TRIBECA: THE FILM
Smitten Films has finished its reader-sourced tribute to Tribeca, and it captures the neighborhood wonderfully, from cobblestones to kids to construction noise. (Favorite part: the dad in Duane Park.)
NOSY NEIGHBOR
“Laughing Man’s website says that its revenue goes back to education, community development and new business development. But I can’t find anything about who, specifically, that money is helping. Can you find out? —C.
IN THE NEWS
••• 11/4: Man trapped between buildings. Plus: A book about the nightclub Area; serial stowaway on the Lilac; Art in General show back story.
••• 11/5: Another downtown ice rink is on the way. Plus: $2.5 million to fix Hunger Memorial leaks; 80 Chambers analysis; trapped student mulled cutting off arm.
••• 11/6: Sinkholes in Battery Park City. Plus: Café Noir opening on Lispenard; two new galleries in west Soho; a TV show called “Tribeca”; pizza.
BIG PLANS FOR 465 WASHINGTON
A tipster sent in word that 465 Washington is getting a gut renovation and a five-story addition.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 11/5: Tablao open for lunch. Plus: Prime storefront on Greenwich; new Mexican restaurant Añejo confirmed; FiDi creperie; anti-probation office petition; likely holiday pop-up.
••• 11/6: Talking Transition tent. Plus: 37 Warren uncovered; Underground at Macao Trading Co.; Banh Mi; jewelry store not closed.
LOFT PEEPING: BETH BLAKE
Local designer Steven Sclaroff brought a sense of fun to fashion designer Beth Blake’s loft—note the banana-leaf wallpaper and tiki stools—as seen in House Beautiful. Take a look around.