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Morning Reads: East Village Attacks Linked, Doughnut Plant Responds, Loew’s Canal History

Police believe the same suspect might be responsible for two attacks on women this month (Channel 2). The Doughnut Plant responds to allegations made by a former employee (Eater). Remembering the local residents who died in 2014 (EV Grieve). Doyers Street: the...

Morning Reads: Assault Victim Speaks Out, Doughnut Plant Lawsuit, Bluestockings Profiled

A 22-year old woman describes being attacked by a man on East 6th Street Sunday morning (Channel 7). A former employee of Doughnut Plant has filed a discrimination lawsuit, claiming she was demoted after becoming pregnant (DNA Info). City Council member...

Morning Reads: East 6th Street Assault, Panda Politics, Rediscovering Goerck Street

Cops are looking for a suspect wanted in the sexual assault of a woman on East 6th Street early Sunday morning (Channel 4). More on the battle to save the Church of the Nativity (EV Grieve). A handful of new galleries...

Morning Reads: Church of Nativity Parishioners Fight Closure Plan,In Defense of NYC as Art Center, Tenement Museum Photos

Parishioners at the Church of Nativity battle the Archdiocese's consolidation plan (Channel 2). Miguel Valez, a former cop, recalls being shot and beaten on the Lower East Side in 1962 (Post). A new look at photographer Ken Schles' 1980's images (NYT). Art...

Morning Reads: Chinese Community Reacts to Police Killings, Success Academy Expansion, CBGB’s Biggest Moments

In Chinatown, the execution-style murder of police officer Wenjian Liu has hit the community hard (NBC News). The L.I.S.A. Project honors slain police officers with street art (Anmal). The city agrees to provide free space for 10 new charter schools run...

Morning Reads: LES Real Estate Snapshot, Tenant Advocates Counting on Silver, Helmut Lang Show

A look at the residential and commercial real estate picture on the Lower East Side, where some new projects are priced at $4,000/square foot (Real Deal). Sheldon Silver is a key figure in the upcoming battle to strengthen New York's...

Morning Reads: Gas Stations Demolished, LES Prep Graduation Rate, Recalling 1970s-Era Police Murders

The neighborhood's last two gas stations are being demolished (EV Grieve). Lower East Side Prep has the highest dropout rate of any high school in the city, but since it's a "second chance" school, that's not very surprising (Post). The governor...

Morning Reads: DOE Makes a Deal With Success Academy, Organizing the Gentrifiers, Mission Chinese Opening

The Department of Education agrees to provide space in traditional public school buildings for at least some of Success Academy's new charter schools. The charter chain plans to site one new school on the Lower East Side, although the...

Morning Reads: Tompkins Tire Swing Death, Fung Wah’s Comeback, Silver’s Deposition Delayed

The city has no plans to remove tire swings in neighborhood parks after the death of a man in the East Village (Post). More on Fung Wah's comeback bid in New York City (Post). Sheldon Silver's deposition in the Assembly sex...

Morning Reads: Sunshine Cinemas Terror Threat, Tompkins Square Park Death, Fung Wah Back in Business

The premiere of "The Interview" at the Sunshine Cinemas, scheduled for tomorrow night, was cancelled after terror threats were received from the Sony hackers. Homeland Security has said, "there is no credible intelligence to indicate an active plot against...
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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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