The city’s municipal ID cards — pet project of Mayor Bill de Blasio, important resource for undocumented immigrants, and free museum pass — will remain free in 2016. [NY Daily News]
The New York Times reviews Motherstruck! one woman-show by Staceyann Chin. [New York Times]
Old reliable also stopped by Birdy’s, newish old man bar of Bushwick. [New York Times]
Engineer tells MTA there is “moderate risk” the 2nd Avenue Subway won’t be finished by December 2016. [NY Daily News]
Days are numbered for a handful of some of the Bowery’s oldest buildings slated for demolition, scaffolding went up yesterday [Bowery Boogie]
Renderings for renovation plans at Williamsburg yeshiva Ahavas Israel, housed in an Art Deco building once home to a brick factory, reveal 36,360 square feet expansion [NY Yimby]
East Village landlord / broker allegedly posed as a lawyer, which is against the law, to gain better access to owners not looking to sell. [Real Deal]
One bar owner has banned fur in his establishments, including three bars on the Lower East Side: Back Room, Revision Bar, and Gallery. [DNA info]