THE FUTURE OF INDEPENDENCE PLAZA
According to a source in the real-estate business, “transformative” plans are in the works for the entire complex—and the retail isn’t likely to come back on the market for at least five years.

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LOFT PEEPING: CANDICE POOL & CASEY NEISTAT
The jewelry designer and YouTube personality hired designer Daun Curry to give their new three-bedroom apartment in Battery Park City a “Bohemian Aristocrat” vibe. Take a look around.

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HELPING STUDENTS FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL
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CLOSE-UP: W. BROADWAY
Do you ever slow down and look at the patterns, details, textures, and scars that give Tribeca its character? Take W. Broadway, for example….

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IN THE NEWS
••• 9/17: Fika filed for Chapter 11. Plus: Giant rose sculpture at Zuccotti Park; millennials are said to be moving here.
••• 9/18: Three stars for Shoji. Plus: The restaurant at 10 Corso Como is open; letting artists paint construction fences; rating politicians’ environmental policies.
••• 9/19: Popular playground closing for months. Plus: Man pays dearly for a night of nookie; the ice rink coming to Pier 17; Lower Manhattan statistics.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 9/17: New tailoring service. Plus: Shwick might do a holiday market in Tribeca; “Charlotte’s Web” on the stage; Mother Nature vs. a new condominium; Madeline Denaro abstract’s paintings.
••• 9/18: Atera’s spinoff. Plus: Last night’s Dîner en Blanc; film-shoot detritus on Franklin; Jenga-playing monster (above); Café Forgot pop-up to serve food and wine.
••• 9/19: Memorial celebration for Oliver Allen. Plus: “Talismans” from Cass Lilien and Shlomete Yoo; the new two-towered apartment complex going up on Charlton; balloon wall at the Four Seasons Hotel; Robert Janz in action.

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