- East Village stabbing sparked by dispute over ex-girlfriend (DNA Info).
- Video: manhole explosion near 9th Street/1st Avenue (EV Grieve).
- Downtown non-profits battle for $17 million from the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. (Observer)
- Bloomberg and Council clash over living wage legislation (Post).
- A new restaurant lobbying group faces controversy even before its launch (NYT).
- People who live on the LES and in the Village may be especially at risk of hearing loss due to “deafening” street noise (Metro).
- “The sweet scent of skid row transitioning to ultra-modernity.” This is how Bond No. 9 describes its latest scent, “Nouveau Bowery.” For real. (Bowery Boogie)
- Another review of Peels on the Bowery (Fork in the Road).
