- The “Chinatown sweatshop” lawsuit against designer Alexander Wang has been withdrawn but will be refiled (Post).
- Sheldon Silver hopes to restore “members items” or “pork”(depending on your point of view) to this year’s state budget (Post).
- Brazilian-born billionaire will sell $20 million in jewels at auction and donate the proceeds to charity. Among the beneficiaries: the Lower East Side’s Henry Street Settlement (Bloomberg).
- Rihanna has a new tattoo from her favorite tattoo artist, Bang Bang, who is about to open up shop at 26 Clinton Street (US Weekly).
