Photo: Clinton Street is blooming!
In the news this past week:
–District 2’s Community Education Council approved a non-binding resolution calling for an investigation into the presence of transgender girls on girls’ sports teams. The vote is legally meaningless but has prompted a strong reaction from some elected officials. It’s also become a talking point in the debate over the mayor’s control of public schools. [City & State]
–Following the death of another pedestrian on Canal Street, activists call on the city to finally make the street safer for pedestrians. [Tribeca Trib]
–The Dorot Jewish Division at the New York Public Library is making part of its vast collection more accessible online, including through a new online exhibition. The Lower East Side obviously plays a major role on that exhibition. [JTA or view the online collection here]
–Renderings of the New Museum’s annex, coming soon to the Bowery, are meeting with “mixed reviews.” [Hyperallergic]
–James Fuentes grew up on the Lower East Side and played a significant role in the development of the neighborhood’s gallery scene. Now he’s making the move to Tribeca and, “For the first time ever in the history of the gallery,” Fuentes explains, “we’ll be centrally located and in the middle of the conversation.” [The Art Newspaper]
–Here’s the trailer for the film comng out next month, “Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story.” [firstshowing.net]
–The Hester Street Asian lifestyle shop, Chop Suey Club, has opened a private mahjong room. [Time Out]
