–Remember the Orchard Street sign that read, “Muslims must wear identity jackets at all times.” The signs have popped up throughout the city and have now prompted a police investigation on the Upper East Side. [Channel 7]
–The Rent Racket: How Rudy Giuliani won a tax giveaway for Lower Manhattan landlords with no strings attached. [Pro Publica]
–A 6-story residential building on St. Marks Place has been sold for $11.5 million. [Commercial Observer]
–The Ukranian bookshop, Surma, is closing on East 7th Street after almost a century in business. [Jeremiah’s Vanishing NY]
–A huge crowd turned out for yesterday’s Greek Jewish Festival hosted by the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue. Here’s an interview with festival organizer Andrew Marcus about the synagogue’s special place on the Lower East Side. [The Forward]
