🌱 Cortlandt Street Subway Rider Wanted + Forsythia Block Party

Happy Saturday, neighbors! I am your host, Patrick Murray here with three fresh headlines to start your day.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny with a high of 60 and a low of 51.

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

1. Transit police are searching for a suspect who fondled a 22-year-old woman at a Lower Manhattan subway station on Thursday morning. At approximately 7 a.m., the victim was approached while she sat on a bench along the R platform at the Cortlandt Street station and proceeded to follow her on the train. The victim was uninjured, and the police released a surveillance photo of the man. (AMNY)
2. A new bookstore, P&T Knitwear, has announced its opening date for Memorial Day weekend. The new business on Orchard Street will occupy 3,000-square-feet at the base of Hotel Indigo. The owner, venture capitalist and philanthropist Bradley Tusk, partnered with bookseller Julie Wernersbach. (New York Daily News)
3. Local eatery Forsythia is hosting a food filled block part on Sunday. The event will be held in and around its 9 Stanton St. restaurant and will kick off at noon. Among the local restaurants participating are Dame, Smashed, Caffè Panna, Yellow Rose, Mama’s Too. (Eater NY)

Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• "On the Bowery" screening at The Metrograph. (5 p.m.)
• Live music at Pianos. (7 p.m.)
• "Asian AF," all-Asian variety show at Caveat. (7 p.m.)
• Live music at The Delancey. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Animal Haven board member Nicky Hilton threw a fundraiser in support of the shelter. (Facebook)
• Join the Tenement Museum for another virtual tenement talk on May 2. (Facebook)

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— Patrick Murray