–“Gentrification’s Empty Victory;” A long read on the lengthy struggle between developer Gregg Singer and neighborhood activists over the future of the former P.S. 64. [New York Times]
–An opera opening in St. Louis looks at the life and death of Private Danny Chen, a son of Manhattan’s Chinatown. [St. Louis Public Radio]
–Soho just got a Trader Joe’s. [Channel 7]
–The Lower East Side streetwear brand, ALife, is ready for a relaunch. [WWD]
–1934 film shows the sights and sounds of the Lower East Side. [Gothamist]
