–The MTA has announced workshops to discuss the L Train shutdown. [EV Grieve]
–New York City retail is obviously on the ropes. While digital shopping is one reason why, skyrocketing rents are a huge factor. One real estate insider says a correction is certain because rents “got too high too fast.” [Crain’s]
–At home with El Chapo: Inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan, which has been called less hospitable than Guantanamo Bay. [New York Times]
–An interview with the guys behind The Good Company on Allen Street, a clothing store that also, “functions as a haven where art, skate culture, and music seamlessly intersect.” [Fader]
–The East Village has two new Vietnamese restaurants. [Eater]
–How pickles got caught up in a health food fad. [Gizmodo]
