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Morning Reads: Little Italy Rape, Yippie Museum Troubles, Slumming It at Contra

Police have released surveillance video showing a "person of interest" wanted in the rape of a woman in Little Italy (Channel 7). Albany historian: Sheldon Silver will be around for a long time (Capital). More signs of trouble at the Yippie...

Morning Reads: Citi Bike Expansion, Pop-up Activist, Maid Cafe

The city is getting ready to add 4000 Citi Bike stations; a report shows up to 45% of proposed locations were changed last spring due to local objections (Post). "The pop-up activist of the Lower East Side;" a profile of...

Morning Reads: Silver’s Staying Power, Rebranding a Nursing Home, Old Timey Orchard Street

Sheldon Silver says he'll "serve as the speaker as long as the members (of the Assembly) want (him) to serve as speaker." (NY1). An update on the mayor's Seaport City scheme (Curbed). "Bloom 62's" publicists have been working overtime to sell...

Morning Reads: Meat Cleaver Attack Followup, Underground Fashion Empire, Orchard Street Loft Revamp

A man who attacked his wife with a meat cleaver on Canal Street has been found unfit to stand trial (Epoch Times). House beautiful: Two Canadian actors complete the $350,000 gut renovation of their Orchard Street loft, a former clothing...

Morning Reads: A Nuyorican Poet Remembered, Henry Street Benefactor’s Take On Aging, Welcoming the De Blasio Era

Remembering acclaimed Nuyorican poet Tato Laviera (NYT). Left wing activist and writer Doug Ireland dies at the age of 67 (NYT). 87-year old Richard Abrons, "the godfather of Henry Street," revives his play, "Every Day a Visitor." (The Jewish Week). Joshua Abelow...

Morning Reads: Space Invader Discusses Arrest, El Sombrero Era Ends, Golden Cadillac Preview

Space Invader talks about his arrest on Orchard Street; he told the cops they should "arrest the real bad guys" and leave him alone (Animal). Elected officials call for more openness in the Seaport redevelopment process (Epoch Times). Sheldon Silver praises...

Morning Reads: Chinatown Bus Wars, Bowery Lawsuit Bonanza, YouTube Music Awards on the LES

"The government's cheap, dishonest campaign against the Chinatown bus industry." (Daily Beast) The Whitehouse Hotel is taking its own legal action against a tenant accused of suing "purely out of spite." (Real Deal) The governor's "war with the legislature" over ethics...

Morning Reads: Bowery Buildings Sold For $34 Million, Chinatown Gateway, Penny Arcade Play

Two properties at Bowery and Canal sell for $34 million; the new owners plan unspecified retail uses, although they "might consider adding a hotel or residential component later." (Real Deal) A new push for a gateway in Chinatown (NYT). William Rapfogel...

Morning Reads: Squadron Questions NYPD, LES Invader, East Village Architecture

State Senator Daniel Squadron wants answers from the NYPD about alleged racial profiling at Barneys and Macy's (Daily News). Do all those new residential buildings in the East Village look the same? (EV Grieve). Street artist Invader on the Lower East...

Morning Reads: New Building For Church Site, Noah’s Ark Closure, Christopher Walken Rex

New details concerning the proposed residential project on the former Mary Help of Christians site (EV Grieve). Laurie Tobias Cohen of the LES Jewish Conservancy on the closing of Noah Ark's Deli (The Jewish Week). Some Banksy fans are turning to...
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