–Less than two hours after deliberations began, a juror in the Sheldon Silver federal corruption trial sent a note to the judge that read, “I’m feeling pressured, stressed out … told that I’m not using my common sense, my heart is pounding and my head feels weird.” As the Times reports, Judge Valerie Caproni rejected the juror’s request to be excused from the panel and told the jury to resume deliberations.
—Gotham Gazette reports that Mayor de Blasio is now acknowledging the need to revise his rezoning plans due to pushback in communities throughout the city.
–A man stole $2400 from a Lower East Side woman’s bank accounts, DNA Info reports.
–The turkey isn’t even in the oven yet — but EV Grieve spots the first Christmas tree market in the neighborhood.
–Thomas Holton publishes “The Lams of Ludlow Street,” an in-depth and intimate portrait of a family living in Chinatown.
