- A fire department medic is arrested for selling fireworks on East Houston Street (Local EV).
- Some Lower East Side tenants are concerned about possible public housing rent increases (WNYC).
- A film assistant moves from Seattle, selects an apartment across from Beauty & Essex, and is surprised it’s not quiet; she then flees to Brooklyn Heights (Brick Underground).
- Is Extra Place finally poised to become a dining destination? (EV Grieve).
- Tomorrow the Landmarks Commission will hold a hearing on the proposed East Village historic district (Off the Grid).
- An artist’s reception for the “Saints of the Lower East Side” will be held tomorrow night (NYC Art Scene).