Morning Reads: Liu Comes to Chinatown Under a Cloud, Cracked Sidewalk Alert, Mining the LES

  • A new head of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association was formally installed yesterday. But the media focus was on enbattled NYC Comptroller John Liu (WSJ).
  • After arrest, former Liu aide speaks out (Post).
  • A gaping hole in the sidewalk on Avenue C is getting some attention (NY1).
  • D.A. Cy Vance checks out a basketball program at a local community center deigned to keep kids off the streets and out of trouble (The Local EV).
  • What’s Bowery antique dealer Billy Leroy’s next gig? (EV Grieve)
  • The Ludlow Manor goes “Down Low,” reopening tonight with tapas and booze (Bowery Boogie).