- Protesters step up efforts to keep Walmart out of New York (NY1).
- The proposed SOHO BID is downsized; some opponents are not appeased (Crain’s).
- The city’s year-old restaurant health inspection system has its shortcomings (Huff Post).
- A first look at Bowery House, “a boutique hotel for the stylish but frugal traveler.” (NYM).
- After “a string of soft, chic, empty-calorie shows,” the New Museum is “getting some of its grit back;” a new group exhibition centered on contemporary art from former Soviet bloc countries is a case in point (NYT).
- Five things to do at the New Museum Block Party this weekend (Time Out).
