Later today City Councilmember Margaret Chin unveils her bill imposing a jail sentence or a $1000 fine on anyone caught buying counterfeit merchandise. The Post has the fake exclusive (Post).
- Robbers target illegal gambling parlors in Manhattan’s Chinatown and in Flushing (NYT).
- Police search for suspect in robbery of Chase Bank at 2nd Avenue & East 9th Street (Post).
- Defense in 9th Precinct rape trial tries to portray alleged victim as excessive drinker (Post).
- One expert argues New York’s disappointing Census results do not reflect a “bad count” but prove that “many of the enthusiastic proclamations about the city’s unique growth and its attractiveness as a place to live are simply wrong.” (Gotham Gazette)
- Lower East Side gallery owner Jen Bekman on the cutting edge of the online art business (CNN Money).
