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Funding of $ 200,000 was provided in March 2023 by the
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ran the bar on the first floor for several years. Phil Grauer who went on to form Canada
Gallery NYC served as director. Founding tenants included Chesnut Tree Theatre (Jennifer Smith) and Ultramagnetic recording studio run by Charles Austin (Superfriendz) and Kevin Lewis (Parenthesis gallery).
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