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    In the News: The Newsstand Reinvented

    Now at Brookfield Place. Plus: More on the mall's holiday light installation; Westfield World Trade Center tenant Jones the Grocer has rebranded; M5 bus route change. / 2 comments

    Seen & Heard: Another Gallery Is Moving In

    But which one? Plus: The Sterling Mason's deep canopy; more on that Worth Street fire; an update on new Brookfield Place stores; a movie about the pressures boys face. / 1 comment

    Shop-Local Gift Guide (Part 2)

    There's no law saying you can't pick up a little something for yourself, too, while you're out and about. In this round: Babesta, A Uno, Stillfried Wien, Grown & Sewn, and the Mysterious Bookshop.

    A Proposed Newsstand Outside P.S. 234

    Also on Community Board 1’s December agendas: Four Seasons liquor licenses; booze at Tartinery and Le Pain Quotidien; Peck Slip design concepts; M5 bus route change; Hank's Juicy Beef; Capsouto Park public art; Tunnel to Towers run; Pier A public seating; fecal contamination in the Hudson River. / 3 comments

    Newsletter: Nov. 30

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    Seen & Heard: Fire on Worth Street

    Plus: Brookfield Place ice rink is getting iced; Livly children's boutique is open; Laughing Man's cookstove drive; S10 Training on Walker; Museum of Feelings. / 5 comments

    A FiDi Time Capsule

    As chains lay claim to the neighborhood, the old, dated signage is being replaced with the generic strip-mall stuff you see everywhere—and that's a pity. / 2 comments

    In the News: Tour Bus Overload

    As the City Council mulls a plan to limit double-deckers, the Department of Transportation approves n "interactive entertainment experience" that will clog streets and sidewalks. Plus: Tribeca condo board accused of anti-Chinese discrimination; Dead Rabbit recipe for citrus syrup; Parks staffer arrested for aggressive behavior. / 3 comments

    Shop-Local Gift Guide (Part 1)

    Tribeca is still one of Manhattan's best shopping neighborhoods, so get out there and buy someone's affection! Here are a few items that caught my eye at Best Made Co., Valley, South of Market, Torly Kid, and Patrick Parrish. / 3 comments

    Where in Tribeca…?

    ★ And the winner is... James! ★

    Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 4 comments

    Seen & Heard: The Battery Bike Path Is Also Open

    Plus: How are we feeling about 56 Leonard?; White Street block is now permit-parking; the T. Edward Wines office on W. Broadway; a hearing on cutting red tape in the city. / 8 comments

    Seen & Heard: The Bike Path Outside Brookfield Place Is Open

    Plus: The remodeled McDonald's on Chambers; a book of erotica called "Tribeca"; the Bennett will take reservations; Martin Auer Bakehouse appears stalled; Holiday Craft Fair seeks vendors. / 3 comments