WHEN HOLLYWOOD BUILT A FAKE DINER IN TRIBECA
Amid Jane Freeman’s cache of photos from the 1980s and 90s was a thorough look at the set constructed for It Could Happen to You, starring Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda. The set designers also built a loft building next door.

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FAST-CASUAL VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT OPENING HERE
Vietspot, which specializes in pho and banh mi, debuts on Friday. Check out the menu.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/29: What’s next for the North End Grill space? Plus: The construction at the New York State Insurance Fund building; scale models of the Oculus; marching band’s weekly practice; World Trade Center Greenmarket opening date.
••• 5/30: Opening date for the other Oculus plaza. Plus: Chef Paul Liebrandt extended his stay at Racines; signage for 5 World Trade Center (above); two women sought in thefts at Le Pain Quotidien; the River Project’s Meet the Fishes event; sidewalk construction at the Cast Iron House.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 5/29: Peck Slip Park design. Plus: Lower Manhattan still not ready for another huge storm; Broome Street building’s facade helps to clean the air.
••• 5/30: Hummus milkshakes. Plus: Bubby’s is selling drinks with CBD; Audi stolen from parking garage; retirement party for P.S. 234 teachers; Community Board 1 has suggestions about the next Landmarks chair.

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THE TRIBECA® BRAND (PART 11)
From athleisure to ice cream, the hair salon to the dance floor: Tribeca is taking over the world.

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