- Several advocacy organizations want a new City Council district comprised of the Lower East Side and Chinatown. The proposed district would lop off more affluent neighborhoods on the West Side (Politicker).
- Chinatown property owner William Su plans to sue Asian Americans for Equality in connection with protests staged outside the new Wyndham Gardens Hotel on Hester Street (Villager).
- The New Museum next month celebrates the works of artists who lived on or near the Bowery (EV Grieve).
- Lower East Side boutiques will be offering special discounts next Wednesday as part of “LES Opening Night: Art + Fashion.” (Racked)
