Weekly News Round-Up for the LES

• Sixth Street standby Mara's Homemade has finally announced a closing date! The delicious Cajun eatery will be closing on May 14 and moving to a new place in Syosset. From the EV Grieve .

• Cat adoption center finds new home in the East Village after fire destroyed its old space. Apparently it was also known for performing gay kitty marriages? From DNAinfo.

• In education news, the head of a popular dual-language Lower East Side school is stepping down. He is under investigation by the DOE. From DNAinfo

• Councilmember Margaret Chin proposes bill that aims to make buying fake goods a crime in New York. From The Lo-Down and NYTimes.

• In crime, police are searching for a suspect who robbed a delivery man on Avenue D. From EV Grieve

• On the art scene, the New Museum is gearing up for its Festival of Ideas by painting gates with various designs on the Bowery. From The Bowery Boogie

• Interesting weekend events! Check out the "Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures," the insane new play by Tony Kushner, playing at at the Public Theater. From the Village Voice.