–A high-ranking official in the de Blasio administration was told in May of 2014 that the operator of Rivington House wanted to remove all deed restrictions on its Lower East Side property. [Politico New York]
–The city is shutting down the office that coordinates Lower Manhattan construction. Local elected officials say that’s a bad idea. [Channel 2]
–A bouncer says he lost his libido because it was too hot inside a Lower East Side bar. [Daily News]
–During May and June, an artist is staging an East River exhibition that involves outfitting pigeons with LED lights so that spectators can see them flying thrrough the air at night. [New York Post]
–Edra Soto grafts Puerto Rican architecture onto the Lower east Side at the Cuchifritos Gallery. [Hyperallergic]
