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Morning Reads: Co-op Rejects Bargain Apartment Sale, New Museum’s 2012 Triennial, Celebrating at St. Mark’s Bookshop

The Seward Park Cooperative rejects the sale of an apartment bought at public auction for $33,000. Now the would-be purchaser is suing the co-op and Chase Home Finance (Daily News). Aiding the 1%? Rep. Carolyn Maloney comes under criticism for...

Morning Reads: Music Studio Start-up, Overcrowded Schools, Harvey Wang’s Lower East Side

Modern Vintage Records, a production studio, opens for business on the Lower East Side (Business Insider). The Department of Education backs away from a plan to send Tribeca kids to Chinatown (DNA Info). Rep. Carolyn Maloney could stand to gain from...

Morning Reads: South Street Crash, Making Small Business Saturday Better, What’s Next For Nevada Smith’s Building

Two people were injured in a fiery car crash on South Street near Clinton Street early Sunday morning (Daily News). Portfolio editor J. Jennings Moss, an East Village resident, has some thoughts about Small Business Saturday (Portfolio). The latest on the...

Morning Reads: Bridge Rescue, “Occupy” Free Speech, Boutiques Collaborate

Cops rescue man from Manhattan Bridge (Daily News). Silver, Chin, Squadron walking fine line between free speech/quality of life (Legislative Gazette). Honoring/exploiting the "birthplace of punk." (EV Grieve) An art installation at Russ & Daughters (DNA Info). Ludlow Street vintage shop Ellen collaborates...

Morning Reads: The City’s Worst Architect, Chimney Collapse, Sutra for Sale

Profiling Karl Fischer: New York's most hated architect (Post). Chimney collapses on East 13th Street; residents flee (WABC). Ariel Palitz, CB3 member, puts Sutra on the market (EV Grieve). In the media spotlight: the LES People's Federal Credit Union (Credit Union Times). SuChin...

Morning Reads: Curbside Bus Study, Cooper Union Mulls Charging Tuition, Rat Man Rage

An NTSB study finds that "curbside buses" offer a generally "safe mode of travel" but that they are "involved in fatal accidents at seven times the rate of traditional carriers." (NYT) This one's sure to pique the interest of St....

Morning Reads: Tompkins Square Protest, ABC No Rio Plans, More Support For St. Mark’s Bookshop

Occupy Wall Street demonstrators head for Tompkins Square Park this weekend (DNA Info). A look at the plans for ABC No Rio's new building (Architect's Newspaper). Lorin Stein, editor of The Paris Review, comes to the defense of the St. Mark's...

Morning Reads: School Layoffs, Housing Snafu, Children’s Workshop Q & A

Among the school, aides fired last week: Cliftonia Johnson of the Marta Valle High School (NYT). Maria Velez-Clarke talks about her successful school, the Children's Workshop (NYT). Sheldon Silver still wants a millionaire tax but he won't hold up the budget...

Morning Reads: Subway Thieves, Missing Teen, Sloan Fine Art Shutters (Temporarily)

Subway passengers are being targeted by a gang of five, possibly armed, thieves. The most recent incident happened October 1st on the Broadway/Lafayette train platform (Daily News). Police are searching for a 16-year old girl who was last seen leaving...

Morning Reads: 9/11 Compensation Fund, New Playground, Doodling on the Bowery

Registration opens for the 9/11 compensation fund. As we have reported in the past, people on most of the Lower East Side are eligible to apply (NYT). A new park opens in the Wald Houses (The Local EV). Asian Americans for...
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Bar Chucho Opens at 37 Market St. This Week

If you're a fan of the Mexican fine dining spot Corima (3 Allen St.), you will want to check...
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