Morning Reads: Nursing Home Battle, Arson Suspected in Cafe Fire, Essex Market Art

  • Activists hoping to save the Bialystoker Nursing Home get some mainstream media attention (WSJ).
  • Flea Market Cafe opens after suspected arson (EVL).
  • At least one guy thinks the cops are overly concerned about the Gavin DeGraw assault (Post).
  • Bowery antique dealer Billy Leroy goes commercial (Gothamist).
  • Looking back at the long battle for Astor Place (Jeremiah).
  • Creative Time prepares for a major exhibition in the Essex Street Market and throughout the Lower East Side next month (L Magazine).