–There was a dramatic scene outside First Choice Barber Shop on Stanton Street yesterday after a customer went after a man with a knife. [Daily News]
–It was bedlam on the Bowery Thursday when a crush of people descended on the Adidas/Arizona Ice Tea pop-up store. [Channel 7]
–Locals show up in force at this week’s public hearing on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Plan to criticize both the design and timeline. City officials rejected a plea from the borough president for a two month delay in the land use application, providing just two additional weeks for members of the public to comment on the draft environmental impact statement. [Curbed]
–The tofu shop, Fong On, one of Chinatown’s oldest businesses, reopens in a new location on Division Street at the end of this month. [Grub Street]