🌱 LES Concerned With Open Restaurants +SOHO/NOHO Rezoning

Happy Thursday, Lower East Side-Chinatown! I am your host, Patrick Murray, brining you all the latest news from your neighborhood.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy with a high of 52 and a low of 41.

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

1. Ongoing issues regarding the Open Restaurants initiative, which began with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, persist in the Lower East Side. Noise and quality of life complaints from local residents have been the highlight of those voicing their strong opinions against continuing the program. Meanwhile, NYDOT recently published a timetable that would cement Open Restaurants as a permanent fixture in the city. (Bowery Boogie)
2. Concerns are on the rise regarding the proposed rezoning of SOHO/NOHO and how it could negatively impact Chinatown. Those who believe that Chinatown will be negatively affected argue that the rezoning will lead to more displacement of residents. (City & State)

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Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• Brian Roberts: "Borderwaters: Amid the Archipelagic States of America," NYU Public Events. (6 p.m.)
• Elena at Rockwood Music Hall. (8:15 p.m.)
• Lower East Side Youth Market. (8 a.m.)
• Jake Wesley Rogers at Mercury Lounge. (6:30 p.m.)
• The Setup, comedy show at Caveat. (7 p.m.)

Lower East Side-Chinatown Patch Notebook

• Meet Aubrey, if you are interested in adopting a pet head to Animal Haven! (Facebook)
• Be on the lookout for a walking tour of the Lower East Side with the Museum at Eldridge Street! (Facebook)
• Join the Lower East Side Ecology Center as a Compost Associate. (Facebook)
• Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center keeping up the great work. (Facebook)

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