THE DESPERATE NEED FOR FILM-SHOOT REFORM
The Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment claims to balance the needs of the industry and the community—and yet there are seven shoots in Tribeca this week alone. If the agency truly wants to create a mutually beneficial environment, here are a few simple fixes.

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P.S. 150 IS LOSING ITS LEASE
The owner of Independence Plaza apparently has other places for the space, and the city wants to merge the school with another local school for at least three years.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 10/4: Fithouse gym is open. Plus: Whole Foods Tribeca no longer accepts corks for recycling; Bouley Botanical is undergoing work; first look at the facade of 130 William; Pen Parentis salon; Chipotle wants to serve liquor later; 30 Park Place’s sloppy fountains.
••• 10/5: Mudhoney Salon moved to Tribeca. Plus: Rave for Hole in the Wall café in FiDi; Greenwich Street encampment; new vacant storefront at Brookfield Place; Oculus CrossFit; Soho Garden Hotel’s nice paint job; Saluggi’s East.
••• 10/6: Core Power Yoga opens next week. Plus: Blood Manor resident spotted on the street (above); Mr. Chow’s Fiery Sauce; Franklin Street storefront for rent; activity at the former François Payard Bakery on Goldman Alley; concerts at the Dream House.
••• 10/7: Just Baked! is open. Plus: Stella will be moving; advertising barge; the restaurant in the former Trump Soho has failed again; Community Board 1 to discuss P.S. 150 move and rooftop additions on Walker and Duane; Sherwin-Williams paint store opening in former nightclub.

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BARI HAS CLOSED
The fitness brand’s classes are now offered solely at Fithouse and online.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 10/4: New Tribeca condos to be auctioned (above). Plus: Bank of New York Mellon bought its building; decrease in rent-regulating apartments; push to expand Millennium High School; model lives here; big Hudson Square development parcel listed; Pastagram restaurant.
••• 10/5: Citi’s private ferry at Pier 25. Plus: Loft-peep a Tribeca four-bedroom; Naomi Watts’s art collection; Bradley Cooper bought a Village townhouse; history of a Duane Street building; ticker-tape parades; Republican candidate for state senate.

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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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