Meant as Homage, Bar’s Naming for Downtown Squatter Is Perceived as a Slight by COLIN MOYNIHAN

By COLIN MOYNIHAN

Friends of the late Adam Purple, an ascetic squatter who lived in the Lower East Side, say the posh bar named after him is a poor fit with his legacy.

Published: December 25, 2015 at 07:00PM

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