Morning Reads: Raul Barrera’s Confession, “Spurning” SPURA, Graffiti/Post Graffiti

  • The taped confession of Raul Barrera, who killed Sarah Coit in her Clinton Street apartment, is played in court (Post).
  • A shooting at the Campos Plaza housing project followed an open-mic competition at central Bar (The Local EV).
  • Architect David Bergman criticizes the SPURA plan for allowing “big box” retail and for including too much parking (Architect’s Newspaper).
  • The city’s Education Department releases school “progress reports.”   See how your child’s school performed (Schoolbook).
  • There will be a vigil in Union Square tomorrow to mark the one year anniversary of Private Danny Chen’s death (Our Chinatown).
  • “Made in the Lower East Side” is honored by “One Prize 2012: From Blight to Might,” an international urban design competition (Bustler).
  • The New Museum will screen the 1984 documentary Graffiti/Post Graffiti on Thursday (Artinfo).
  • Joey Ramone’s brother talks about a tribute video that was released last week (EV Grieve).