🌱 Delancey Foot Bridge Demolition + Madison St. Shooting

Good morning, neighbors! I am your host Patrick Murray here with a couple fresh stories to get your day started.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy with a high of 42 and a low of 20.

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

1. Destruction of East River Park will continue with plans to demolish the Delancey Foot Bridge having been set in motion. The city circulated a notice to the community, saying that “construction operations necessitate extended work hours to dismantle the park-side ramp of the Delancey Street Pedestrian Bridge." The work began last night and will likely last for four weeks. (Bowery Boogie)
2. A man was left in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen on Sunday afternoon. The NYPD responded to a domestic dispute involving a gun at 208 Madison St., where they found the 29-year-old victim. The victim had allegedly been involved in a verbal altercation with a male relative prior to the shooting, but no arrests have been made yet. (AMNY)

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Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• Free virtual beginner American Sign Language (ASL) lesson. (6:30 p.m.)
• The Drunken Subway Comedy Show at Sour Mouse. (7:30 p.m.)
• Schmooze: A Comedy Show, Sing Sing Karaoke. (8 p.m.)
• Live music at Mercury Lounge. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Watch some very happy animals celebrating National Peanut Butter Day at Animal Haven. (Facebook)
• Tune into an upcoming water workshop with the Lower East Side Ecology Center. (Facebook)
• Many local eateries are featured in this writeup, highlighting some of the best places for dumplings in NYC. (Thrillist)
• A view of the Lower East Side all the way from 1920. (Facebook)

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— Patrick Murray