Curbed: Upgraded Plaza planned for Astor Place and Cooper Square
The plans would cover about 8000 SF.
More photos here: Curbed, Bowery Boogie, DNAInfo
Brooklyn trio Apollo Run to play Mercury Lounge tonight (217 E Houston)
Also: USVS, Hawks & Doves, Stacie Rose, The Assembly Line
Credit: GFP
GS: Juice Press’ $18 Guru Smoothie Is Now $15.
Recession be damned! Juice Press is located at 70 E 1st.
Jimmy’s No. 43 to host 3rd Annual Cassoulet Cookoff, to benefit Greenmarket.

From Edible Manhattan:
Amateur and professional chefs join forces for the Greenmarket Cassoulet Cookoff! The event benefits Greenmarket, so all entries must feature ingredients from local farms such as Violet Hill Farm, Flying Pigs Farm, or 3 Corner Field Farm, to name a few. Tickets are $20 and available at the door only; all proceeds will be donated to Greenmarket. Think your cassoulet stands a winning chance? Send Jimmy an email at foodkarma@gmail.com to register.
DNAInfo: Fire today at 507 E. 6th St; Tenants Evacuated Twice
FDNY returned to the scene after initial fire was extinguished around 8:30a, per DNAInfo. And then returned to extinguish a second round near around 10a.