Lower East Side Links

–A man described as emotionally disturbed stabbed two people at the Haven Plaza complex in the East Village yesterday morning. The victims are hospitalized in stable condition. [Channel 4]

–The Rivington House fiasco is one of 16 reasons Mayor de Blasio has had a terrible year. [Daily News]

–Editorial: The mayor claims the city was deceived by the former owners of Rivington House. If that’s the case, he should prove it, rather than concealing information from the public. [Daily News]

–The blog, Chinatown Bus Stories, has led to a book deal.  [Travel & Leisure]

–Mission Chinese might be trying to open a Vietnamese spot in the shuttered Pies & Thighs space on Canal Street. [Bedford & Bowery]