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HERALD SQUARE—Foot Locker is out and Levi's is in at 45 W. 34th Street. "But don't panic, sneakerheads," Fashion Herald cautions. "There is still the mammoth, gorgeous Foot Locker down the block at 120 W. 34th, which is home not only to Foot Locker but also Lady Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker. Also, there is still a Foot Locker in Manhattan Mall on the first floor of 33rd & Broadway." That is definitely the highest number of times we've seen the words "foot" and "locker" deployed in a single blog post. [Fashion Herald]
LOWER EAST SIDE—It's been a long, cold winter without the Hester Street Fair, but yesterday organizer Suchin Pak revealed that the outdoor festival will return in May. The official opening date: Saturday, May 7. [Bowery Boogie]