- Aaron Yagoda of Streit’s Matzo says there are no plans to relocate, calling such a move an act of disloyalty. “Streit’s is stuck, Yagoda says, but happily stuck… content to have a smaller profit margin each year and bring home less than his parents and grandparents did.” (NYT)
- You can rent the penthouse at the Blue Building for $14,000/month (Curbed).
- Milk & Honey prepares to make the move from Eldridge Street to (gasp!) Murray Hill (Grub Street).
- Alex Dimitrov of Mehanata on Ludlow Street is not receiving a warm reception from the community board in Williamsburg (Gothamist).
- Bike polo 101: taking in the scene at Sara D. Roosevelt Park (Metro).
- Titanic history: remembering Lower East Side philanthropist and department store mogul Isidor Straus (The Forward).
- See John Milesenda’s photos from the Lower East Side in the 1960’s (Photo District News).
