A fire broke out on East 7th Street and Avenue C yesterday (EV Grieve).
The governor says the State Liquor Authority is doing a good job reducing its huge backlog of permit applications (Times Union).
A look inside the Sixth Street Synagogue before renovations begin (The Local EV).
Jazz at The General: the EMM Group guys talk up their reconfigured basement lounge on the Bowery (Robb Report).
Actor Jeffrey Wright is accused of drunk driving on the Lower East Side (Daily News).
Photos: Jake Gyllenhaal and Jude Law leaving the Bowery Hotel (Just Jared).