- State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver testified before the state ethics board regarding his role in the Vito Lopez harassment scandal (Daily News).
- Mayoral candidates toss around ideas for protecting New York City from future hurricanes (City & State).
- A couple of buildings in the East Village are part of a city-wide $73 million deal (EV Grieve).
- Clayton Patterson: the gangs of the Lower East Side (Vice).
- Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese Food is helping to define New York’s “post-locavore moment.” (NYM/Grub Street).