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Morning Reads: Cuomo/Silver at Odds, Mayor Kills Plan to Limit Liquor Permits, Toddler’s “Grown-up” Performance

Is the honeymoon over between Andrew Cuomo and Sheldon Silver? (Daily News). The mayor kills a proposal to limit the number of liquor-related businesses in New York City (Post). Kindergarten admission season is here (DNA Info). Kids these days: 5-year old reality...

Morning Reads: Bloomberg Bar Crackdown?, Pricey School, Slamming CB3 “Fascists”

The nightlife industry is not very excited about one of the mayor's latest initiatives, which includes "reducing alcohol retail outlet (e.g. bar, corner store) density and illegal alcohol." (Post) More from this week's CB3 liquor licensing hearing; East Village restaurant...

Morning Reads: Art Thief Caught on Tape, Silver Details Priorities, Orchard Street Obsession

We reported earlier this week on the theft of an art work outside the Woodward Gallery's project space. Now here's the security camera video (NY1). A man falsely accused by the NYPD of being a serial burglar on the Lower...

Morning Reads: Attempted Rape, Changing Chinatowns, Patti Smith Ends Bowery Ballroom Residency

Police arrest a man for allegedly trying to rape a woman on East 7th Street (Post). A pedestrian was severely injured after being struck by a motorcycle on East 12th Street (EV Grieve). After the arrest of a gun-toting tourist at...

Morning Reads: Liu Faces More Scrutiny, Double Happyness Busted, Going Solo at the Bowery Ballroom

New questions are being raised about NYC Comptroller John Liu's 2009 finances (NY1). More on the U.S. DOT's decision to shut down Double Happyness, the discount bus carrier serving Chinatown (Post). Another look at Lola Montes Schnabel's star-studded opening on the...

Morning Reads: New Life For the Jarmulowsky, “Chinatown Bus” Company Curbed, Polish Diner Closes

Mark Miller, president of the LES BID has an interesting 2012 prediction: "(The) Jarmulowsky’s Bank Building, located on the corner of Orchard and Canal streets, will be sold to a new owner who will begin development to turn this...

Morning Reads: Danny Chen Investigation, Worst Landlords, “Hester Street” Honored

Columnist Margaret Carlson on the investigation into the suspicious death of Private Danny Chen: "The Army should be commended for not stonewalling." But she asks, "how is it possible that Chen could have been so abused without anyone in...

Morning Reads: Fire at Riis Houses, Liu’s High Chinatown Profile, Maloney and Her Roomies

Fire breaks in in the Jacob Riis Houses on East 6th Street (DNA Info). Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver supports the legalization of casino gambling but is not sure his colleagues will go along (Daily News). John Liu has kept a very...

Morning Reads: Danny Chen Case, Chinatown Sex Assault, Mistrial in EV Murder Trial

NYT editorial: Danny Chen's parents "deserve to see justice done." (NYT) Supporters of John Liu compare the federal inquiry into his campaign financing to the Danny Chen case (NYT). More on the sexual assault that police say occurred on Catherine Street...

Morning Reads: Island Smokes to Close, 34 Avenue A Listed (Again), Chinatown Lights

Island Smokes, the Eldridge Street "roll-your-own cigarettes" shop, agrees to close in February (AP). 34 Avenue A (Mo Pitkins, Aces & Eights, etc.) is still on the market; this time they're asking $22,500/month (EV Grieve). The Gathering of Tribes faces an...
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Registration is now open for 2026 Summer Camp at Chinatown YMCA! (Sponsored) 

Y Summer Camp is the place where imaginations soar, curiosity reigns, and every child discovers a summer designed for...
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