Morning Reads: Chinatown Hotel Boom, Funeral Home Sued After Cremation, Heshy Jacob’s 9/11

By
Ed Litvak
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A hotel boom has hit Chinatown (Observer).

Budget cuts impacting the federal Section 8 rent voucher program are putting a big squeeze on New York City tenants (NYT).

A look at some new Manhattan condo projects, including the ultra-modern 12-story tower at 100 Norfolk St. that’s being marketed to “scenesters and trust fund kids.” (Daily News)

The Wah Wing Funeral home on Mulberry Street has been sued by the family of a woman who was accidentally cremated (Post).

Grand Street’s Heshy Jacob, a board member of the Hatzolah ambulance service, tells his 9/11 story (The Jewish Week).

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