Morning Reads: 25 M.P.H. Enforcement, Documenting the Fading LES, Pastrami Economics

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Ed Litvak
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More on the city’s new 25 m.p.h. speed limit; is the NYPD committed to enforcement? (Observer)

The Landmarks Preservation Commission will vote whether to designate Tifereth Israel Town & Village Synagogue on 14th Street today (EV Grieve).

Here’s a look at the $1.2 billion post-Sandy makeover of NYU Lagone Medical Center (NY1).

ICYMI: The AG’s investigation of the Met Council isn’t over yet (The Jewish Week).

A few weeks ago we met 85-year-old painter Hedy Pagremanski, who’s documenting the doomed tenements at 400 Grand St. Here’s more about the artist who “paints landscapes of disappearing New York — buildings that are to be torn down, blocks that are to be remade.” (NYT)

The economics of Katz’s Deli: why that pricey pastrami sandwich is not very profitable (Slate).

A new refreshing kosher drink from the Schapiro family (Shalom Life).

Following the death of floral designer Michael George, his wife has reopened the high profile business on Avenue B (WWD).

Patricia Field’s Bowery store is a Halloween hotbed (Style).

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