–The final night at Webster Hall before it closes for renovation will be August 5. [Daily News]
–Steve Cuozzo mocks East Village activists who plan a rally against Starbucks this week. [New York Post]
–Sean Basinski of the Urban Justice Center’s Street Vendor Project says, “the city actively supports large landlords to the detriment of small business owners.” [Gotham Gazette]
–M14 bus stops are being relocated, apparently in preparation for the reconstruction of the L Train stairwells on Avenue A. [EV Grieve]
–The Chinatown Neighborhood Planning subcommittee of Community Board 3 meets for the first time tonight. [CB3]
–“Conservative provocateur” Milo Yiannopoulos holds his book party at The DL. ‘”The atmosphere was a far cry from that of the average Manhattan book launch. At 10:30, Yiannopoulos stormed the stage in a karategi, the traditional Japanese karate uniform, and engaged in stage combat with a number of actors, dressed in burkas and pink hats… A Hillary Clinton impersonator occupied a dunk tank on the third floor patio. A .38 pistol was used as a prop in the performance…” [Publishers Weekly]
–Esther Choi is getting ready to open her Korean gastropub on Allen Street. [Eater]
