- Before the holiday, we broke the story that Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the landmarked synagogue at 60 Norfolk Street, is seeking to demolish its building, making a deal with a developer for space in a new condo complex. Members of the 16th Street Synagogue, facing eviction, have a cautionary tale to tell (WCBS).
- A record low murder rate in New York City this year (Daily News).
- Returning to the Jewish Lower East Side and finding that it has mostly vanished (The Jewish Week).
- Tom Cruise is dating Cynthia Jorge, a manager at Beauty & Essex. He met her there earlier this month and a few days later took her to Le Baron in Chinatown (In Touch).
