Morning Reads: Residential Building Planned at 155 Attorney St., LES Rents, Chinatown Small Buisness Woes

A 7-story residential building is planned at 155 Attorney St. (Buzz Buzz Home).

Mapping New York’s median rents in July: LES is lowest in Manhattan at $2395 for a 1 bedroom; Tribeca is most expensive at $4200 (Curbed).

Local businesses have been hit hard by the shuttering of Chinatown bus carriers (China Daily).

Unsurprisingly, the state GOP intends to make Sheldon Silver’s handling of the Vito Lopez ordeal a campaign issue (Daily News).

Documenting the demise of the Mary Help of Christians Church (EV Grieve).