–Closing arguments begin in the second corruption trial of Sheldon Silver. [Channel 7].
–A recap of last night’s town hall regarding the dreaded L Train shutdown. [Gothamist]
–The City Council’s Women’s Caucus backs the governor’s decision to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Eric Schneiderman, and encourages DA Cy Vance to drop his opposition to the appointment. The co-chairs of the caucus are local Council members Carlina Rivera and Margaret Chin. [City & State]
–A decision made following a 1995 collision on the Williamsburg Bridge has contributed to the MTA’s subway crisis. [New York Times]
–High praise for Sara Driver’s new film, “Boom For Real,” which tells the story of a teenage Basqiet coming of age in the “somewhat desolate, dangerous Lower East Side of the late ’70s.” [New York Times]
