Morning Reads: Illegal Dinner Parties, San Gennaro 2013, Gaga’s Burlesque Days

A fearless television reporter uncovers an illegal dinner party on the LES (WCBS).

How friendly would a Mayor de Blasio be to real estate developers? (New Yorker)

San Gennaro begins (NY1).

Lit Crawl Manhattan hits the LES this weekend (NYT).

Lady Gaga talks about her time as a burlesque dancer on the Lower East Side (Daily News).

This month five short plays are being staged in Lower East Side community gardens (EV Grieve).