THE CITY WANTS TO BUILD A 40-STORY JAIL ON WORTH STREET
“The de Blasio administration is eyeing 80 Centre St.—now home to the city’s marriage bureau—as the perfect location for a high-rise detention center as part of a sweeping plan to close Rikers Island,” reports the Daily News. It might also include affordable housing, because who wouldn’t want to live above a jail?

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TRIBECA THEN AND NOW: LOWER GREENWICH STREET
In the last post in the then-and-now series of Jane Freeman’s photos from the 1980s, we take a look at lower Greenwich Street, where the changes have been among the most dramatic.

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HELPING STUDENTS FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL
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FITHOUSE IS OPENING IN TRIBECA
The new fitness chain charges $99 per month for unlimited classes.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 8/2: Remembering Salvatore the barber. Plus: Maison Kayser no longer serves dinner; Church Street sidewalk sinkhole; another store closed at the World Trade Center mall; first glimpse of the next City Hall Park sculpture exhibit (above); “Law & Order” shoot.
••• 8/3: Arcade Bakery’s summer break. Plus: Seamore’s to-go menu; Café Forgot pop-up opening party; activity at a Laight Street storefront; amazing architecture show at MoMA.
••• 8/4: More on the kids soliciting donations. Plus: Church Street shop appears to be moving to Broadway; neat building on Houston; Spring Studios expands its presence; beautiful drawing of a construction site; praise for Hutter Auctions.
••• 8/5: Another new barbershop. Plus: New home/decoupage store on Grand Street; maintaining the Woolworth Building; fashion trend event; expert advice on fighting parking tickets; Laight Street salon.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 8/2: Pedestrian bridge delayed again. Plus: Huge oyster found under Pier 40; local thefts; history of a Canal Street building; can the community and the Howard Hughes Corporation reach a deal on the next big Seaport development?
••• 8/3: History of a “Butter and Egg” building (above). Plus: Pizzeria opening in Soho; Allied Maker Q&A; FiDi condo doormen go on a brief strike; construction worker injured at 3 World Trade Center.
••• 8/5: Tribeca bank robbery. Plus: The neighborhood ranks third in noise-related complaints; co-op board question.

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

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