–(Opinion) Lois Weiss rails against the crackdown on oversized Soho stores, saying local residents, “forget how much these stores contribute to the city coffers.” [New York Post]
–Morton Williams backs out of plans to open a Stuy Town store after Trader Joe’s announces its own 14th Street grocery. [Town & Village]
–Here’s an item far removed from the Lower East Side, but relevant to anyone following the recently announced infill plan on a parking lot of the LaGuardia Houses. U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney led a rally to protest NYCHA’s development plans on the Upper East Side, and she’s talking about federal legislation to block mixed-income projects on NYCHA property. [Daily News]
–A show at the Carriage Trade gallery, which recently relocated to 277 Grand St., explores America’s disturbing psyche in the era of Trump. [Architects Newspaper]
–The team behind Hart’s in Bed Stuy will be opening Cervo’s, a seafood-focused Portuguese restaurant on Canal Street in the next week or two. [Grub Street]
–Pete Wells reviews two high profile and relatively new dumpling spots on Fourth Avenue and on Prince Street. [New York Times]
–Checking out skater-inspired fashion at the “of the moment” hangout, Oliver Coffee in Chinatown. [New York Times]
