–The well regarded gallery, Essex Street, is moving to fancy new digs at 55 Hester St. The first show is an anti-inaugural exhibition. [Art News]
–U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez explains why she’s not going to Donald Trump’s inauguration. [Villager]
–The owner of Champion Pizza on the LES has made a special Donald Trump pizza, complete with special reserve Russian osetra caviar and shaved white truffles. Profits will be donated to the Bowery Mission. [New York Post]
–Ian Schrager talks about his pardon, granted earlier this week by President Obama. [New York Times]
–Retail report: “…despite cheerful claims by some landlords and brokers of a ‘healthy’ market, a stroll through town might think its condition lies somewhere between a bad winter cold and pneumonia.” One bright spot, according to one leading broker, is the far western end of Chinatown. [New York Post]
–At the request of Margaret Chin, the City Council has approved legislation granting flower sellers a one-week reprieve during Lunar New Year celebrations. [Newsday]
