–A hearing on the mayor’s borough-based jail plan drew angry protests this week. [Gothamist]

–Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer thinks the local community needs more time to respond to the city’s East Side Coastal Resiliency plan. [Patch]

–Remembering the legendary Steve Cannon, founder of “A Gathering of the Tribes.” [Villager]

–On Saturday, Hester Street Fair brings back its “Test Kitchen” competition, devoted to new concepts and dishes. There’s a great lineup of local judges including Kiki Karamintzas (Kiki’s), Zac Behaj (Lucien), Din Yates (Cheeky Sandwiches) and Yudai Kanayama (Izakaya). There will also be a full slate of regular HSF vendors. [Facebook]

–Lower East Side restaurants are well represented in Bon Appetit’s “New York 100.” [Bon Appetit]

–Hilltop Bicycles is taking a space in Essex Crossing, just a few steps from the Williamsburg Bridge. [Instagram]

–A neon green Louis Vuitton pop-up comes to 100 Rivington St. over the weekend. It features styles from Virgil Abloh’s FW19 men’s collection. [Hypebeast]

–It’s “I’ll Have What She’s Having” Day at Katz’s Deli. Here’s a look back at that famous scene from, “When Harry Met Sally,” 30 years later. [Washington Post]

–Select Bus Service began on 14th Street today, but without a car-restricted busway after a judge put that part of the plan on hold. [Channel 7]

–A man was killed in the stairwell of a Mott Street building while trying to move a safe. [Channel 4]

–A victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being stabbed at the La Guardia Houses. [Daily News]

–The city is studying whether to bring protected bike lanes to avenues A, B, C and D. [Patch]

–A new report from NYC’s comptroller documents the sorry state of the city’s park bathrooms. The worst bathrooms are on the Lower East Side and in Chinatown. [Gothamist]

–It’s a New York City Pride March tradition — 95-year-old Lower East Side icon Fran Goldin has been toting this sign at the march for 40 years: “I Adore My Lesbian Daughters — Keep Them Safe.” [New York Times]

–“Defacement’: The Untold Story” at the Guggenheim — Basquiat’s memorial to a Lower East Side graffiti artist. [The New Yorker]