BALUCHI’S APPEARS TO BE TAKING OVER THE PAKISTAN TEA HOUSE
While it’s nice to have Baluchi’s back, the loss of Pakistan Tea House is the end of an era. (That’s a slapdash photo illustration, in case it’s not obvious.)

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RACCOON REDUX?
Could the Raccoon Lodge be moving into the space recently vacated by another bar?

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COMMUNITY BOARD 1 JANUARY AGENDAS
What’s being discussed: 111 Murray wants to start construction earlier on Saturday mornings; changes to the former Ivy’s Bistro and Valley National Bank spaces; Flinders Lane Australian restaurant opening on W. Broadway; façade restoration on Reade; enlargement on Hubert (above); more.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/31: A dramatic view inside the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Plus: Soho building has a clock at the top; Schnipper’s fast-food restaurant is moving forward; picture window on Canal; is Baluchi’s coming back?

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IN THE NEWS
••• 12/31: The happiest meal of the year (above). Plus: A bizarre review of Brookfield Place; the lack of transparency around how Sheldon Silver’s successor will be chosen; fake service dogs.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to TNR for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to discover the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning.

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PHOTO SAFARI!
A.k.a. random photos with snarky captions.

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