Morning Reads: Bowery Buildings Sold For $34 Million, Chinatown Gateway, Penny Arcade Play

Two properties at Bowery and Canal sell for $34 million; the new owners plan unspecified retail uses, although they “might consider adding a hotel or residential component later.” (Real Deal)

A new push for a gateway in Chinatown (NYT).

William Rapfogel received tuition reimbursements for his kids (The Forward).

7-Eleven reveals itself on Avenue A (EV Grieve).

Longtime Lower East Side performance artist Penny Arcade is starring in a Tennessee Williams play, opening in New York next week (NYT).

Photographer Ash Thayer looks back on her squatter days on the LES (Atlantic Cities).