–On Friday night, local activists will mark 20 years since the auction that put CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center in the hands of developer Gregg Singer. [Facebook]
–Signs of things to come: Target opens a store on 14th Street. Another location will be unveiled on Grand Street in just a few weeks. [Bedford & Bowery]
–There’s a new commanding officer at the 9th Precinct. [EV Grieve]
–Abrons Arts Center announces its new season. [New York Times]
–One guy, 22-year-old Jack Powers, recently forked over $20,000 for a tattoo at Bang Bang, the Lower East Side shop that recently expanded to Soho. [New York Times]
