Midday Reads: Synagogue Revival, Lifestyles of the Rich & Violent, Mission Cantina Star Sightings

The sale of one Lower East Side synagogue will help fund the restoration of the other and the establishment of a new cultural center (WSJ).

“Rich kid” brawl at Hotel Chantelle lands in court (Post).

Mapping the city’s toxic sites (Curbed).

Jeff Ng of Reed Space has advice for young creatives (Digiday).

Mission Cantina, still in “friends and family” mode, hosted Alice Waters (Eater).