chinese reality show shooting here; Beautyhead salon on Franklin.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 9/12: Former official apologizes for being wrong about 9/11 dust. Plus: Inside the new Four Seasons hotel (above); does Lower Manhattan still need tax incentives for commercial real estate?; state assembly candidate Q&A.
••• 9/13: Another 9/11 memorial is proposed. Plus: The Jenner sisters reportedly broke the elevator that they got stuck inside; Atera does well in new restaurant ratings; Arne Svenson’s voyeuristic photos are hanging in a well-reviewed Village restaurant.
••• 9/14: Leonard Street history. Plus: FiDi resident Yuh-Line Niou won the state-assembly primary; “the Jerry Seinfeld of France” bought in Tribeca; Viking ship to visit Battery Park City; Chuck Schumer had to skip event honoring him.

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SUSHI TATSU IS NOT OPENING HERE
It’s the third restaurant in a row to bail on 175 Franklin.

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