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Morning Reads: Brooklyn Bridge Assault Video, NYCHA Spending, 204 Forsyth Renderings

Police are looking for several suspects in the assault of two lieutenants on the Brooklyn Bridge during Saturday's protests. Video has emerged of the incident (YouTube). NYCHA paid over $100 million in overtime pay in 2014. One plumber earned more...

Morning Reads: Restaurant Health Inspections, Brooklyn Bridge Protest, Squatting on the LES

More New York City restaurants are receiving more "A" grades from the city's Health Department, but the highest concentration of "C's" is on the Lower East Side (AMNY). Photos: Millions March closes the Brooklyn Bridge (Gothamist). Opinion: Speaker Silver should disclose ...

Morning Reads: Subway Snarl, Silver’s Other Jobs, Amy Sedaris Pops Up on Rivington Street

It could be another tough day on the subway. A manhole fire at West 4th Street last night damaged signal power cables and caused disruptions on many lines, including the F (NY1). State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver acknowledges the existence...

Morning Reads: Ian Schrager’s LES Vision, East 1st Street Fire Victim, SantaCon Lawyers Up

Ian Schrager talks about his vision at 215 Chrystie, the new luxury hotel/apartment project. It's a "tough luxe" concept that "sort of captures the spirit of the neighborhood. " When "you put together two diametrically opposed ideas," he says, ...

Morning Reads: Fatal Fire, East Side Students Walk Out, Affordable Housing Plan Concerns

A 20-year-old woman was killed in an early morning apartment fire on East 1st Street (Daily News). Students at East Side Community High School defy the DOE by marching to Brooklyn to protest the Eric Garner decision (NYT). Controversial property owner...

Morning Reads: Charges Filed in Bowery Traffic Death, Silver’s Outside Income, Former LES Hacker Speaks

The district attorney has filed homicide charges against the driver who killed a resident of the Bowery Mission last month (Streetsblog). Only eight Council members, including Margaret Chin, have come out in support of the Mayor's proposed horse carriage ban...

Morning Reads: Warhol Museum Plans, Silver in Israel, Mikey’s Story

In Miami, the director of the Warhol Museum talks about plans to open an annex at Essex Crossing on the Lower East Side. Eric Shriner mentions possibly collaborating with the New Museum and Tenement Museum (Observer). A pro-development group held...

Morning Reads: Community Schools Initiative, Big Seaport Meeting, Russ & Daughters Doc Debuts

The city announces a new community schools initiative at P.S. 15 (Chalkbeat). Students at Bard High School joined a protest against the Ferguson grand jury ruling (Channel 11). The New York City Landmarks Commission is moving to "de-calendar" 100 buildings that...

Morning Reads: Silver Faces Questioning in Lopez Lawsuit, Plantworks Lives On, 1 World Trade Center Critiqued

State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is expected to give a deposition Dec. 17 in a federal lawsuit filed by two victims of former Assemblyman Vito Lopez. "For Silver, having to face questions under oath about the lingering controversy could...

Morning Reads: Thanksgiving at the Bowery Mission, Chinatown Bus Nostalgia, Lowline Update

The Bowery Mission served thousands of Thanksgiving meals (Daily News). Feeling nostalgic for the Chinatown bus experience (Motherboard). Status report: The Lowline Project (AP via Channel 2). Astor Place, minus the cube (EV Grieve). And in case you need a reminder: schools are...
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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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