BOOMERANG TOYS HAS CLOSED
This is a terrible loss for the neighborhood: the independent toy store has been on West Broadway for 24 years.

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FIRE AT SHION 69 LEONARD STREET
The Michelin-starred Edomae-style sushi-ya may have been undergoing renovations when a fire broke out on December 27; it appears to be closed for the foreseeable future.

IN THE NEWS
Mamdani will be sworn in underground. The new mayor will use the decommissioned City Hall station for his swearing in. Plus The Hunt in BPC; a bad year for counterfeit vendors; conversion boom.

NOSY NEIGHBOR: WHAT’S THE LATEST ON 111 HUDSON?
The space has been under construction for two and a half years, in preparation for an H Mart — at least we hope! Jin Market closed in 2022.

TWO BIG CLOSINGS AT THE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
Seamore’s at Brookfield Place has closed permanently. H&M at Westfield in World Trade Center 4 will close on January 4.

CATCHING UP WITH NEW KIDS: OLD MATES PUB
An all-star cast of Australian celebrities and Aussie ex-pats opened what they are calling the “Real Aussie Embassy” at the Seaport.