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    Newsletter: May 28

    Sketches of Tribeca • This weekend's events • TCQ&A: Matt Schneider • Stuzzicheria • BPC boot camp • Daniel Craig • Mosque approved

    Seen & Heard: Stuzzicheria Is Back On

    Plus: A deal at Kula Yoga; magnificent mushrooms; Bar Artisanal happy hour and Dylan Prime clambake; cookie of the month; Best Made's pocket axe; sales at La Lumia and Otte. / 1 comment

    In the News: Daniel Craig Buys on Warren

    Plus: Tamarind Tribeca in the WSJ; fashion designer Peter Som shops at Room and Oly; Bikini Bar in Food & Wine; the pastor at St. Peter's explains a few things about intolerance.

    Calendar: May 27–June 26

    This weekend* in Tribeca: Fulton Stall Market; wine-loving Tool frontman; "Heavenly Creatures"; Equally Shared Parenting; writer Lee Smith; Friends of Hudson River Park boat ride; burlesque.... Plus: the full calendar through June 26. (*We're close enough, right?)

    In the News: Cordoba House

    CB1 approves Cordoba House (photo by Yana Paskova, courtesy the New York Times). Plus: 9/11 Memorial online tour; Asphalt Green; pretzels; lots of real estate; and City Hall's wee vegetable garden.

    The TCQ&A: “Life Just Keeps Getting Better and Better”

    Matt Schneider of the NYC Dads Group shows us around his Tribeca—including where the best chocolate chip cookies are, which celebrity he chatted up at Pécan, and how he and his wife just celebrated their wedding anniversary.

    Seen & Heard: Macao Trading Co.

    New sign! Plus: Expect low-flying military aircraft this week (and go to one of the many wine tastings to take the edge off); P.S. 234 yard sale; special events at A Uno and Moomah; Blessing of the Fleet; Tribeca Tarot Reader; dim sum deliciousness.

    In the News: Lobster Rolls

    Ed's Lobster Bar is opening a cart. Plus: Mosque drama, the Chambers water main project gets delayed, Blaue Gans in the WSJ, and Mary-Kate Olsen caught buying vegetables at Whole Foods Tribeca. / 1 comment

    Butt Kicks and Suicides All Before Sunrise

    "Although the Strong Healthy Woman boot camp is only an hour long," writes health and wellness coach Rebecca Sadek, "time must be frozen because I feel like I’ve been awake for days. The alarm clock is just a distant nightmare."

    The Sketchbooks of Mariano Recalde

    Architect Mariano Recalde agreed to let me post his lovely sketches of Tribeca: "Seeing the world and cities through hand drawings is a very different experience than what you get out of photographs," he says. / 14 comments

    Newsletter: May 24

    Our ice-cream options • This week's events: Sean Hayes, Jeff Daniels, more • Poets House for non-poets • Tribeca® • Il Matto • A wayward bra / 1 comment

    Some Like It Frozen

    It's ice-cream weather—or close enough—so I went and tested all the non-truck options. As a reward for my service, perhaps you could go and exercise for me...? / 5 comments