••• The reader who goes by Hudson River reported in: “I went to [the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center] press conference this morning, along with a few others including someone from Tribeca…. There were several people filming and NY1 has a feature—very ironic because the noise from the construction (on John Street) kept drowning out the comments.”

••• The Museum of American Finance has an exhibit about Andrew Carnegie. —Broadsheet

••• The Daily News says a well-dressed man [right] groped someone “at Varick and King Streets in Tribeca.” So I shouldn’t even include it, but I can’t resist a good groping story.

••• Fashion designer Phillip Lim moved into a 23,000-square-foot office on Hudson. —WWD

••• “The mayor’s girlfriend, Diana Taylor, will be doing double duty for Hudson River Park, joining its fundraising organization in a push to raise millions for the massive West Side greenspace project on top of being chair of the trust that runs the park itself. […] Other appointees included Australian actress Deborra-lee Jackman, the wife of actor Hugh Jackman; Scott Lawin, the managing director and COO of Moore Capital Management; Mitchell Rudin, the president and CEO of Brookfield Properties; Alexandra Tosi, executive director of recruiting firm Gilbert Tweed Associates; and hedge fund magnate Paul Ullman.” I added semi-colons for clarity…. —DNAinfo