ANOTHER EUROPEAN BAKERY IS OPENING IN TRIBECA
Austrian baker Martin Auer’s first American “bakeshop” will be on Church Street. Time for a kaffeepause!

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NURSERY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
The Downtown Little School invites parents to our Spring Open House, Thursday May 14th 9:30-10:30am. Meet the school’s co-directors, tour the classrooms, and chat with current parents. RSVP to courtney@downtownlittleschool.org. The Downtown Little School is a nonprofit, progressive nursery school for children ages 2-5, serving the downtown community since 1999. The curriculum is based on the Bank Street model and includes an emphasis on play and social and emotional development. We are located at 15 Dutch Street in the Financial District. More information is available on our website www.downtownlittleschool.org. Sponsored.

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FRESH INTEL ON THE NEW PIZZERIA
The pizzeria in the Zoie’s Café space is being opened by a restaurateur with a history in the area.

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BRUNCH AT UNION BAR + KITCHEN
Come to Union Bar + Kitchen this weekend for 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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SEEN & HEARD
••• 4/20: Parm update. Plus: Help crowdfund Shakespeare at Castle Clinton; city allocates $11.8 million for affordable housing south of Houston; magnolia season; rental request.
••• 4/21: Theatre for One. Plus: Helicopter flyover today; custom poetry event; Jazzfest at Bogardus Plaza; new Community Board 1 members; Hermione launch.
••• 4/22: Why the Church Street roadblock? Plus: N. Moore is getting repaved; Hudson Street reconstruction; Da Claudio’s salumeria expands its offerings; Sole di Capri gets modern; the Butterfly gives up on weekday lunch; tween party.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 4/20: One World Observatory’s elevator experience. Plus: Rats still a problem on Greenwich Street; cab driver has fatal heart attack and runs into bus; how Grazin’ sources its ingredients; state senator’s community convention.
••• 4/21: Seaport Museum’s season kickoff. Plus: Body found off Battery Park; sticky fingers at the Issey Miyake store; another barre studio; a sad flip at 79 Laight; another FiDi building to try and woo tech sector; inside 4WTC offices.
••• 4/22: Grand Banks opens in early May with a new chef. Plus: Timelapse video from near the top of 1 World Trade Center; Añejo’s chef gets sued; Cipriani to open a Seaport hotel; Industry Kitchen debuts under the F.D.R. Drive this week.

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INSTAGRAM TRIBECA (VOL. 18)
More favorite Instagram photos of greater Tribeca, including the one above by Beth Lavinder. If you post a great photo of Tribeca, feel free to tag @tribecacitizen so I’ll be sure to see it. And remember, you can should follow @tribecacitizen. It’s frisky! (And not entirely Tribeca-related.)

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