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Here are some of the stories from the Lower East Side that caught our attention last week:
– Ten years ago, Private Danny Chen died of a self-inflicted gunshot while serving in Afghanistan. Over the weekend in Chinatown, friends and family gathered to remember Danny. They say it’s especially important now – with the increase in violent incidents against Asians – to remember the racist abuse Danny suffered in the military. [NY1]
– The Daily News editorial board believes protesters should leave the Museum of Chinese in America on their own. [Daily News]
– Disabled tenants fight against their landlord, who is accused of not having maintained their building on Forsyth Street. [Channel 2]
– State Senator Brian Kavanagh faces a challenge from the left; Socialist Alana Sivin will assume the Lower Manhattan legislature and chair of the Senate housing committee in next year’s election cycle. [City & State]
– Inside Heart of Dinner, the initiative to fight food insecurity among Asian seniors in Chinatown. [ABC News]
– Metro artist Devon Rodriguez lived with his grandmother in the Bronx. Then he became a TikTok star with 20 million followers and he realized his dream of moving to the Lower East Side. [The New York Times]
–Todd Haynes pays tribute to the pioneering Lower East Side group of Lou Reed and John Cale in his new documentary, Velor floor. [Daily Beast]
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