🌱 Formal Complaint Against Niou + Open Restaurants Meeting

Good morning, neighbors! I am your host, Patrick Murray here to bring you a couple fresh stories to start your day.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy with a high of 45 and a low of 37.

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

1. The NYPD detectives' union filed an ethics complaint against assembly member Yuh-Line Niou after her actions on Twitter regarding the NYPD. Niou took to Twitter to voice her anger over a video showing NYPD officers maskless in a subway station and supported the claim that these officers were stealing subway fares. She proceeded to "like" a meme that seemingly compared NYPD officers at the funeral procession for slain officer Jason Rivera to a Nazi rally. (New York Daily News)
2. The president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York joined many Lower Manhattan residents in opposing the Open Restaurants program. The media advisory sent a strong message regarding the dangers that the temporary, often haphazardly constructed dining shed pose concerning fire safety. The Council’s Committee on Worker Protection and Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a remote public hearing yesterday to discuss the future of the program. (Bowery Boogie)

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Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• Food and Culture Tour of Downtown Manhattan. (12:30 p.m.)
• Cinema Chats: "The Jazz Singer" at the Museum at Eldridge Street. (6 p.m.)
• Live music at Mercury Lounge. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Wilbert was living in a cardboard box before he was rescued and moved to Animal Haven, but he is now thriving and looking for a home! (Facebook)
• "Soon. Time to get ready for your Sweetheart. Photo by Jill Freedman." (Facebook)
• Tenement Museum sharing an inspiring story in honor of Black History Month. (Facebook)
• The Museum at Eldridge Street is celebrating Lunar New Year in the neighborhood. (Facebook)
• Here is the neighborhood's real estate roundup. (Lower East Side-Chinatown Patch)

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— Patrick Murray