–The Post resumes its crusade in Tompkins Square Park. Cops step up their enforcement in response to complaints about “junkies openly shooting up heroin.” [New York Post]
–More details are coming out about the case against Frank Parisi, who allegedly used his family’s legendary Mott Street bakery as a base of operations for a marijuana trafficking ring. [Daily News]
–Opinion: It’s time to purge Sheldon Silver from the voter rolls. [Daily News]
–A member of the City Council wants new reporting requirements to address the problems around the so-called “tenant blacklist.”
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–The owners of Kossar’s Bialys say they’re trying to broaden the historic shop’s appeal while staying true to its Lower East Side roots. [Times of Israel]
–Meet the guys bringing squash to Hamilton Fish Park. It’s part of their plan to take the “preppy” sport to the masses. [Bloomberg]
–Lucky Cheng’s tries to keep the magic alive far away from the Lower East Side. [Thrillist]
