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Morning Reads: East 10th Street Robbery, Bowery Mission Ready, 155 Attorney St. Renderings

Cops are looking for two suspects who stole a bag and $2,000 from a woman on East 10th Street and sprayed her in the face with an unknown substance (Channel 2). Both Lower East Side reps in the City Council...

Morning Reads: Ferguson Protests in NYC, Community Board Member Fined For Accepting Soho House Membership, De Robertis Caffé Closing

New Yorkers express outrage after the grand jury's decision in Ferguson. Protests took place on Lower Manhattan's bridges and Union Square, among other locations (Gothamist). Former Community Board 2 member Jo Hamilton is fined for accepting a free membership from...

Morning Reads: Mourning Subway Shoving Victim, ACLU Shows Kids How to Handle Cops, Eminem Release Party

Friends and loved ones of Wai Kuen Kwok marched through Chinatown yesterday, remembering the victim of the deadly shoving tragedy in a Bronx subway station (Daily News). "Westbrook Partners: the global landlords using property like an ATM." (Guardian). The ACLU is...

Morning Reads: Krugman on the Tenement Museum, Silver Venting, MTA Maintenance 2015

Paul Krugman uses his love for the LES Tenement Museum to explain his support for President Obama's immigration initiative (NYT). Sheldon Silver is about to become New York's longest reigning Assembly Speaker.  Mark Cunningham is not celebrating (Post). More on the...

Morning Reads: Flipping 190 Bowery, Seaport Tower Shrinks, Anti-Placard Parking Push

RFR Holdings is looking to flip 190 Bowery just two months after going into contract on the landmark owned by photographer Jay Maisel (Commercial Observer). The Howard Hughes Corp. has agreed to reduce the height of a proposed Seaport tower...

Morning Reads: Bag Fee Push, Grand Street CVS Rat-Roach Haven, Chinatown’s “Off-the-Grid” Dance Parties

Margaret Chin and her Council colleagues advocate for a 10 cent plastic bag fee. A committee hearing will be held on the proposal at 1 p.m. (Daily News). Councilman Rafael Espinal thinks the bag fee is a bad idea (Observer). Assembly...

Morning Reads: Bob Marley Marijuana Brand, Pop-Up Gallery at Wing Shoon, Santacon 2014 Stays Clear of LES

Marley Natural, "a premium cannabis brand rooted in the life and legacy of one of marijuana's most devoted sons," will be operated out of a loft space on the Lower East Side (USA Today). Tenant advocates remain optimistic about strengthening...

Morning Reads: East River Co-op Dog Battle, $73 Million Price For Former Cabrini Center, East Village Radio

The U.S. Attorney is asking for a temporary restraining order to prevent the East River Co-op from evicting a woman and her "assistance" dog (Post). Come up with $73 million in cash and the luxury building on Avenue B that...

Morning Reads: Dealer Gavin Brown’s Chinatown Coming Out, “Wrong Way” Accident, 9-Man Doc

Gavin Brown opens a satellite gallery at 291 Grand St., a move that's " bold for the dealer, who’s jump-started dozens of careers from galleries firmly planted in tony environs way west of the Bowery, to choose this Lower East...

Morning Reads: Measuring Noise Pollution, Population Shifts, El Sombrero 2.0

Council member Margaret Chin will introduce legislation requiring the city to collect noise pollution data (AMNY). More on Margaret Chin's call for NYPD enforcement of the so-called "Right of Way" law (Streetsblog). The Council looks at putting some teeth in a...
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Bar Chucho Opens at 37 Market St. This Week

If you're a fan of the Mexican fine dining spot Corima (3 Allen St.), you will want to check...
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