KHE-YO HAS CLOSED PERMANENTLY
The Laotian restaurant on Duane and Hudson opened in the summer of 2013 and has been a neighborhood favorite ever since.

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CITY SITES ANOTHER SAFE HAVEN SHELTER
The city has sited a Safe Haven shelter — for the most housing resistant street homeless — for a former hotel that is attached to the Peck Slip School.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: RITUAL DENTAL
A longtime BPC resident and tech entrepreneur has teamed up with his oldest friend, a dentist, to combine their expertise in a new kind of dental practice.

SEEN & HEARD
Fundraiser for James Kent’s family. Plus BPCA will replace ballfield padding this fall; Paros adds umbrellas to the loading dock; help a world-class sommelier win a competition.

RALLY AND HEARING TO “GET SHEDS DOWN”
The city held a hearing this week on two bills that address the appearance of sidewalk sheds, and create a structure for fining buildings for keeping sheds up too long.

SEEN & HEARD
First Mondays at 9/11 Museum. Plus Ken Wishnia at Mysterious Bookshop; field day at Rockefeller Park; the spray fountain is on at The Battery.

MIDSUMMER AT ROCKEFELLER
A photo essay by photographer Claudine Williams from the annual Swedish Midsummer Festival — a celebration of sun and flowers in Battery Park City.

LAUGHING MAN HAS A NEW MENU
A local chain with three other locations in the city has taken over the kitchen at Laughing Man, serving all-day breakfast till 5p.