–U.S Rep. Nydia Velazquez spoke out forcefully during a House hearing yesterday, strongly criticizing Donald Trump’s Puerto Rico tweet storm. [NBC News]
–U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer came to La Plaza Cultural Community Garden on East Ninth Street yesterday to make a stand against Donald Trumps’s plans to gut the EPA. [Channel 2]
–Tomorrow there will be a street co-naming ceremony for the victims of the Second Avenue explosion – Moises Locón and Nicholas Figueroa. Our apologies, we mistakenly reported that this event was taking place last weekend. [EV Grieve]
–The executive director of the International Center of Photography talks about the decision to move to Essex Crossing. While attendance dropped after the institution located its museum at 250 Bowery last year, Mark Lubell says visitors to the downtown location are younger and more diverse. He’s optimistic that ICP will be helped by being the cultural anchor of a project with lots of different amenities such as a movie theater and a bowling alley. [Artnet News]
–It’s your last day to register to vote in next month’s general election. [DMV]
