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    This Weekend’s Movies

    Not much new this week, other than "The Wolfman," "The Lightning Thief," and "Valentine's Day"—which is apparently even worse than one might have been led to expect.

    Roundup: Empty Chair

    Battery Park City Authority Chair resigns • The Red Balloon gets screened at Poets House • Tribeca Meet & Greet tonight • $4 off Tribeca Performing Arts Center shows • Reports of Fraunces Tavern's death were exaggerated • Edon Manor

    Sweet Revenge

    Tribeca Treats is really getting into the anti–Valentine's Day spirit with heart-shaped chocolate cookies iced with kiss-off phrases, black-patterned plates and napkins, and even anti-Valentine cards.

    Bouley’s Wine Bar

    A reader emailed last week to suggest that I cover By the Ounce, the wine bar that pops up at 6 p.m. inside Bouley Bakery. I finally got there last night.... / 1 comment

    Roundup: High Dive

    Tribeca Meet & Greet rescheduled • Marriage equality protest tomorrow • The real-estate mover behind Hudson Square • Rooftop pool for Battery Park City

    Restaurant News

    Sarabeth's plans for the Bazzini store • Capri Caffé scouting new spaces? • Tamarind Tribeca getting closer... • Fraunces Tavern's restaurant closes • TriBeCafe / 1 comment

    A Vroom of One’s Own

    Groupon's "side deal" today is a sweet one for anyone who's passed by Classic Car Club Manhattan, on Hudson, and dreamed of driving one of those insane cars. For $399—normally $900—you get a day of driving six cars in the Bear Mountain region.

    Dancing on Air

    If the promotional stills for Time Lapse Dance's upcoming visit to the Tribeca Performing Arts Center are any indication, it's going to be quite a beautiful show.

    This Is New York?

    Yesterday, while trying to estimate how long it would take to walk to Pier A, I searched for "New York City" on Google Maps. Imagine my surprise when I saw that the little "A" marker was placed at the northeast corner of Broadway and Chambers.

    Roundup: Ace of Vase

    Exhibits at Kiva Cafe and R 20th Century • Extended hours for the ice rink • 92YTribeca • A short film by a Tribeca worker • A strange façade gets work done

    Inside Pier A: The Third Floor and Clocktower

    As exciting as the first and second floors were, the high point—indeed!—was the clocktower, up a narrow spiral staircase at the far end of the second floor.

    Inside Pier A: The Second Floor

    A look at Pier A's stunning second floor, including interior walls done in anaglypta—essentially pressed paper—and the wood-paneled Commissioner's Room.