Photo by Mark Lennihan

IN THE NEWS
••• Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly indicated that holding the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed on Governors Island was unlikely to work, given the lack of prison infrastructure there. (Mayor Bloomberg, meanwhile, said it was “one of the dumbest ideas” he’d ever heard. What a schmuck move.) In the second half of the New York Times article about the topic are ominous signs that the area around the federal courthouse will be locked down—while some residents are concerned that a trial might inspire a new attack, others of us are more worried about the police overreaction. Indeed, the police department’s plans are intensive: “Mr. Kelly said the security would consist of inner and outer perimeters around the courthouse area. The first, a so-called hard perimeter, would be smaller in area but more vigorous in the level of protection. The second, a ‘soft’ one, would cover a wider area. The soft perimeter would be centered on the federal courthouse, Mr. Kelly said. It would be bounded by Canal Street to the north; Frankfort Street to the south; Bowery to the east; and Broadway to the west. Vehicles in those areas would be subject to unannounced inspections at checkpoints. Delivery trucks would move in and out on a ‘scheduled basis,’ Mr. Kelly said. Subway patrols would also be beefed up in the area. The hard perimeter would be bounded by Worth Street to the north; Madison Street to the south; Pearl Street to the east; and Centre Street to the west. Two thousand interlocking metal barriers would surround it, restricting pedestrians and vehicles, and it would be staffed by uniformed officers at fixed locations.”
••• In the Brooklyn Navy Yard, there’s a full-scale mock-up (above) of one corner of the waterfalls that are part of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. (Kansas City Star via Curbed)
••• Korin performed well in a Wall Street Journal comparison of knife sharpeners.

COMING UP
••• Trattoria Cinque (left) has signed up for Dining Out for Haiti, agreeing to donate 10 percent of sales on Sunday (Jan. 24) to Doctors Without Borders. Also, the restaurant is offering a five-course, $65 prix-fixe menu on Valentine’s Day with many ingredients said to be aphrodisiacs. (Arugula? Fennel? Really?) In a nice touch, the dishes are also available à la carte.
••• At 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27, the Battery Park City Authority will have one of its you-can-watch-but-don’t-speak board meetings. One World Financial Center, 24th floor.
••• Bazzini‘s store closes on Friday.
••• City Winery has announced shows by The Blasters (Mar. 13), Raul Malo (Apr. 9), and Lisa Loeb (June 2). Malo, while fronting the Mavericks, sang a gorgeous version of “Hot Burrito #1” that still gives me chills.

AROUND THE WEB
••• Two Tribeca apartment sales from Blockshopper: “Sinan Selcuk bought a condo at 429 Greenwich St. in Tribeca from Diane A. Campbell and Kenneth L. Campbell for $2.45 million on Dec. 22. Unit #6B is in The Dietz Lantern Building, a 9-story development built in 1920 with 28 units. Sinan Selcuk is a securities trader at Chimera Capital in New York.” And this one: “Joshua Hadar bought a three-bedroom, three-bath condo at 345 Greenwich St. in Tribeca from Barbara Fishel for $3.725 million on Dec. 29. The penthouse unit is one of six on 10 floors at 345 Greenwich St. Mr. Hadar is an artist, a metal sculptor and welder with his own studio, Hadar Metal Design, in Soho.”
••• Spotted Pig and The Breslin chef April Broomfield coos over Locanda Verde—especially Karen DeMasco and her desserts—in her New York Diet for Grub Street: “She just made my day with the way she was talking about food. She’s very passionate.” Related: I went to LV for brunch last weekend at was like the Meatpacking District in there. There were three bartenders and they were working nonstop.