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Shuang Wen Investigations, Girls Prep’s Summer Adventure, Teasing the Times

In court yesterday, a city lawyer acknowledges Shuang Wen School faces at least 15 allegations of wrongdoing (Daily News). More on Community Board 3's decision to approve two new historic districts (Villager). Budding filmmakers from the Girls Prep Charter School are...

Morning Reads: Bike Sting, KO’ing Karaoke, “Arthur” in the Park

Bike sting - apparently focusing on deliverymen - proves controversial (NYT). CB3 says no to Korean karaoke on St. Mark's Place (Grub Street). Casting call: East Asian and Japanese men between the ages of 30-50 wanted for Microsoft ad (Actors Connect) Author...

Morning Reads: A Family Mourns, Rat Attack, the Smiling Cheesemonger

"A killer is sentenced but the heartache remains;"  the family of Taz Pagan, killed by a drug dealer in the East Village, tries to move on (NYT). Rats invade the Tompkins Square Park Playground (Channel 4)... reporters are not far...

Intercity Bus Crackdown, Stringer’s “Pork,” Low Key Weddings for Gay Asians

The state is hiring more bus safety inspectors and has pulled eight additional companies from the road (Channel 7). Borough President Scott Stringer rails against pork barrel politics but distributes plenty of money to campaign donors (Daily News). For many Asians,...

Landlord Wars, Sidewalk Cafe Boom, Mars Bar Rumors

Arson, burglary, a fight with their landlord and the loss of the family dog -- an East Village couple is having a tough go of it (Post). Dicker: Former Sheldon Silver aide gets SUNY job (Post). The city is approving a...

War on Walmart, Bowery House Sneak Peak, New Museum “Gets Its Grit Back”

Protesters step up efforts to keep Walmart out of New York (NY1). The proposed SOHO BID is downsized; some opponents are not appeased (Crain's). The city's year-old restaurant health inspection system has its shortcomings (Huff Post). A first look at Bowery House,...

Pork Busting, Remembering a Murder Victim, Mars Bar Musings

As the mayoral campaign heats up, Borough President Scott Stringer blasts City Council's discretionary spending (Daily News). Artists pay tribute to Glenn Wright, a 21-year old man murdered on the Lower East Side two years ago (Daiiy News). Another look at...

Williamsburg Bridge Mugging, Summer Gallery Happenings, the LES on Ice

A woman was robbed on the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge July 15th by a man on a bicycle who flashed a box cutter. She surrendered a cell phone and was not harmed (Brooklyn Paper). A 1911-era toll booth...

Mars Bar Shuttered, City Pays Diabetic Woman $125,000, Cops Target Produce Vendors

The Department of Health shutters the Mars bar, which as the whole world knows, was closing anyway (EV Grieve, Runnin' Scared). The city agrees to pay Jaime Rutkowski, a diabetic who was thrown to the ground outside a Ludlow Street...

“Waiting for the Wrecking Ball,” Airport Arrest, Gay Marriage Gift

When two East Village buildings succumb to the wrecking ball "another piece of an older, messier New York, one made remarkable by the fact that it has existed for so long" will fade away. (NYT) Xiang Xun Shao of 288...
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JESSOR, A Show About the Architect of the Grand Street Co-ops, Opens Tomorrow at Citygroup

A new exhibition featuring the works of New York architect Herman Jessor, who designed more than 40,000 units of...
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