🌱 Happy Holidays Lower East Side-Chinatown

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,Lower East Side-Chinatown! I am your host Patrick Murray here with today's top headlines from the neighborhood.

First, today's weather:

Rainy with a high of 50 and a low of 45.

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

1. Read an opinion piece regarding the state of our community in dealing with the ever-present controversy surrounding the East River Park. Construction, or destruction, has officially begun on the park and the city's plan for coastal resiliency remains under scrutiny. (The Village Sun)
2. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is still searching for a man who painted swastikas on the Charging Bull statue, City Hall, and other Lower Manhattan landmarks. The suspect has been at large since Dec. 3 when he first spray-painted the hateful symbol on a wall at 10 Maiden Ln. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline. (Fox 2 KTVU)

Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• "Metropolitan" screening at The Metrograph. (4 p.m.)
• "Carol" screening at The Metrograph. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Holiday wishes to all from the Museum at Eldridge Street! (Facebook)
• Merry Christmas Lower East Side! (Facebook)

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— Patrick Murray