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    Hannah’s Story

    "Fire in My Heart," a new exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, recounts the life of Hannah Senesh, who was born in Budapest in 1921 and was executed by firing squad 23 years later.

    Where in Tribeca…?

    Know where this is? (My camera refuses to make it quite as black as it is in real life.) Prove in the comments. Update: We have a winner! / 2 comments

    Have a Sweet Holiday

    Make this Thanksgiving a little easier—and more delicious—by ordering a dessert from one of our many local bakeries. It doesn't have to be pumpkin pie, either.... But whatever you order, do it soon.

    Seen & Heard: City Hall Park

    Plus: TenOverTen salon delayed; Steven Alan sample sale details; Tribeca Clayworks open house; discount on kids' theater; winter fruit CSA.

    In the News: 5 Beekman

    Plus: Are the Olsen twins looking to move here? And: P.S. 234's walkway, a rich widow on a real-estate spree, Fraunces Tavern update, and a visit with the Battery Conservancy.

    Making “Tiny Furniture”

    The buzzy film "Tiny Furniture" opens tomorrow; its writer-director-star is from Tribeca, and most of it was shot here. I chatted with the producer about the experience.

    CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes

    On the agenda: A jazz bar from guys affiliated with Little Branch and Milk & Honey; dining-in-the-dark restaurant Dans le Noir?; stop signs on Beach Street; permits for Taste of Tribeca and Cercle Rouge’s Bastille Day. / 2 comments

    Newsletter: Nov. 11

    Gift-shop blowout • Tiny's restaurant • Weather Up Tribeca • Sheraton Tribeca • B East "TRX with Punching Bags" • Yorganic • Unleashed by Petco • Gallery night • P.C. Richard & Son Theater • More

    Gallery Gazing

    This Saturday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., a bunch of Tribeca's galleries are staying open later to encourage folks just like you to take a spin around and check out the art. / 1 comment

    Seen & Heard: Stuzzicheria Delivers

    Plus: Hudson Reconstruction meeting; Terroir lunch pick-up; Mercy Corps benefit; free cocktail on Tuesday; Otto Penzler; kids' carnival on Saturday; health and wellness conference. / 1 comment

    In the News: Inside Weather Up

    Plus: WTC memorial fountains; Target and Wal-Mart said to be poking around downtown for smaller stores; the Harrison (a recipe, too); Stuzzicheria; No Wave.

    Seen & Heard: Weather Up Tribeca

    Plus: Bubby's pay-what-you-want Thanksgiving dinner; Unleashed by Petco; Midtown Comics; karate studio. UPDATE: I forgot to mention a potential new jazz bar.