News Links Morning Reads: Seaport Plan Stopped, Crime Wave?, Recalling Street Art of the 70’s & 80’s By Ed Litvak - January 29, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinReddIt The controversial redevelopment plan for the South Street Seaport has been put on hold (Tribeca Trib). A $70 million pay day for Ben Shaoul, who turned an East Village nursing home into luxury housing? (Post) Tabloid fear mongering: the backlash against “stop and frisk” is responsible for a 33% spike in murders (Post). Returning to Ridge and Stanton — and reflecting on the graffiti art of the 70’s and 80’s. More than 150 works from Martin Wong’s remarkable collection have gone on display at the Museum of the City of New York (NYT). “Ten Thousand Saints,” a TV adaptation of Eleanor Henderson’s 1980’s themed Lower East Side novel, begins shooting on East 9th Street (EV Grieve).
