Morning Reads: Counterfeit Chase, Commercial Lease Proposal, Prize Winners Plan LES Restaurant

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Ed Litvak
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Police arrested a woman who passed a counterfeit bill to a shop owner at 55 Chrystie St. on Sunday; “After the owner gave (the woman, identified as Tanyatta) Demby her change, the businesswoman quickly realized the $100 bill was fake and chased the thief a block to Bowery and Hester Street yelling, “Help me!” witnesses said… Two good Samaritans blocked Demby’s path, and cops arrived to arrest her.”  (Post)

City Council member Margaret Chin, co-sponsor of a bill that would change procedures for renewing commercial leases, defends the proposal against real estate industry attacks (Commercial Observer).

The Emma Lazarus School is profiled (Newsweek).

Two entrepreneurs have been awarded $15,000 from the New York Public Library to open a restaurant on the Lower East Side featuring Mexican street food and Southwest BBQ (AM NY).

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