–A look at the city administration’s efforts to pick a “night mayor.” [Observer]
–The State Liquor Authority objects to a lawsuit from a local resident who’s arguing that “drunk brunch” promotions should be banned. [EV Grieve]
–Draft documents show what the de Blasio administration might have in mind to deal with the L Train shutdown. The plan isn’t likely to be unveiled until after election day next month. [2nd Ave. Sagas]
–Editorial: City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is putting the intereests of individual Council members over the greater good of New York when it comes to affordable housing. [Daily News]
–Ryan Sutton says Jean-Georges Vongerichten has produced New York’s worst new restaurant at the Public Hotel on the Lower East Side. [Eater]
–A food editor pulls a 24-hour shift at Katz’s Deli. Among other things, he “fends off drunk patrons, lands a spot on the wall of fame, and learns to never ever order mayonnaise.” [Bon Appetit]
–Metropolitan Diary: Recalling a 1967 street encounter on the Lower East Side with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. [New York Times]
