Hotel transactions are expected to pick up in 2014; the Lower East Side will almost certainly continue to be a hot spot (Commercial Observer).
The controversial eviction of an Essex Street Market vendor hits the Spanish-language press (Voices of NY).
Residents are steamed about a food cart on Avenue A and 2nd Street (EV Grieve).
LES born and raised comic Michael Che is poised for his big screen closeup in 2014 (Daily Record).