NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: ALMOND
“To be honest, you’re not going to find a lot of new stuff,” says Almond co-owner Eric Lemonides. “It’s just not going to be that different.” What that means is a French/New American menu that’s more about pleasing diners than making waves. Check out the room and the menu.

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PETITE ABEILLE IS CLOSING
After 16 years on W. Broadway, Petite Abeille is closing on Sunday. But first, a big farewell party during brunch this weekend: “Pay what you paid in 1999.”

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BRUNCH AT UNION BAR + KITCHEN
Come to Union Bar + Kitchen for weekend brunch (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and enjoy an entrée and two hours of bottomless Bloody Marys, Mimosas, and Bellinis for only $35. The menu—New American with global influences—offers something for everyone. Highlights include the sirloin burger, eggs Benedict with smoked salmon, the breakfast burrito, and the Morning After Sandwich, a panko-crusted pork cutlet with provolone, egg, hot mustard–infused tonkatsu sauce and pickled ginger. See you this weekend! 300 Spring St. (near Hudson), 646-791-0005; ubknyc.com. Sponsored.

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THE RECOLLECTIONS OF JANE FREEMAN
Artist Jane Freeman, who has lived in Tribeca since 1976, shares some of her marvelously evocative writings about life in the neighborhood over the years.

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CHEF MATTHEW LIGHTNER IS LEAVING ATERA
Atera’s next chef, 32-year-old Ronny Emborg (above), should feel right at home in the restaurant’s laboratory-as-kitchen.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 2/16: Municipal Building observation deck (above; photo by Richard Barone). Plus: Woman hit by SUV at Greenwich and Duane; Warren Street loft analysis; novelist Peter Carey; East River freezing over.
••• 2/17: The nightlife veterans behind Belle Reve. Plus: Where the South Street Seaport proposal stands now; more on the idea of tolling East River bridges; Lower Broadway finally getting nicer; Sheldon Silver’s school overcrowding task force; new musical about young people; FiDi hotel pipe burst.
••• 2/18: Chipotle’s salt problem. Plus: Orlando Bloom attempts a flip; SmorgasBar returns to the South Street Seaport; Trinity Church seeks community input on its tower; more on Broome Street Bar; 474 Greenwich loft analysis.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/16: An outpost of Ellary’s Greens. Plus: Firefighters at Tiny’s & the Bar Upstairs; burst pipe on Greenwich (above); update on Christina Lehr’s shop; Downtown Little League; Belle Reve menu.
••• 2/17: Broome Street Bar isn’t closing after all. Plus: New Amsterdam Library closed for renovation; pipe burst at Crunch; action in the Matsugen space?; historical photo; in praise of a copy machine.
••• 2/18: The perfect dish on a cold night. Plus: Art et Maison sale; demolition in northwest Tribeca; Best Made Company, bigger and better; what’s atop 74 Trinity Place; art opening.

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MORE ON THE LOS AMERICANOS REPLACEMENT
Belle Reve is a “Bar & Restaurant with live music & spirited atmosphere!”

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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: PLANET FITNESS
The big, bare-bones gym is only $10 a month and it’s open 24 hours for most of the week. Take a look around.

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