- An Army officer will be tossed from the military but avoid trial in connection with the death of Private Danny Chen. Chen’s parents and community activists will talk about the legal conclusion of the horrible ordeal later this morning in Chinatown (NYT).
- People on the Lower East Side impacted by Sandy are eligible for food stamps, but the feds are not making it easy to apply (Daily News).
- A post-Sandy shopping spree for the Lower East Side Girls Club (NYM).
- Those construction crates on East 4th Street have been hauled off, meaning FAB’s public arts project has come to an end (EV Grieve).