🌱 125 White St. Leases Terminated + New Birria-Landia Location

Happy new year, Lower East Side-Chinatown! It's your host, Patrick Murray, bringing you today's top stories to get off on the right foot in 2022.

First, today's weather:

Patchy clouds with a high of 36 and a low of 33.

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

1. Commercial leases with the city at 125 White St. have been officially terminated in preparation for the demolition of the Manhattan Detention Center. The current facility is planned to be replaced with a modern 30-story high rise jail. Although the city offered modest compensation for the termination of the leases, local small businesses are left scrambling to keep themselves afloat. (Bowery Boogie)
2. The high popular Queens-based taco truck Birria-Landia will soon open a Manhattan location, and the Lower East Side is among the possible destinations. What will be the eatery's fourth truck is still about six months from opening. The new truck will serve the same delicious menu as the company's flagship location. (Eater NY)

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Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• Poetry of Yehuda Amichai, a reading at the Museum at Eldridge Street. (11 a.m.)
• "Croughing Tiger, Hidden Dragon" screening at The Metrograph. (2 p.m.)
• "Dragon Inn" screening at The Metrograph. (4:30 p.m.)
• Live music at Mercury Lounge. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• One-year-old Hap from Animal Haven could be just the pup for you! (Facebook)
• Museum at Eldridge Street doing their best to support a beloved local business! (Facebook)
• Thank you to the Grand St. Settlement for keeping our community informed about the state of COVID-19 in the neighborhood. (Facebook)
• A sad day as we say goodbye to the East River Park Amphitheater, built in 1941. (Facebook)

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— Patrick Murray