TRIBECA THEN AND NOW: WASHINGTON STREET AND ENVIRONS
Over the past few decades, some of Tribeca’s most dramatic changes have occurred in the neighborhood’s northwest corner, where small buildings have been replaced by larger, fancier ones.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 6/7: Utilitarian topper. Plus: Clarification about who owns Tribeca Apothecary, opening on W. Broadway; party with Bill Murray (and Poets House); China Chalet re-created at Bortolami; “Ray Donovan,” “The Other Two,” and “The Kitchen” shoots.
••• 6/8: New World Trade Center plaza opens Monday [today]. Plus: Restaurants showing the World Cup; 1 Beekman topped out; 52-painting solo show at Barney Savage; J&J shoot.
••• 6/9: Slice joint closed. Plus: Invasion of the Jet Skis; how an artist-designed birdhouse was saved from destruction (above); the asking rent for the North End Grill space; Kati Roll Company opening in FiDi.
••• 6/10: Anyway Café has closed. Plus: Tribeca’s Finest Marketplace is opening in Soho; entrance revealed to Danny Meyer’s Manhatta restaurant; the bees came back; free Grandaisy bread; Community Board 1 discussion about Town Stages; the Frederick’s cornice.

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THE LATEST BUZZ
“This beehive on the corner of Worth and Church formed in an hour!” emailed J. “Mother Nature sure works fast—and put the construction workers on Worth to shame!”

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IN THE NEWS
••• 6/7: Runaway dog rescued from Hudson River. Plus: Cuomo signs Battery Park City Authority bill; volleyball tournament starts today; the Resident Healer program at the Four Seasons hotel; history of a Walker Street building.
••• 6/9: Police chase in Washington Market Park. Plus: FIDi’s striking concrete tower; man pretended to be a police officer; Night at the Museums; writer Richard Stratton; various people wanted for various crimes (above).

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to James for correctly identifying last week’s “Where in Tribeca…?” Discover the answer for yourself.

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WELCOME TO TWEEBECA: SPECIAL CELEBRITY EDITION!
Steve Martin at Shinola! James Comey at Duane Park! Yolanda Hadid getting a pedicure! And many more sightings.

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