CITIZEN STYLE | NOVEMBER 2013

It’s time for Mona Akhtar’s look at who’s rocking the sidewalk. And remember, if she stops you on the street, say yes!

FIRST LOOK: THE WORLD TRADE CENTER PARK

Located on the roof of a garage, the one-acre Liberty Park is “meant to offer a pleasant and accessible east-west crossing between the Financial District and Battery Park City.” Read all about the vertical garden, the inspired-by-the-Met staircase, and more.

NOSY NEIGHBOR

“The Arman building at Greenwich and Canal has been occupied for a while, but there’s no sign of the Arman artwork that’s supposed to be on the front.” —N. The answer.

DOWNTOWN DREIDLE COMPETITION: FRIDAY NIGHT, DEC. 6, 7 PM

Tamid hosts the 2nd Annual Downtown Dreidle Competition at St. Paul’s 9/11 Chapel on Broadway and Vesey. First place winner gets to be the “Rabbi for a day”! They’ve also got a fun Hanukkah website with crafts, latke recipies, videos, and the candle blessing. For kids 7-13, Tamid’s Hebrew School is starting a new Jewish Culture class in January focused on art, food, music, and storytelling. For more Hanukkah fun and community news, visit Tamid: The Downtown Synagogue, tamidnyc.org. (Pictured: Jessie Baum, last year’s winner.) Sponsored.

SEEN & HEARD

••• 11/18: Flywheel opening update. Plus: Vintage shop benefiting P.S. 234; Clocktower Gallery’s closing party; supporting New Amsterdam Market; art show based on local photographer’s work.

••• 11/19: Pop-up art gallery. Plus: Bike lanes being painted on Varick; Askov Finlayson at Shinola; Asphalt Green auction.

••• 11/20: Hudson Street deluge. Plus: World Trade Center security lawsuit hearing; Disappearing mailboxes; Small Business Saturday; Seaport seafood restaurant; black helicopter for film shoot.

YOU’RE INVITED: OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY AT BIKRAM YOGA SOHO

The founders of Bikram Yoga Soho are so excited about their imminent debut—at 404-406 Broadway, between Canal and Walker—that they’re hosting an open house this Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4.p.m. While classes aren’t being held just yet, it’s a chance to see the space and get to know the staff—moreover, Blue Print Cleanse will be handing out samples and select merchandise will be 15% off. When you like what you see, you’ll no doubt want to consider the introductory package: 30 days for just $30! So come say hi! Call 646-964-4957 with any questions or visit bikramyogasohonyc.com. Sponsored.

IN THE NEWS

••• 11/18: Battery Park’s chair finalists. Plus: Objections to closing the Stuyvesant community center; Vesey bridge halfway down; extremely ambitious high school students.

••• 11/19: South Street Seaport skyscraper. Plus: World Trade Center security plans; St. Nicholas Church projections; new private school in FiDi; Italian sandwiches.

••• 11/20: More intel on the Seaport tower. Plus: Why the Battery Park City esplanade streetlights don’t work; Hudson River Park Trust CEO in rent-stabilization drama; Nassau rental building almost ready; fascinating video from 1991.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: LYONS DEN POWER YOGA

Bethany Lyons has opened the only yoga studio in Manhattan dedicated to the Baptiste method—a “physical, strong” Vinyasa practiced in 90-degree heat. “You’re going to get your sweat on,” she says.