Hurricane season has begun (NY1).
Confirmed: BP gas station on 2nd Avenue is closing (EV Grieve).
Bassoon maker Leslie Ross flees rising Essex Street rents, plans a new life in small-town Maine (NYT).
The Nom Wah Tea Parlor, one of Chinatown’s oldest restaurants, is opening a new location in Philadelphia (Philly.com).
Video: Fashion model Shalom Harlow checks out eco-boutiques on the Lower East Side (Epoch Times).