–On Friday, Katz’s Deli will open up an outpost inside the new Dekalb Market in downtown Brooklyn. Owner Jake dell says, “The truth is, you can never recreate Katz’s. That’s not what I’m trying to do. It’s not the real thing… We have a lot of regulars that come from Long Island and Brooklyn. We wanted to reconnect to those customers that are starting to slip away.” [Daily News]
–On Stellar Rays, a gallery that has operated from two Lower East Side locations in the past eight years, will close and relaunch as an “appointment-only” venture. [Art News]
–Community Board 3’s transportation committee meets tonight to discuss the looming L Train shutdown, a hotel loading zoning in front of 120 Allen St., the city’s usage of the space under the Williamsburg Bridge, a Chinatown bus application on Chrystie Street and a request for disability access at the Delancey Street subway stop. [CB3]
–David Choe’s Bowery mural is defaced. [Hyperallergic]
