- The owner of Steiner studios purchases a parcel on East 12th Street that includes the Mary Help of Christians Church for $41 million. A residential project is planned (The Local EV).
- J. Ralph, the composer who worked on “Chasing Ice,” the global warming documentary, got a little taste of Hurricane Sandy inside his Lower East Side apartment (Los Angeles Times).
- R. Kelly brings “Trapped in the Closet” to the Sunshine Cinema and hints about a possible Broadway rendition (Huff Post).
- It was “sneaker heaven” at Basketball City this past weekend (Vibe).
- Lucky Strike is still closed in the aftermath of Sandy (Eater).
