- Councilmember Margaret Chin and Occupy Wall Street: an analysis. (NY Observer)
- Free Wi-Fi is up and running in Tompkins Square Park, just in time for Occupy Wall Street’s arrival this weekend. (DNAInfo)
- A subway “surfer” rides the J train to the Essex Street station–on the outside. Yes, there’s video. (Gothamist)
- A new group has formed to advocate for preserving the Bialystoker nursing home. (Save the Lower East Side)
- A three-story slide is coming to the New Museum. (Gothamist)
- Beyonce and Jay Z popped in at Beauty & Essex last night. (Twitter)
Interesting world when the only way to preserve the homes of poor seniors is to landmark their building. Yikes.
but yeah…good to have any strategy…