AMERICAN FLATBREAD HAS “CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS”
Never a good sign. Let’s hope it reopens.

ANOTHER LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS IS FORCED OUT
Gill & Lagodich Fine Period Frame Gallery on Reade is closing its doors.

IN THE NEWS
••• 2/5: Mugging at Greenwich and Harrison. Plus: Beyoncé and Jay Z moving to L.A.; ice falling all around the World Trade Center and Brookfield Place; new bar and restaurant on Spring Street; Ed Burns’s memoir; remembering Jordan Gruzel; Aloft hotel.
••• 2/7: Fire above the Odeon. Plus: New Malaysian restaurant; SeaGlass carousel update; Brookfield Place shops; Girl Scouts and NYPD intelligence moving in; White Street building for sale; Spring Street park renderings; new Southbridge Towers bakery.

WELCOME TO TWEEBECA
Can you believe what @soandso tweeted about Tribeca?

SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/5: Blue Smoke now serves brunch. Plus: Signage up at Almond; trivia night at the Dark Horse Tavern; JCP Downtown’s Purim carnival; Battery Park update.

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
No correct guess yet for last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (I thought it’d be a tough one.) If no one gets it by the end of the day, I’ll post the answer.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: BAR HUGO
The rooftop Bar Hugo is a fantastic spot to take a group—there are nooks aplenty—or anyone who enjoys admiring the city’s skyline. Take a look around.