🌱 Lower East Side-Chinatown Patch: What You Need To Know Today

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But first, today's weather:

An a.m. shower, then rain. High: 44 Low: 41.

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Here are the top stories today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

1. Can We Separate Art from the Artist? Should We? (Observer)
2. Five or more gifts: Leaving a lasting impact through LIFE & LEGACY (Jewish Community Voice)
3. Middle Collegiate Church Expects Historic Façade To Be ... (Word and Way)
4. 'Standout' SNL Episode Wants New York State Town To Change ... (Hudson Valley Post)
5. Michael Gold: Red Scare Victim (JSTOR Daily)
6. Woman's Criticism of Food Bank Items Goes Viral (Distractify)
7. At Fotografiska, a New Hip-Hop Exhibition Sees That Women Aren’t Left Behind (Vogue)
8. Streetlights. Transit. Late-night food. What Charlotte needs to be a ‘world-class city’ (Charlotte Observer)
9. Why Albert Ayler's creative spirit still comes roaring out of the ... (Jazzwise magazine)
10. Amenities Revealed for The Suffolk at 55 Suffolk Street on ... (New York YIMBY)
11. Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 282 Grand Street on ... (New York YIMBY)
12. From China to Japan, extreme cold is gripping East Asia. Experts say it's the 'new norm' | CNN (Head Topics)
13. New restaurant from Michelin-starred team opens in Chinatown next month (Manchester Evening News)
14. Review: 'Vintage Contemporaries,' by Dan Kois | Entertainment ... (Hastings Tribune)
15. Lunar New Year Starts with Firecrackers and a Moment of Silence ... (ourtownny.com)
16. Asia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay away (Spectrum News NY1)
17. 'Turning Red' Director Domee Shi Wants To 'Run Around' And 'Jump ... (msnNOW)
18. Pinch 'N' Ouch Theatre Extends RENT For Two Final Performances (Broadway World)
19. Overdose kits available at NYC bars (PIX11 New York News)
20. An Endless Grief for Asian Americans (The Atlantic)
21. Hotel 50 Bowery New York | Hungry Hong Kong (NewsBreak Original)
22. Stuyvesant Teens Fight Hunger as Grocery Prices Rise (NBC New York)
23. PingPod is opening three new spots in NYC this year (Time Out)
24. Dessert Is Never Out of the Question (The New York Times)
25. Details emerge on Brady Street hotel project (BizTimes Milwaukee )
26. MiMi Ryder Talks ‘Mutt’ Movie at Sundance Film Festival 2023 (WWD)
27. Study: Anti-Chinese bias harms Asian American businesses | The ... (The University Record)
28. BowlCut Sauces Condiments Review 2023 (The Kitchn)
29. Björk’s Daughter Ísadóra Shares Debut Solo Song “bergmál”: Stream (Yahoo Entertainment)
30. Ana de Armas gets Oscar nod for ‘Blonde’ while rest of film leads the Razzies (Yahoo News)

Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

From my notebook:

• Lower East Side : Back In The Days.....: "Two Transit Cops take a photo with a group of Punks heading towards Astor Place, East Village, New York City." (Lower East Side : Back In The Days..... via Facebook)
• Lower East Side : Back In The Days.....: "The Cube at Astor Place in the 1980's." (Lower East Side : Back In The Days..... via Facebook)
• Lower East Side : Back In The Days.....: "Crossing Astor Place, The " Cube" Alamo Sculpture, East Village in 1980. Photo by Don Ventura." (Lower East Side : Back In The Days..... via Facebook)
• Animal Haven: "Wait until you see all the new arrivals! 👀 Daisy and her 5 little pups made it up to Animal Haven this weekend all the way from North Carolina. These little nuggets are just over a month old so they’ll be spending a bit more time with m..." (Animal Haven via Facebook)
• Lower East Side : Back In The Days.....: "Punks making sure SantaCon stays away from CBGB's on the Bowery Art." (Lower East Side : Back In The Days..... via Facebook)
• C.Yung, Neighbor: "FREE SAT Prep & There's Still Time to Register! Our Cornerstone Two Bridges Community Center-NYCHA has a great opportunity for high school-aged youth to participate in a free SAT preparation program at the Two Bridges Community Center. T..." (Patch Neighbor Posts)

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— Celeste "Pirate Queen" Wetzel

About me: The original Pirate Queen and QA engineer for Patch. Did you know that this week I have worked at least two fourteen hour days? This sprint has been nuts and the engineering team has been keeping me hopping non-stop. I'm exhausted and very close to needing a vacation.

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