The site of the former BP gas station on 2nd Avenue has been sold for $32 million (Real Deal).
The mayor finally picks a buildings commissioner (Commercial Observer).
The Chinatown BID wants to buy up vacant properties and create a coop to combat high rents crushing local businesses (New America Media).
A restaurant worker is suing his former employer, a dumpling shop on St. Mark’s Place (Post).
Massimiliano Gioni, the New Museum’s star curator, is promoted (Artinfo).
A Tommy Ramone memorial is in the works (EV Grieve).
Vintage photos: Lower East Side kids actually having fun (Bowery Boys).