🌱 78 Mulberry Street Rebuilding + Permits For 75 Essex Street

Rise and shine, neighbors! I am your host, Patrick Murray here with three fresh headlines to kick off your Thursday.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm with a high of 72 and a low of 54.

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

1. Just two weeks since a deadly fire destroyed it, the rebuilding process has begun at 78 Mulberry St. Workers have begun removing debris from within, and despite the massive amounts of damage, the structure has been deemed sturdy enough to renovate. The April 15 fire claimed the lives of a 91-year-old mother and her 52-year-old son. (Bowery Boogie)
2. Permits have been filed for 75 Essex St. to convert a 4-story commercial building into a 14-story mixed-use development. Located between Delancey and Broome streets, the lot is a block from the Delancey-Essex subway station. The proposed development would yield 27,355 square feet across nine residences and commercial space. (New York YIMBY)
3. Shake Shack has teamed with the Lower East Side favorite, Una Pizza Napolenta, to offer a special three course meal at Madison Square Park this week. According to Eater NY, the special menu will include "a spring crudite, a SmokeShack pizza that takes its cues from Shake Shack's bacon and cherry pepper-strewn SmokeShack cheeseburger and a Neapolitan dessert." (1010 WINS)

Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• Leroy Sanchez at The Mercury Lounge. (6 p.m.)
• RETAIL at The Delancey. (6:30 p.m.)
• Old Man Hustle Comedy Bar presents Funny People. (7 p.m.)
• "To Be Heard" at Metrograph. (7:15 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out five open houses in the neighborhood. (Lower East Side-Chinatown Patch)
• Scenes from Roe v. Wade protests across the country. (Mic)
• "Back to the Garde" exhibit on Allen Street Mall. (The Lo-Down)

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