Morning Reads: Assault Suspect Arrested, Trayvon Martin Reaction, Durian Man

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Jennifer Strom
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A 16-year-old boy was arrested yesterday in the July 10 robbery and attempted sexual assault of a woman in an LES apartment building. (ABC)

In response to the George Zimmerman verdict, Manhattan erupted in spontaneous gatherings this weekend, including candlelight vigils in Union Square and Harlem and a protest in Times Square that drew police intervention. In the East Village, churchgoers wore hoodies in honor of victim Trayvon Martin. (NY Post, EV Grieve)

A profile of Jay Fan, the durian man of Grand Street. (NYT)

MTA boosts camera use on buses after string of driver assaults, including one on the Lower East Side earlier this month. (Daily News)

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