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    Newsletter: Jan. 18

    One World Trade Center • Kosher conveyor-belt sushi restaurant • Hudson Street construction • Reversing Beach Street • Dining outside Tribeca • Lotus Salon replacement • What's up this week • Cobblestoning Duane • More

    What’s Up This Week

    Dueling cartoonists, Brazilian drag artists, and a walk in a labyrinth are just a few of the highlights on this week’s agenda.

    Seen & Heard: Cobblestones for Duane?

    Plus: A Uno sale; deals for Compose and Ruben's Empanadas; Marc Forgione's winning menu; Clocktower Gallery event; progress at 57 Reade.

    In the News: 50 Franklin

    Plus: Cathie Black brouhaha; Goldman Sachs's in-house barber; Ethan Cohen's museum plans; jazz at 92YTribeca; kids' sports overcrowding

    The @girluninterrupt Guide to Dining Outside Tribeca

    Five restaurants worth leaving Tribeca for, according to the Tribecan who would know. / 3 comments

    Look, It’s One World Trade!

    Have you noticed how One World Trade Center—only halfway to its final height—has begun appearing on the Tribeca skyline? I'm gathering photos from wherever you happen to spot it (your apartment, office, the street, wherever).

    In the News: Cathie Black

    Plus: Grimaldi's flameout; FiDi real-estate is back; Park51 imam bowing out?; Rector Square sells; Hudson River Park's boat plans; "Real Housewife" Jennifer Gilbert. / 1 comment

    Seen & Heard: Reade Street Updates

    What's coming to the Lotus Salon space and more on Kiva's replacement. Plus: Deals on wine, a wine bar, and Chinese lessons; Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance Jr. comes for a visit; and "Bugsy Malone." / 2 comments

    Where in Tribeca…?

    Know where this was shot? (Yes, that's a fire hydrant.) Say so in the comments. Update: Smithers wins again! / 2 comments

    Seen & Heard: Worth Kitchen Pop-Up

    Plus: Inatteso Pizzabar deal; all-you-can-drink at TriBeCafe; tech class; free beer; Brazilian brunch; Project No. 8 sale; Shorty's .32 discount.

    In the News: Deutsche Bank Building Nearly Down

    Plus: Strip club closed; after-school program woes; Hot Clay Oven; FiDi rental report; shopping for coat racks; school fields task force.

    CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes

    What was discussed: A kosher conveyor-belt sushi restaurant; shortening the Hudson Street construction (and whether the work zone should be moved to N. Moore); reversing part of Beach Street; alternate-side parking. / 3 comments