Photo: Friday’s edition of the “Chinatown Night Market,” at Forsyth Plaza. A big crowd turned out for an evening of culture and delicious food.
In the news:
–$16 million in new financing has been secured to finish a 6-story condo project at 330 Grand St. [Commercial Observer]
–Here’s the transcript from the mayor’s recent community conversation in Chinatown, which touched on many high profile neighborhood issues. [NYC Mayor’s Office]
–Over the weekend a man was fatally stabbed near Columbus Park in Chinatown. Police say he was not carrying identification. Cops are talking to an individual who’s “a person of interest,” but he has not been charged. [Daily News]
–A 25-year-old man died, police say, as he was running from the scene of a crash on the Manhattan Bridge. [New York Post]
–A former Harlem resident is now living in Section 8 housing on the Lower East Side. The resident was part of a controversial NYC program that relocated homeless families to New Jersey. Recently there was a settlement in a lawsuit which challenged the program. [CBS New York]
–A light month for Community Board 3. Only the committee that reviews liquor licenses will be meeting. [CB3]
–The Whiskey Ward on Essex Street, just shy of a quarter century in business, will be closing next month. [EV Grieve]
–Another closure: the Ludlow Street Japanese restaurant SakaMai, which has been open since the end of 2012. [Instagram]
–A nice feature on P&T Knitwear, the Lower East Side bookstore that just celebrated its first anniversary. [USA Today]
