–For the moment, the shareholders of the Village View Co-op, one of the neighborhood’s biggest bastions of affordable housing, have ended privatization talks. [EV Grieve]
–The Department of Education blocked a reporter from attending a school leadership meeting at P.S. 15 on the Lower East Side. Courts have ruled that the meetings must be open. [New York Post]
–People at Lambs Church on the LES felt conflicted about the presidential election, agreeing with Donald Trump on abortion but having problems with the president-elect’s immigration schemes. [WNYC]
–State Sen. Daniel Squadron wrote an open letter to Donald Trump. [Daily Beast]
–Former Lower East Side Assemblyman Sheldon Silver blocked mixed martial arts fighting in New York. Once he was toppled, the sport won quick approval from the State Legislature. Now MMA has a new champion: Donald Trump. [New Yorker]
–A judge tells a resident of the Whitehouse Hotel that 23 lawsuits against the owners of the building are enough. [New York Post]
–More on the demise of the Jewish heritage mural on East Broadway. [Tablet]
–A profile of actor Edgar Oliver, who now lives on Attorney Street but was a longtime resident of the East Village. Oliver is wrapping up a stint in a one-man play called “Attorney Street.” [New York Times]
