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    Newsletter: Nov. 5

    After Sandy: What Now? • Halloween Do-Over • DeRose Method Coming to Tribeca • Real Estate Sales Report • Photo Safari! • More

    In the News: Which Buildings Are Still Closed

    Plus: Realizations brought about by Hurricane Sandy; new restaurant rumored for Conrad complex; Seaport clean-up; two sort of famous people who live in Tribeca.

    Seen & Heard: Halloween Do-Over Tomorrow

    Plus: More ways to help out the less fortunate; free temporary office space; emergency station at P.S. 234...?

    Seen & Heard: Volunteering, Benefits, and Events

    Helping the Seaport; sponsoring a food truck; meeting with Community Board 1; a Comic Relief concert; chamber music. Plus: Trees down in Tribeca Park. Also: Halloween trick-or-treating this Monday.

    Real Estate Sales Report

    Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were "recorded" by the city in the past seven days (ending 11/03/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier.

    What Now?

    There are some things we need to discuss—both to help our neighborhood get back on its feet and to protect ourselves in the future. / 13 comments

    Photo Safari!

    Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions. (Thanks to everyone who sent one in!) / 3 comments

    In the News: Status Report on Zone A Buildings

    Not good. Plus: Wetlands founder Larry Bloch died; more ways to help out; Drew Nieporent's losses; uptown restaurants thriving; Chabad of Tribeca's volunteer efforts; 55 N. Moore. / 7 comments

    Seen & Heard: Free Waffles Today

    Plus: Volunteer effort; more on Distilled NY restaurant; Tribeca Greenmarket; Palm Tribeca update; New Amsterdam Market; CB1 meeting; what evacuees can bring back; Park Preschool; has anyone seen Jim Smithers? / 1 comment

    Sandy: What’s Open Friday

    Reasons to go out: 1) It's a good idea to be around other people. 2) It creates a sense of neighborhood—which helps with security. 3) Support local businesses! / 1 comment

    Anyone Have Power Yet?

    POWER IS BACK IN TRIBECA! (But you might want to make sure your building has heat and/or hot water before you move back in....) / 65 comments

    In the News: Blackout Photos

    Plus: Hipsters don't want no truffles; rich-people problems; ways to help post-Sandy; a lawyer offers businesses assistance; volunteers helping stranded IPN tenants.