Morning Reads: Restaurants on the Ropes, Preservation Plea, TV Star Candidate

Another look at the escalating commercial rents pushing restaurants out of Manhattan (Epoch Times).

The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation wants the city to stop giving property owners early word about landmarking applications (DNAInfo).

Nick Di Iorio, a Republican candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, has been cast in a proposed reality show about unwinnable campaigns (Daily News).

More on the new St. Mark’s Bookshop (Bedford & Bowery).

All about the Between the Seas Festival (EV Grieve).