🌱 Yu And Me Books' Positive Impact + Seward Park Makes Nationals

Happy hump day, Lower East Side-Chinatown! It's your host, Patrick Murray, here with today's top 3 headlines from the neighborhood.

First, today's weather:

Rain in the morning with a high of 46 and a low of 36.

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

1. The recently opened Yu and Me Books is highlighting diverse voices and making a positive impact on the community in the store's infancy. Owner Lucy Yu stated that she has committed herself to "focus on diverse authors, writers of color, stories with people of color as their main character, especially immigrant stories." As a woman-owned, and Asian American-owned establishment, Yu and Me Books is the first of its kind in the city. (WABC-TV)
2. The Seward Park High School cheerleading team has become only the second team from Manhattan to ever make it to the national competition. The team qualified for the competition in Orlando two weeks ago. Head coach Giana Quinterno has organized a GoFundMe campaign to help with the costs involved with travel, uniforms, and hotels for their journey. (Bowery Boogie)
3. Grocery delivery apps have sprung up abruptly across the Lower East Side. Gorillas, a leader in the delivery app world, recently took over the commercial space at 294 Grand St., while the smaller Turkish-owned Getir moved into a Seward Park storefront at 43 Essex St. Some fear the delivery business model may have a negative impact on neighborhood bodegas. (Bowery Boogie)

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Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• "A Touch of Zen" screening at Metrograph. (3:15 p.m.)
• Pre-Teen Basketball Skill Development, Hamilton Fish Recreation Center. (4 p.m.)
• Live music at Arlene's Grocery. (5:30 p.m.)
• Live music at Mercury Lounge. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Make sure to stop by Veniero's Pasticceria & Caffè in 2022 for some tasty goods! (Facebook)
• 6-year-old Scrungy of Animal Haven is not as angry as she looks. (Facebook)
• A Dutch scholar has worked to shed new light on the early history of slavery in New Amsterdam. (Facebook)

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— Patrick Murray