Morning Reads: Ace Hotel on the Bowery, City Officials Meet Local Housing Activists, Laurie Simmons Opening

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Ed Litvak
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A $30 million deal closes to bring an Ace Hotel to the former Salvation Army shelter at 223 Bowery (Real Deal).

Affordable housing advocates, including Damaris Reyes of LES non-profit GOLES, meet with top city officials (Crain’s).

At a mayoral rally in Albany, Sheldon Silver reiterates his support for de Blasio’s universal pre-k plan, but stops short of an all-out endorsement of a tax on the wealthy to pay for it (Daily News).

Another take on Polish artist Pawel Althamer’s New Museum exhibition; is he exploiting his community collaborators? (Gallerist).

Laurie Simmons (aka Lena Dunham’s mom) opens a new show at Salon 94 on the Bowery this week (Artlyst).

Behind the scenes: the Skaters debut their new album at the Bowery Ballroom (Rolling Stones).

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