Plus: Nordstrom's strange Soho store opening soon; convicted child molester; bike-safety group partners with Seamless; Frites 'N' Meats is back; the "saving" of Ground Zero; the 1st Precinct's neighborhood hootenanny.
Life on the indie fringe. Plus: Placard parking outrage; Alexis Stewart sells her penthouse; agita over Tom Otterness's disturbing past; Sacha Baron Cohen and Usher looking for rentals; LMDC boots Julie Menin.