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The Lo-Down: December 2013/January 2014 Print Magazine by The Lo-Down The December 2013/January 2014 magazine is now available at locations throughout the neighborhood. It’s out Best of the Lower East Side food issue. You can read this PDF edition or have a look at the full online version we posted yesterday. 
The City Council has voted to co-name of section of Elizabeth Street in memory of Army Private Danny Chen.
It’s been seven years since the members of the historic Young Israel synagogue inked a deal with a developer to construct a modern new temple on their Lower East Side property in exchange for allowing the remainder of the site to be turned into luxury condos. Tomorrow, a trial begins to determine how much one of the developers owes the congregation in damages on the failed project.
By Jennifer Strom in Community Organizations, Real Estate at December 11, 2013 10:11 am |  0 Comments  The legal battle for the Hells Angels’ clubhouse (Post). The judge in a lawsuit against Sheldon Silver is stepping aside (Daily News). More on the city’s war on Jerry’s Newsstand (Jeremiah’s Vanishing NY). A Bowery watchmaker is calling it quits after 65 years (NYT). Have a look at these $5000 limited-edition Katz’s Deli sneakers (Tablet). 
The Observer reports that Jenifer Rajkumar, who ran against City Council member Margaret Chin in the recent Democratic primary, is gearing up to run for Daniel Squadron’s state Senate seat.
 Photo by JDX. Mostly sunny today with a high of 34. Send us tips & photos | Subscribe via email | Like us on Facebook | Add events to our Calendar  On the cover: The roast pork sandwich at Black Tree, which was awarded Best New Restaurant by our readers. Photo by Alex M. Smith. Cover design by Kim Sillen. You may have seen a copy of our December/January magazine around the neighborhood. The latest issue is is all about food – It’s our first annual Best of the Lower East Side Awards. Now we’ve posted the results online. You can see how your neighbors voted in a survey The Lo-Down conducted last month, and check out other local recommendations from the editors. Click here to go to our Best of the LES page.  Photo by Bahram Foroughi. Ok, forecasters are upping those snow totals. We could see 4 inches or so before the storm is all over this afternoon. A new advocacy group seeks to weaken New York’s illegal hotels law (Daily News). The city is going after Jerry’s Newsstand again (EV Grieve). The Lodge Gallery plans a benefit auction to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Artinfo). A writer makes a pilgrimage to the “vanishing streets” of her grandmother’s Lower East Side (Tablet). Alexander Olch’s men’s accessories comes to 14 Orchard St. (GQ).  On Orchard Street. Photo by David Sierra. We’re expecting snow today – 1 to 3 inches before it’s all over — and windy conditions. Look for a high of 33. Send us tips & photos | Subscribe via email | Like us on Facebook | Add events to our Calendar 
Over the weekend, the New York Post reported that two high profile members of the Bialystoker Synagogue board of directors are suing the historic institution’s president, rabbi and housing committee chairman over the potential sale of an “L-shaped lot at Delancey Street and Bialystoker Place.”
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