Morning Reads: Red Cross Defends Hurricane Response, Occupy Protesters Get $50K, Slipper Room Miracle

  • Responding to complaints regarding its lumbering response to Hurricane Sandy, the Red Cross says it was “nearly flawless.” (NBC)
  • Social media to the rescue: “Eat Down, Tip Up” gives downtown businesses a boost (Daily News).
  • Two weeks later: Hurricane Sandy in the East Village (EV Grieve).
  • The city will pay three Occupy Wall Street protesters $50,000 after their wrongful arrests on the Lower East Side (Gothamist).
  • The newly reopened Slipper Room: it’s staying power is a small real estate miracle (WSJ).