🌱 Niou To Run Against Incumbent Kavanagh + LES Venues Closing

Welcome back, Lower East Side-Chinatown! I am your host, Patrick Murray bringing you today's top 3 headlines.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. with a high of 45 and a low of7.

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

1. Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou, who represents multiple neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan, announced her intention to run against incumbent Brian Kavanagh for the 26th State Senate District position. Niou currently represents a smaller section of the city, including Chinatown, the Financial District, Battery Park City, and parts of the Lower East Side. Niou has represented the 65th Assembly district since 2017. (Reverb MSN Music)
2. Ed Higgins III, renowned artist of the Rivington School movement in the 1980s, sadly passed away at the age of 72. Known for his unique "mail art," Higgins had lived at the same Ludlow Street residence since 1976. Many of us who have lived in the Lower East Side have likely passed by his work, namely the Wingnut icon, and have not even known it. (Bowery Boogie)
3. Arlene’s Grocery has decided to close its doors for the week in light of the rampant COVID-19 surge in the city. Many performance spaces in the city are following suit, or at least implementing stricter mask mandates at their venues. (Bowery Boogie)

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Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• Food & Wine Tasting at One19 Wine Bar + Food. (5:30 p.m.)
• Spayce Ranger live at Mercury Lounge. (6 p.m.)
• Educational Tenement Museums tours for youth. (All Day)

From my notebook:

• Meet Sesame and Poppy! Two newborn kittens at Animal Haven. (Facebook)
• Visit the Tenement Museum for the holiday edition of their Tenement Kitchens program. (Facebook)
• Congratulations to Naimia Chisolm, from the Grand St. Settlement, for all of her hard work. (Facebook)
• Compost schedule updates from the Lower East Side Ecology Center. (Facebook)

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— Patrick Murray