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–The city will build 75 miles of bike lanes this year but there have been 17 bike lane deaths in 2016. [AMNY]

–A profile of hotel mogul Ian Schrager, who’s getting reading to open the new Public Hotel on Chrystie Street. Schrager says of his latest project: “I want to prove that by being clever with design, service and staffing, you can provide the style and service of a luxury hotel at a cheap price.” [Wallpaper]

–There will be an arts festival in Astor Place this coming weekend featuring organizations such as the Public Theater and La MaMa. [Channel 2]

–Here’s what it takes for one of the actors in the Tenement Museum’s living history tours to transform into a Jewish teenager in the early 1900s. [Daily News]

–In a Chinatown basement you will find Donald Trump’s feng shui master. [The Guardian]

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