Morning Reads: “Rat Castle” Condos Sell Out, Closing the Charter Loophole, Punk Scene Photos

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Ed Litvak
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All six units at the former “Rat Castle” on Ludlow Street have gone into contract. The duplex penthouse unit is selling for $2.4 million (Real Deal).

L+M, one of the developers of Essex Crossing, has been busy throughout the neighborhood. Have a look at what the firm is building on Avenue D (EV Grieve).

City Council member Margaret Chin is introducing legislation that would require landlords to tell senior tenants about available rent subsidies (Post).

Local education activists were outraged when Success Academy shifted locations to the Lower East Side after the state approved its new Manhattan charter school. Now Sen. Brad Holyman is proposing legislation that would close the loophole that allowed that to happen (Daily News).

Allan Tannenbaum’s rare photos of New York’s punk scene in the 70s and 80s are being auctioned (Flavorwire).

ICYMI: 44 classic New York spots that are still kickin’. The Lower East Side is well represented (BuzzFeed).

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