Some of the stories that caught our eye on the Lower East Side in the past week:
–State Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou is challenging State Senator Brian Kavanagh in next year’s Democratic primary. [Daily News]
–The City Council approved the Soho rezoning. [Gothamist]
–The fight for the Elizabeth Street Garden: They had a plan… It backfired.” [The New York Times]
–The Daily features the Lower East Side’s latest battle royale over East River Park. [The New York Times]
–In Chinatown, a new store called Yu and Me Books celebrates immigrant authors. [NPR]
–A look back at year one for Sweet Pickle Books. [Publishers Weekly]
–New York’s 10 top restaurants of 2021: Dhamaka and Ernesto’s on the Lower East Side make the list. [The New York Times]
–Remembering Molly Fitch of the International Bar. [New York Post]
–One last meal at Katz’s Deli: Rabbi Israel Dresner gets his wish. [The Forward]
