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Thanks to a witness who snapped a photo, cops arrest a hit-and-run-driver following an accident at Hester Street and Bowery (WCBS). An MTA employee was arrested for allegedly selling cocaine in the Bronx; he was also busted for dealing on...

Maverick Real Estate Partners notches a victory in appellate court; now the long battle for control of a stalled Allen Street hotel project goes back to trial court (Real Deal). The opening of the Manny Cantor Center at the Educational...

A leading preservation group knocks down the claim that historic districts are preventing developers from building affordable housing (Daily News). Errol Lewis: "The gentrification of Spike Lee: He marketed Brooklyn, cashed out and now complains." (Daily News) Audio only opera comes...

The Howard Hughes Corp. plan for the Seaport will be scrutinized by a new community "working group" modeled after the Lower East Side's Seward Park redevelopment task force (WSJ via Marketwatch). Landlords sue to block the state's new tenant protection...

On the trail of immigration fraud in Chinatown (NYT). Sheldon Silver will spend an additional $300,000 to fight a state anti-corruption panel's "fishing expedition." (Capital) A new report shows very little Hurricane Sandy recovery money has reached residents in damaged properties...

The mayor has decided to move children out of a homeless shelter on Catherine Street due to deplorable conditions (NYT). Con Ed is trying to get the message out about stray voltage (EV Grieve). An MTA bus driver from the Lower...

A show of force in court by the family of William Pena, the city bus driver who was killed in a crash last week on 14th Street. Pena was raised on the Lower East Side (Post). The mayor unveils his...

JR, the French street artist, is planning a noon pop up protest against Iran at East Houston and Bowery (NYT). Remembering Marty Thau, who managed the New York Dolls among many other "quintessential bands of the era." (Daily News) Lia Gangitano,...

The body of eccentric fashion designer Michele Savoia, who had a shop on the Lower East Side, was pulled from the Hudson River (NYT). Bad boy developer Ben Shaoul is being sued by his parents (Real Deal). Here's a look at...

Shalom Eisner, owner of 75 Essex St., opposes efforts to designate his building as a city landmark. He was quoted in a broader story detailing LES preservation efforts, including the ongoing struggle to save the Norfolk Street synagogue, Beth...