AND THE PIER 26 RESTAURANT WILL BE…
The good news: It’s a local restaurateur. The less good news: The food and customer experience have never been the main draw at his existing venue.

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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: UHURU
With its emphasis on reclaimed materials, the furniture in Uhuru’s new showroom—the company’s first—tends to have a story, which is why they call it “narrative design.” Take a look around.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 6/1: Hardware store closed. Plus: Irish Hunger Memorial marriage proposal; 93 Worth storefronts; Park Place demolition; Gunbae Yelp review; “Where in Tribeca…?”
••• 6/2: Revised opening forecast for Gourmet Garage. (Sooner than expected.) Plus: The first-ever Hudson River Park Games; documentary about Laughing Man’s inspiration; “Ninja Turtles” set design; “Where in Tribeca…?” answer.
••• 6/3: Grand Banks pop-up shop opens today. Plus: Janovic store on Thompson; Greenwich Street Tavern’s new owner; soccer film festival; Kazumi Yoshida show at Cheryl Hazan.

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TRIBECA IS GETTING YET ANOTHER BAKERY
Woops! Macarons & Cookies is opening a “bakeshop” in one of the storefronts at 93 Worth.

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WHAT’S ON THE COMMUNITY BOARD 1 JUNE AGENDAS
Public amenities at the 111 Murray tower; Pier 26 update; the threatened historic Seaport buildings; new ownership for Greenwich Street Tavern; Governors Island day spa; Peck Slip Park; M1-5; more. Read the annotated agendas.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 6/1: Inside a Broadway star’s loft (above; photo by Tony Cenicola for the New York Times). Plus: Sugar-daddy website leads to trouble; lighting strikes 1 World Trade Center; bartender rescues guy who backflipped into the East River; tourists getting scammed at the Staten Island Ferry; iPad stolen from school.
••• 6/3: Lower Manhattan to lose half its rent-regulated apartments. Plus: News Corp. and 21st Century Fox inch closer to 2WTC; 111 Murray tower to be a bit shorter; Irish Hunger Memorial designer’s inspiration; Citi Bike thefts.

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