🌱 Sleeping Man Set On Fire + LES On Hulu's "Taste The Nation"

Happy Sunday Lower East Side-Chinatown! It's your host, Patrick Murray, bringing you the latest headlines from the neighborhood.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy with a high of 56 and a low of 44.

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

1. A sleeping man presumed to be a drug addict is in critical condition after being set ablaze by 27-year-old Nathaniel Terry. The victim, believed to be in his 30s, suffered severe burns on nearly 75% of his body. Terry was taken into custody and was awaiting arraignment on Saturday evening. (Yahoo)
2. ‘Taste the Nation’ docuseries hits the Lower East Side as it returned to Hulu this week. Host Padma Lakshmi explores Jewish culture and cuisine, within walking distance of her East Village apartment. One notable stop on the tour was to the famous Russ & Daughters on Houston Street. (The Times of Israel)

Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• Synagogues of the Lower East Side Walking Tour. (11 a.m.)
• Flower, Sotto Voce at Mercury Lounge. (5 p.m.)
• Radical History walking tour of the Lower East Side. (3 p.m.)
• Wine & Cheese Tasting Cruise With Chocolate. (7 p.m.)

Lower East Side-Chinatown Patch Notebook

• NYC residents can weigh in on proposed redistricting maps beginning next week. (Gothamist)
• LES resident be alert, the infamously chaotic SantaCon will be returning to Manhattan this year. (Bowery Boogie)

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