–The artist Shalom Neuman seems to have prevailed in his 8-year battle with infamous landlord Steven Croman. A state appeals court tossed out a lawsuit over Neuman’s building, 57 Stanton Street, freeing the longtime Lower East Side resident to do what he wants with the property. [Commercial Observer]

–Editorial: The mayor has failed to make the city more resilient; “The $1.45 billion East Side Coastal Resiliency project, intended to raise ground levels along the Lower East Side waterfront, was supposed to begin three years ago. The de Blasio administration dithered, and is now on its third major revision of a plan that won’t be complete until 2025 at the earliest.” [The Daily News]

–The Associated Press finally declares Rep. Carolyn Maloney the victor in her June primary race against challenger Suraj Patel. Maloney has a lead of about 3700 votes. But because the courts have ordered the Board of Elections to count absentee ballots initially thrown out, probably less than 1200 of them, Patel is not conceding. [Politico]

–A number of well-known Chinatown restaurants have been forced to close for good, including Golden Mandarin Court, Amazing 66 and Hope Shing. [Sing Tao Daily via City Limits]

–Lan Zhou, the Chinatown pulled noodle destination, has decided to shut its doors for good. [Eater]

–Pete Wells checks out the outdoor dining options in Chinatown. [The New York Times]

–Same goes for Robert Sietsema, who sounded a note of optimism after his multi-day tour of the neighborhood: “I felt like an excited kid again, marveling at Chinatown springing back to life.”  [Eater]

–The Orchard Street restaurant, The Fat Radish, is closing after a decade on the Lower East Side. Owners of the “once-sceney” spot say they did not have enough outdoor space to make a go of it in the COVID-19 era. [Eater]

–Seth Rogan’s new film, “An American Pickle,” provides an opportunity to revisit New York’s pickle history. [Forward]

–The Tenement Museum’s union files a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board after 76 employees were laid off. [Hyperallergic]

–Weeks after New York’s primary election, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney claims “a decisive winning margin of over 3,700 votes.” But challenger Suraj Patel is not conceding. [AM New York]

–A white candidate for City Council in District 1, Maud Maron, has come under fire from Black legal aid lawyers, who say her views on school integration are racist. [Daily News]

–More streets are being designated for outdoor dining, including Broome Street between Forsyth and Eldridge streets, Pell Street between Bowery and Mott streets and Avenue B between East 3rd and East 4th streets. [Gothamist]

–Daredevil Tattoo reopens on Division Street! [NY1]

–Amanda Cohen of the Lower East Side restaurant, Dirt Candy, testified before a congressional committee, warning that the American restaurant industry is on the verge of collapse without robust federal aid. [NY1]

–An Choi, the Orchard Street Vietnamese restaurant, has closed. [Eater]

–Video: How Chinatown restaurants are adapting in the COVID-19 era. [The New Yorker]

–Community Board 3’s August meetings: A request to create a pedestrian plaza and Orchard and Broome streets, East River waterfront updates, the latest on efforts to rezone the Two Bridges area. [CB3]