THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL IS RETURNING TO TRIBECA
Including screenings on at all 11 theaters at the Regal Cinemas Battery Park and a new “creative hub” at Spring Studios. Very good news for local businesses!

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: ADORO LEI
On one hand, it’s hard not to get excited about a restaurant that takes pizza seriously (and Adoro Lei has the wood-burning oven to prove it). On the other hand, the restaurant—now open in the old Antarctica space on Hudson—might make you feel like you’re not part of the target demo. The full report.

A PERMANENT SIDEWALK HOG JUST GOT APPROVED DESPITE COMMUNITY OBJECTIONS
And a worrisome precedent has been set.

MASLOW 6 WINE SHOP IS CLOSING
It’s sad when any business closes, but it’s extra sad when the business is locally owned. Starting tomorrow, many bottles at Maslow 6 are 15% to 40% off, but don’t dawdle if you want to stock your cellar.

IN THE NEWS
••• 1/12: Campbell Brown. Plus: Conflict of interest at the World Trade Center observatory; One Chase Manhattan Plaza is getting renamed.
••• 1/14: A Battery Park City Authority board member has lived in New Jersey since 2011. Plus: How the Pier 17 roof went from public space to private; the World Trade Center performing arts center gets another new name; Anthony Bourdain’s street-food market; Saks Fifth Avenue on how not to handle a bias claim.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: CAFÉ BARI
In a big upgrade for the intersection of Broadway and Canal, the new incarnation of Café Bari is a café and juice bar, serving sandwiches, salads, and pastries in a small but stylish space. Check it out.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 1/12: An update on Cafe Boca Ciega’s closing. Plus: Explanation for Bar Cyrk’s name; more signage up at Brookfield Place; teenagers eligible for Community Board 1; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting.
••• 1/13: Sign of life at the leaning landmark? Plus: Dancing with a robot; donate to Bogardus Plaza; New York Academy of Art’s grotesque sculpture show; Tribeca Greenmarket update.
••• 1/14: Worth Street reconstruction presentation. (“Reconstruction” first means destruction.) Plus: Clarification about NBA/Nike temporary complex; a new local source for broth; souvenir shop closing; MLK Day service opportunity; Skin Gym pop-up in the Seaport; Art Projects International show.

NOSY NEIGHBOR
“What’s getting built now at Canal and Varick? A large-scale structure has started going up over the weekend, with a large construction crew and a lot of equipment. Any idea what it is?” The answer.