–Deputy Mayor Vicki Been scolds local elected officials who fight the city’s development agenda, saying lawsuits such as the ones holding up the proposed East River mega-towers only undermine the creation of affordable housing. [Crain’s]
–The borough president and Council member Carlina Rivera have hired a consultant to evaluate the city’s controversial East Side Coastal Resiliency Plan. [Crain’s]
–Claude Tinnin has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison for suffocating his infant son at the Rutgers Houses in 2012. [Daily News]
–A new Japanese fast casual spot, Otaku Katsu, will open next week at 137 Rivington St. [Eater]
–COLORS restaurant is announcing its reopening on Stanton Street. [AM New York]
–Fashion Week dispatch: Tom Ford stages his show in the Bowery subway station. [New York Times]
