Photo: New York returning to normal. More of those intercity buses popping up in Chinatown. This one on Canal Street near the Manhattan Bridge.
Lower East Side news and notes from the past week:
–Rep. Nydia Velazquez endorses Carlina Rivera in the 10th Congressional District primary. [The New York Times]
–Who’s running for the 10th Congressional District seat? Who isn’t running? [The New York Times]
–New York has two primaries this summer, the first taking place June 28. Early voting began over the weekend. Locally, voters in the Democratic Primary will be choosing the likely next assembly member in District 65. [NYC Board of Elections]
–The commanding officer of the 7th Precinct says violence between rival gangs on the Lower East Side has subsided following the arrest of a local rapper. [New York Post]
–Cops are looking for a suspect who struck a 2-year-old boy with his scooter at the intersection of East Houston Street and Suffolk Street and then took off. [Channel 7]
–Another take on the battle over the new Chinatown jail. [Bloomberg]
–Hypebeast opens its new headquarters, which includes a retail store, in Chinatown. The streetwear media platform, “sought out Chinatown as the neighborhood for the new headquarters of Hypebeast America because of its local art scene, its proximity to SoHo, and, in the spirit of the brand, it’s unpredictable.” [The New York Times]
–From the out-of-towners: “A gritty bohemian patch of urban landscape straddling Delancey Street as it funnels onto the Williamsburg Bridge has become an epicenter of the natty wine movement.” [The Washington Post]
–Una Pizza Napoletana, recently reopened on Orchard Street, has been named best pizzeria in the country. [Time Out]
