LOFT PEEPING: FOUR-LEVEL FIDI FUNHOUSE
A slide. Two peephole windows. A catwalk for the cats. A swing. A climbing wall. A mural inspired by Michael Jackson’s ranch. This fabulous FiDi apartment, designed by Ghislaine Viñas and featured in Interior Design magazine, is unlike any other….

GIVE THE GIFT OF ART
Hal Bromm Gallery/Tribeca is featuring nearly 100 exciting works of art ranging from abstraction to realism in its current show, “Abstract Realities.” The bold, visually arresting collection of drawings, collages, paintings, photographs, and sculpture is by an international roster of 26 accomplished artists (including more than a few Tribeca talents!) with prices from $100 to over $10,000. Many works are small scale and will easily find a valued place under your tree. To accommodate busy Santas, the “Abstract Realities” exhibition is open this weekend from 1 to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, and from 1 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20. Hal Bromm Gallery/Tribeca is at 90 W. Broadway (at Chambers), 2nd floor; 212-732-6196. Pictured: “Bruno’s Dilemma” by Vincent Pomilio. Sponsored.

TRIBECA THEN AND NOW #3
Next up in the 80s-vs.-now series: Leonard, Varick, N. Moore, Franklin (left), and Hudson.

NOSY NEIGHBOR
“My daughter said that one of the things she wanted for Christmas was for the Chambers Street work to be finished. I imagine Sandy didn’t help the timeline but I’m having a hard time recalling the pre-construction era.” —J. What the DDC is saying now.

FIRST LOOK INSIDE THE ZONA POP-UP
I popped into to the ZONA pop-up shop (right), opening tomorrow inside Cheryl Hazan Gallery at 35 N. Moore. Do I dare to buy a peach?

IN THE NEWS
••• 12/10: FiDi restaurant report. Plus: The state of Lower Manhattan; is Verizon scheming?; Bridge Café opening delayed; downtown residents fleeing for uptown?; stealing at vacated 2 Gold; Gateway Plaza party.
••• 12/11: Kevin Youkilis’s Tribeca connection. Plus: South Street Seaport Museum reopening; Acqua also open again; the Lounge at Atera debuts tomorrow.
••• 12/12: Santacon is coming to town. Plus: Nish Nush review; Fraunces Tavern is open; Au Bon Pain; the problem with generators; the World Trade Center performing arts center.

A GIFT ONLY A LOCAL CAN APPRECIATE
There’s still time to buy a Tribeca Citizen T-shirt for someone you love (or for someone you hate, I suppose, if they despise this site). Visit the shop!

SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/10: More demo. (See ya, 15 Leonard.) Plus: Tribeca Canvas report; shopping event tonight; adopt a tree at Hudson River Park; Grayson Hugh.
••• 12/11: The 1 World Trade Center spire arrives. Plus: Drybar sets an opening date; Marc Forgione T-shirts for Sandy relief; food truck on Duane.
••• 12/12: Great reader photos of the 1WTC spire heading down Greenwich and being put into position on the building. (The one below is by Hayley Man.) Plus: Food truck annoyance; Steven Soderbergh film shoot; 403 Greenwich demo; subway entrance reopening delayed.