THE STAPLE STREET SKYBRIDGE IS FOR SALE
The pedestrian bridge above Staple Street—along with the adjoining residences—is for sale. Click to see the price and the floor plan.

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BROOKFIELD PLACE’S FIRST CASUALTY
One of the stores didn’t even make it six months. And one of the stragglers is now sending mixed messages about whether it’ll open at all.

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SPOTLIGHT: ABHAYA
“When people come here, I feel like they’re walking into our home,” says Jocelyn Serfaty of Abhaya, the go-to destination for Asian antiques (and now beyond!) that she and her husband, Howard Ellins, opened in 2003. Read the Q&A (with photos by Claudine Williams).

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 9/10: Another new pre-school. Plus: Ghostbusters reboot is shooting here; new Brookfield Place store announced; Saturday traffic on West Street; By Suzette giving away coffee on Monday; tickets on sale for the Taste of Battery Park City.
••• 9/11: The Tribeca Grand is now The Roxy. Plus: The ground-floor bar at the Trump Soho has a new theme; “Deceptively Simple” art exhibit; Lot 77 café appears closed; the annual Dine Around Downtown is coming up; “Beyond Myth” paintings.
••• 9/12: The World Trade Center Transportation Hub lights up at night. Plus: White Street’s revamped menu; film and theater at Pace; a glimpse inside a soccer star’s apartment; helping Syrian kids; yet another shoot; the comment of the week.
••• 9/13: Ghostbusters vehicles. Plus: The Hermès fragrance store opens Wednesday (and it’s the reason for the flowers); Hudson River Park sculptures to get vines; “Cinema” signage at the Roxy; Brookfield Place smiley faces; Pen Parentis horror salon.

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CB1 TRIBECA COMMITTEE: THE UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
What was discussed: High-end sushi on Franklin Street (the proprietors are pictured above); Maman’s Tribeca outpost; White Street’s proposed sidewalk café; Tara of Tribeca on Warren; renaming the southernmost block of Sixth Avenue; the restaurant taking the Dean’s space; more.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 9/10: Inside the new Peck Slip School. Plus: Blind woman rescued from subway tracks by other passengers; five-story boutique opening on Crosby; longtime barber shop; street closures for 9/11 remembrance.
••• 9/11: In praise of “Tribute in Light.” Plus: The price of the Staple Street skybridge complex; a review of the ground floor at Pier A.
••• 9/12: Is Whole Foods negotiating for FiDi space? Plus: Last night’s Givenchy show on Pier 26; a new design for the 77-story tower at 125 Greenwich (above); memorial for Battery Park City staffers’ work after 9/11; teenager mugged of his self-balancing scooter.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Robert Ripps for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to discover the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning.

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PHOTO SAFARI!
Is this the best “Photo Safari!” post ever? Probably not. But it’s definitely the longest.

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