- Law enforcement officials crack down on big bus operators after they try to muscle in on the commuter van business that connects New York City’s Chinese communities (NYT).
- Asian Americans for Equality hopes to put pressure on a Chinatown landlord and the Wyndham Hotel Chinatown, three years after residents of 128 Hester Street were displaced from their homes (NY1).
- The long-delayed Union Market predicts a late summer opening (EV Grieve).
- A new “cash mob” to help St. Mark’s Bookshop relocate to a smaller space in the East Village (Jeremiah).
- On set at the CBGB film shoot: Savannah locals try to recreate the 1970’s New York City vibe (Savannah Morning News).
- 500 participants take part in the Brooklyn Bridge swim (Channel 4).
