–An 82-year-old man with a walker was struck by a cement truck yesterday on Chrystie Street at Rivington Street. The victim is hospitalized in grave condition. [Daily News]
–Long Read: The story of the Jewish Heritage mural that was wiped away from an East Broadway building and the campaign to create a new mural on the Lower East Side. [City Lab]
–There’s a push to expand the proposed boundaries of a special district to protect mom-and-pop businesses. [DNAinfo]
–Some New York City residential buildings are turning to therapists to help deal with compulsive hoarders. There are 5-8 hoarding cases each year at the Seward Park Cooperative on the Lower East Side. [New York Times]
–“Excuse me, are you Jewish?” That question has been asked on the streets on New York City for 50 years. [WNYC]
–A night out with Alex Valencia, the very talented and friendly bartender/co-owner of La Contenta. [VinePair]
