–It didn’t take long for firefighters to put out a fire at the LaGuardia Houses yesterday afternoon. [New York Post]
–Workers at Red Square, the East Houston Street rental complex that just sold, are having to deal with a significant pay cut. [DNA Info]
–ICYMI: Executives of Fox News met with community activists at the Museum of Chinese America about that infamous racist segment aired on the “O’Reilly Factor” earlier this month. State Assemblyman Ron Kim was in attendance. He said it’s clear the reps, “didn’t understand the gravity of the situation.” [Washington Post]
–Vintage dealer Ellen Koenigsberg walks through the Lower East Side, lamenting all of the places that have faded away and taking note of a few cherished haunts that still remain. [New York Times]
–One recent night at Vnyl, the new club/bar on 3rd Avenue, “a table of 20-something women tossed back tequila shots over the archaeological remains of a $74 rib-eye steak. Nearby, a man wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the word ‘Dope’ lifted his miniskirted dance partner into the air.” [New York Times]
–Patti Smith is back at Bowery Ballroom in late December to celebrate Lenny Kaye’s birthday. [Brooklyn Vegan]
–A visit with photographers Karla and James Murray (authors of the ‘Store Front’ series of books), who have lived in the neighborhood for more than 20 years. [6sqft]
