Plus an expert chocolatier comes to Chinatown; Léman Manhattan gets a big cash infusion; the wealthy now love Downtown.

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All sorts of fun places to come in Fidi, including a branch of the Golden Mall from Flushing, La Grande Boucherie and Barcade.