Silver, out of respect for the elderly, will not criticize Ed Koch (Capital Tonight).

Gearing up for the new battle over community gardens (East Villager).

Expert backs up alleged Chinatown strangler’s accidental death defense (DNA Info).

115 Norfolk revealed (Bowery Boogie, Curbed).

Jamming goes with your punjabi on East 1st Street (NYC The Blog).

Boutique manager says the “Orchard Street Hell building” drove him out of business (Racked).

Charter school students falter in state reading test (Daily News).

Anonymous comments – “admitting our mistakes.” (Downtown Express).

Continue reading Orchard Hell Building Bad for Business, Sustainable LES, McNally/Bruni Beef

Sheldon Silver blames Albany gridlock on Republicans (Daily News).

Wall Street goes after the Democrats, including Rep. Carolyn Maloney (CNBC).

Imagination Playground opens at the Seaport (DNA Info).

The new push to save Manhattan’s community gardens (EV Grieve).

Book review: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement (NYT).

>Budget battles: Sheldon Silver says “the ball is in the governor’s court.” (Capital Tonight)

>Fire at 240 East Houston forces Neil Finn of Crowded House to change plans (Huffington Post).

>Charter Review Commission update (City Pragmatist).

>Eddie huang’s new taiwanese restaurant is now open to the public (Eater).

>Frank Bruni: Keith McNally is a horrible man! (Eater)

>Will Rag & Bone need Billy’s exorcism kit? (Racked)

>Photoshop fun with Shelly (Real Deal).

More on Sheldon Silver’s lawsuit against his Republican challenger (Post).

Chinatown BID – the opposition launches a web site (nochinatownbid).

District 1′s Margaret Chin may be at forefront of negotiations over the Flushing Commons (Neighborhood Retail Alliance).

Markey’s last afternoon on East 7th Street (EV Grieve).

The Abrons Arts Center is among 79 non-profit organizations receiving grants from the Open Society (Playbill).

Work for Dessert Truck Works (Craigslist).

Ed Koch calls Sheldon Silver an enemy of the state (Daily News).

Brian Kavanagh and Daniel Squadron are “heroes.” (Times Union)

Silver responds (Capital Tonight).

By the way, Koch endorsed Rep. Carolyn Maloney (The Hill).

Continue reading Silver Makes Koch Enemy List, Saujani’s Money, Banh Mi on Grand

>Next phase of East River waterfront project about to begin (Tribeca Trib).

>Sheldon Silver files suit to keep his Republican opponent off the ballot (WNYC).

>Silver “Inside City Hall.” (NY1).

Continue reading Waterfront Work to Begin, Silver Sues Opponent, Curry Heat Wave

Fact checking Reshma Saujani’s mailer blasting Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s acceptance of “special interest” money (Fact Check.org).

Rep. Maloney plays ball (Daily News).

The Borough President has a new land use director; Brian Cook replaces Anthony Borelli, who’s taking a job with Edison Properties (Real Deal).

Continue reading Fact Checking Saujani, Well Known LES Author Relocates, Chatham Square Comfort Food

NYC charter school chief Michael Duffy steps down (WSJ).

More on the beating that took place over the weekend in Sara D. Roosevelt Park (DNA Info).

Making fun of the Post’s bike rant (Gothamist).

Continue reading Charter School Head Quits, More on Park Beating, Kuperferberg’s Memorial

A beating near Sara D. Roosevelt Park. Police say the victim was attacked with his own crutches (Post).

Baruch Singer sells 86 Canal, after failing to build a 16-story residential building on the site (Real Deal).

More on the landmarking of the Greek Orthodox Church on East 2nd Street (Save the Lower East Side).

Continue reading Man Beaten Near SDR Park, New York Times Invasion, Silver’s Spokesman Moves On