MARTE LEADS THE PACK FOR CITY COUNCIL
Lower East Side resident Christopher Marte leads with 40 percent of the first choice votes. He needs to get to 50 to be declared winner.

MADE IN TRIBECA: EMILIA GEORGE
Frustrated with the dearth of high-quality work clothes for pregnant women, Elle Wang started a fashion business — all while working at the United Nations and raising two sons.

IN THE NEWS
AmEx going hybrid. Plus a feature on PPOW gallery; Carne Mare at the Seaport; tenant at 1 Harrison kicked out.

BODY PULLED FROM THE HUDSON RIVER
The NYPD pulled an unidentified man from the Hudson this morning at 10:20 a.m.

SEEN & HEARD
Marc Van Cauwenbergh shows on 57th Street; Venezuelans at One Art Space; SVA MFA on Warren; and a call for artists for downtown storefronts.

IT’S QUIET OUT THERE…
The streets and the polls were very quiet, and even early voting did not pack in the numbers. So where are all the voters??

SEEN & HEARD
Prayers for Eric Adams at Washington Market Park. Plus a local teen has the windows at the Western Union building; a test kitchen at Parm?; Staple Street window blackout.

BRIDGE BIKE PATH CONSTRUCTION STARTS
The two-way bike lane will take up the innermost west-bound lane of the roadway and should be finished by this fall.