–John Young has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and menacing in the beatdown of two Columbia grad students after a confrontation this past February in a bar on Essex Street. He will perform community service but there will be no jail time. [Gothamist]
–The Archdiocese of New York is selling the former Church of the Holy Crucifix building on Broome Street for $7.3 million. [Daily News]
–Elected officials, transportation advocates are becoming anxious about the MTA’s L-Train shutdown plan. [AMNY]
–A rally is planned tonight against a new Starbucks on St. Mark’s Place. [Facebook]
–The Bean is taking the former St. Mark’s Bookshop location at Cooper Union. [EV Grieve]
–Dispatch from Men’s Fashion Week: Raf Simons staged a show in a “Chinatown market near East Broadway,” and then hosted a dinner for 100 of his closest friends at Bacaro. “Plates of juicy steak, decadent risotto and a much-talked-about tiramisù were laid out… This being a fashion party, much of the food went untouched.” [New York Times]
–Community Board 3’s Parks Committee meets tonight. There will be a presentation from the city on long-delayed plans for a park at Pier 42 and a discussion about Basketball City’s process for choosing which community groups to support. [CB3]
