NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: THE DOGPOUND
“We’re renaming this neighborhood Smash City USA!” say the enthusiastic founders of the Dogpound, the new gym at Canal and Renwick. As befits a crew with fashionable and famous friends, the gym is both stylish and very black. Plus: There will be a juice bar with its own door on Renwick.

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NEW YORK CITY’S ONLY ALL-GIRLS SOCCER CLUB
The Gotham Girls Football Club is dedicated to the development of girls as soccer players. Our coaches instill a love of the game, develop the girls as unique players, prepare them to compete at the highest level, and help them reach their full potential as players, students, and people. GGFC has an academy, or Formative, for ages 5 to 9, and a Travel program for ages 10 to 18. This year’s tryouts are May 11-24. For more information, and to register for a try-out date, visit gothamgirls.org. Sponsored.

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PAKISTAN TEA HOUSE IS OPEN
“Limited menu, they’re still ramping up,” reports a longtime fan of the restaurant. “The chicken makhani was fantastic. Vegetables were good.”

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/5: Suspicious man spotted in local parks. Plus: Helicopters for America’s Cup; plywood up at a Broadway storefront; flood-protection efforts on Warren; Junie B. on stage.
••• 5/6: New Chinese restaurant in Battery Park City. Plus: Best Market’s sidewalk signs (above); Lloyd Cole in concert; Battery Dance at the Schimmel Center; Danish design exhibit.

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A POEM BY TRIBECA PAINT & HARDWARE
With a tear in our eye we say goodbye
to our friendly neighbors at Walker Supply.
But friends and customers—please have no fear,
As Tribeca Paint & Hardware is oh so near.
A 3-minute walk is all you’ll endure
And your hardware blues we are sure to cure.
Danny, Randy and Geo are ready to serve you,
To match prices and service and Benjamin Moore, too!
So drop on by and check us out beginning in May:
Just mention Walker for 10% off when you pay.
Sponsored.

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NOSY NEIGHBOR
“The photo tour of 3 World Trade Center that Curbed ran last week included a photo of what look like tailpipes, but it didn’t say what they are. Can you find out?” —A. Here’s the answer.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 5/5: Forever 21 confirmed for World Trade Center mall (along with Smythson and Kit and Ace). Plus: Morton Street School zoning approved; advertising on a WTC wall; City Council debates the FiDi arcade plan; Canvas reopened in Soho; Pier 40 air rights; furniture designers.
••• 5/6: History of a Reade Street building (above). Plus: “Leadership rumble” inside Community Board 1; new Cortlandt Alley condo rendering; the Tribeca loft of artist Grimanesa Amorós; Gyllenhaal/Swinton film shoot.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Mike Simpson for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? Click the link to discover the answer.

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FIELD TRIP: THE HIGH BRIDGE
Like porch swings and celebrity nudes, pedestrian bridges are irresistible—especially ones that have been off limits for 40 years.

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