🌱 Bullet Shatters Window At Lower East Side School

Hello, people of Lower East Side-Chinatown! It's your host again, Patrick Murray, bringing you the latest headlines from the neighborhood.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and mild with a high of 50 and a low of 46.

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

1. A bullet went through a window at the Great Oaks Charter School on Delancey and Forsythe around 10 a.m. on Thursday morning. Thankfully no students were present in the fourth-floor classroom at the time. Police said that a gunman missed his intended target, and one of the stray rounds hit the school building. (WABC-TV)

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Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• Comedians on the Loose at Black Cat LES. (9 p.m.)
• "The Color of Pomegranates" at The Metrograph. (12 p.m.)
• Abbie Roper at Arlene's Grocery. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Animal Haven's annual Stock Stuffer drive is back! (Facebook)
• Lower East Side Preservation Initiative: "This article takes a look at the history of bagels and lox focusing on the LES, very relevant for the current cream cheese shortage and the resulting unhappy diners." (Facebook)
• East River Park opinion piece courtesy of Time Out New York. (Time Out New York)
• A young Antonio "Chico" Garcia painting a mural on the Lower East Side in 1978. (Facebook)

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