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    In the News: Ilysa Winick’s Kidney Donor

    Plus: The amount of driving by city workers has skyrocketed under de Blasio; men sue after escalator malfunction at the Oculus; 9/11 photos more likely thrown away than stolen; area thefts.

    And the New Tenant at Dylan Prime Is…

    A Tribeca business is relocating within the neighborhood, taking over the former dining room at Dylan Prime. / 2 comments

    Seen & Heard: Canal Park Inn Has Been Shut Down

    Plus: "Star Trek" promotion; children's portraiture; a new show of paintings by Il Lee; more info on the Louis Vuitton pop-up museum; sad turn for Bouley-related landscaping. / 1 comment

    This Wednesday: Tribeca Art+Culture Night

    Join more than two dozen participating art spaces for Tribeca Art+Culture Night this Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. Register for a curator-led tour or other special event or grab a map and wander. / Sponsored

    When Tribeca Was Small (Part Two)

    In the 1980s, before the condos came in earnest, western Tribeca was home to parking lots, gas stations, a diner, and Cremoland butter. / 38 comments

    Newsletter: Sept. 25

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    Field Trip: Storm King Art Center

    The sculpture park about 90 minutes from Tribeca has an extraordinary art collection, but the joy also comes from being outside in a beautiful place. / 2 comments

    Seen & Heard: Hawksmoor Steakhouse Got Pushed Way Back

    Plus: Nickel & Diner got its liquor license; Torly Kid's sidewalk chalk contest; watercolor nudes; opportunity to meet with senior staff from various city organizations; random street signage. / 1 comment

    Seen & Heard: New Ice Cream Shop

    Plus: Two ways to help hurricane victims; 1 Beekman is looking good; the Salty Paw has new owners and a new name; the Department of Transportation's shipping container kiosk; Scotch & Soda now open in the Seaport District; Seaport café partnered with a wine bar. / 3 comments

    Where in Tribeca…?

    ★ And the winner is... Robert Ripps! ★

    Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment

    In the News: Construction Worker Fell to His Death

    Plus: Christopher Marte is on the verge of conceding; Stuyvesant student learned that there's no easy way out of the river; 9/11 photo display stolen; the history of a beautiful building at Broadway and White; charging hubs for electric cars. / 1 comment

    New Kid on the Block: ONDA Beauty

    "We have a curated selection of clean, non-toxic beauty brands for hair, skin, body, baby, and nail," says ONDA co-founder Larissa Thomson. "And I test everything. It has to work for me on multiple levels." (Everything is 15% off till October 1.)