–Residents are concerned about an uptick of crime on the Lower East Side. Some blame the bars and clubs. [Channel 5]
–A 23-year-old aspiring rapper, turned himself in after attacking a Channel 7 reporter during a live segment on the Lower East Side. [Daily News]
–Editorial: The Lower Manhattan Development Corp. must be shut down. [New York Post]
–A retail transformation is occurring on the western end of Canal Street. [New York Post]
–Jimmy McMillan, the “Rent is Too Damn High” guy, is running as a Republican for the City Council seat soon to be vacated by Rosie Mendez. [The Observer]
–An update on Anthology Film Archives’ expansion project, which includes a lobby cafe and library. [EV Grieve]
–John Zorn’s avant-garde music space, The Stone, will relocate to the New School’s Glass Box Theater on West 13th Street after closing on the Lower East Side in March of 2018. [Village Voice]
