–Editorial: Former State Sen. Daniel Squadron and some of his former colleagues mishandled their resignations. “All too often, (Democratic politicians in New York) have a tendency to freeze out the very people who are supposed to decide who fills elective offices. Those people are known as voters.” [New York Times]
–There will be a District 1 City Council debate Aug. 31. [Villager]
–Publicist Risa Heller is no longer representing Jared Kushner’s real estate companies. Incidentally, Heller’s firm handles PR for two major Lower East Side projects: Essex Crossing and one of the proposed super-tall towers in the Two Bridges area. [Politico]
–Moscot is opening up an eyewear store in the Chelsea Market. [New York Post]
–Current an former writers reflect on the end of the Village Voice as a print publication. [Esquire]
–A look at the Chinatown historical exhibit on the second floor on Hotel 50 Bowery. [Untapped Cities]
–Lower East Side residents Kara Mullins and Osvaldo Jimenez got married on an M14D city bus. [New York Post]
