MAN ACQUITTED IN KILLING OUTSIDE LIVE AXE
The Post reports that the Long Island man charged with killing a teen outside Live Axe on Lafayette and White was acquitted, even thought he admitted to the stabbing. From The Post: “Gianluca Bordone, 21, was found not guilty of manslaughter and assault charges Thursday after convincing jurors that he acted in self-defense when he stabbed 17-year-old Rocco Rodden in the heart outside the Live Axe nightclub in TriBeCa the night before Thanksgiving 2023. The three-week trial included a handful of witnesses who testified about the drunken, early morning melee where Bordone, an Oyster Bay event promoter, plunged a pocket knife into Rodden’s chest as both groups of friends fought.
PERMITS FILED FOR JAIL
Yimby reports that construction permits have been filed for the Manhattan Detention Center, the jail scheduled for White and Lafayette (currently an empty lot). The NYC Department of Design and Construction is listed as the owner.
A NEIGHBORHOOD UNDER WATER
The Times has an interactive story on the future of flooding and extreme rainfall in the city, and of course our neighborhoods are part of the story. One takeaway: “By 2080, nearly 30 percent of the city’s land mass could be at risk of significant flooding. Some 1.4 million New Yorkers currently live in these areas — 17 percent of the city’s population.”
A TRIBUTE TO DUANE PARK PATISSERIE
The Tribeca Trib has a feature on Madeline Lanciani, who is selling Duane Park Patisserie after 33 years. From The Trib: “Lanciani said she intends to volunteer with the World Central Kitchen, an organization that provides food relief to people impacted by disaster and war. (“My kids said, ‘Fine Mom, just don’t go to war zones,’ so I won’t.”)”