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    Nosy Neighbor: Is That a Dan Flavin Artwork?

    "Every time I walk down Worth Street, I wonder whether the yellow light installation in the window of 5 Worth is by Dan Flavin. Is there a way to find out?" —M. / 1 comment

    In the News: Chef Ichimura Is on Medical Leave

    Plus: King restaurant gets two stars; fast-food chain Verts plans two FiDi outposts; Jill Eisenstadt novel about Tribecans who move to the Rockaways; architecture firm settles over alleged Fair Housing Act violations in Battery Park City.

    Seen & Heard: Landmarc’s Limited Summer Hours

    Plus: "Weird interior glow" at Washington and Desbrosses; that Church Street cornice; Tribeca artist Kazumi Yoshida; book-swap at Duane Park's Neighbors Night; hope for the World Trade Center Greenmarket. / 2 comments

    New Kid on the Block: Xtend Tribeca

    Two Tribecans, Erica Lerner and Sara Fusco, have opened the first Xtend fitness studio in Manhattan, where the workouts are all based on Pilates and dance and choreographed to music.

    Yet Another Poke Restaurant

    Eastward Poke will open in the former Church Street Kitchen space.

    In the News: Another Push for Congestion Pricing

    Plus: Soft-opening date for FiDi's City Acres grocery store/food hall; parking placard enforcement starts today, and cops are whining about it; recommended dishes at Canal Street Market; cute yoga story. / 4 comments

    Seen & Heard: In Praise of the Metrograph

    Plus: Another sales office on Leonard; Washington Market Park's summer concert series; zoning forbids Pret's proposed sidewalk café; in the Seaport, an eyeglass store is opening and a kids' shop closed (and no sign of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream); Tom Hanks's fear of a Tribeca building. / 3 comments

    Now Available at Six Cortlandt Alley – 4th Floor: 4 Bed, 4.5 Bath $6,450,000

    Expansive lofts reborn: Meticulously restored full-floor lofts and penthouses in historic Tribeca. / Sponsored

    WeWork’s First Gym

    Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: The Eleven Madison Park folks' fast-casual chain to open in FiDi; Front Street "reconstruction"; W. Broadway wine bar; liquor license changes for American Flatbread and White Street sites; Cortlandt subway station update; 50 Hudson penthouse enlargement; much more. / 5 comments

    Newsletter: June 5

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    Seen & Heard: Tetsu Opening Forecast

    Plus: Beach volleyball tournament this week; cornhole in FiDi; progress at the Flea's new theater; protected parking at New York Dolls; Broadway condominium halfway to its final height.

    Seen & Heard: Serafina Opening Forecast

    Plus: The World Trade Center Greenmarket looks less likely to return this year; pop-up celebrating immigrants; a reader reports on his visit to the new Roc in Louisville; clay-court tennis at Brookfield Place. / 1 comment