–A 62-year-old woman was knocked to the ground and robbed by two suspects on East Fifth Street near Avenue C Saturday evening. One of them was wearing a Tom Brady (#12) jersey. [Channel 2]
–Banks are griping about being featured on a list complied by the NYC Public Advocate of financial institutions that lend to “bad landlords.” [The Real Deal]
–Could community land trusts help alleviate the affordable housing crisis? The Cooper Square Committee, a longtime Lower East Side organization, aims to find out. [The Nation]
–The NYC Ferry launches service to and from Astoria, and prepares for an expansion to the Lower East Side next summer. The city subsidy for the program works out to $6.60/ride. Some transportation experts worry the ferry will ultimately be unsustainable given New York’s critical transportation needs. [AMNY]
