–A federal appeals court appeared sympathetic to Sheldon Silver’s latest bid to throw out his conviction on public corruption charges. He remains free on bail until the appeals run their course. [Daily News]

–The Cooper Square Committee launches a campaign to convince the Archdiocese of New York to allow affordable housing to be built on the former Church of the Nativity site on 2nd Avenue. [Gothamist]

–Supporters and opponents of affordable senior housing on the Elizabeth Street Garden site met face to face at a City Planning Commission meeting. [Curbed]

–Here’s a preview of the new Essex Street Market which will be opening after Easter. [NY1]

–The social enterprise business, the GrandLo cafe, celebrates its second birthday Saturday. [Facebook]

–Around 500 apartments have now been completed in the big Essex Crossing project. The 14-screen Regal movie theater is scheduled to open by the end of the month with the first phase of the Market Line debuting in May. [Commercial Observer]

–A building owner on East 13th Street is trying to nullify leases in bankruptcy court. The city and the state AG are stepping in on the tenants’ behalf. [Channel 4]

–The de Blasio administration is resurrecting a Bloomberg-era plan to build out into the East River, below the Brooklyn Bridge, as part of its latest resiliency scheme. [Gothamist]

–Documenting  “the fashion kids, the art kids, the theatre kids, the who-knows-what kids” in Corlears Hook Park. [The New Yorker]

–Local organizations can sign up to take part in Lower East Side History Month [Google Form]

–“The plans (to build low-income housing for seniors) have spurred a clash in the neighborhood, turning the (Elizabeth Street) garden in Little Italy into a quintessential New York City power struggle that pits two of the city’s scarcest resources — affordable housing and green spaces — against each other.” [New York Times]

–State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou talks about the role younger elected representatives are playing in changing Albany’s toxic culture. [City & State]

–On Studio 360, fourth generation co-owner Niki Russ Federman talks about the allure of the Lower East Side’s Russ and Daughters. [PRI]

–Well-known chefs choose their favorite underrated restaurants, including Shopsin’s, Yopparai and Hop Shing. [Grub Street]

–The Art on Paper Fair has returned to Pier 36. [Hyperallergic]

–Local residents are outraged about the city’s revised East River flood protection plan, [Patch]

–There are reports that Moishe’s Bake Shop on 2nd Avenue has closed after more than 40 years in business. [EV Grieve]

–The Lower East Side Partnership/BID revives its expansion plans. There’s a map showing proposed boundaries on Community Board 3’s website. There will be a presentation by the Partnership tonight at 6:30 p.m. at University Settlement, 273 Bowery. [CB3]

–Here’s a report from the latest public meeting for the rezoning of Soho/Noho. [The Villager]

–Think!Chinatown and the Center for Urban Pedagogy team up for a workshop on the land use issues around the mayor’s controversial proposal for a new Chinatown jail. [Facebook]

–A new film tells the story of Agnostic Front, the Lower East Side-based band that helped define the hardcore 80s scene. [AM New York]