Rent Law Standoff, Chinatown BID Battle, Houston Street Wall News

  • Albany is deadlocked on expanding rent laws (NYT).
  • Housing advocates rally before next week’s Rent Guidelines Board vote (Daily News).
  • The group fighting the Chinatown BID gets some tabloid ink (Daily News).
  • Chinese artist Liu Bolin will “camouflage himself” in the Kenny Scharf Houston Street mural today (EV Grieve).
  • And, by the way, here’s what’s next for the East Houston Street wall (EV Grieve).
  • The Wu Tang Physical Cultural Association will be displaced by the Mars Bar and surrounding buildings are demolished (Jeremiah).