–Your odds of winning an affordable housing lottery on the city’s website: 1000 to 1. There’s been a surge in applications during the last couple of years, which Housing Commissioner Vicki Been calls “a sign of the seriousness of the crisis.” [New York Post]
–An analysis of public records shows that landlord Steve Croman took in at least $63 million in 2014 from his many NYC buildings. Croman was arrested this week and faces 20 felony counts. [The Real Deal]
–A Jewish perspective — Local journalist Marjorie Ingall’s take on Steve Croman, the issue of gentrification on the Lower East Side and our collective responsibility to do the right thing [Tablet]
–Sheldon Silver must pay the federal government almost $7 million as part of his sentence on corruption charges. It’s unclear whether New York taxpayers will see any of the money. [WRGB]
–Emergency crews are working to prevent bricks from falling to the ground at a building on East 9th Street at 3rd Avenue. [EV Grieve]
–Ligaya Mishan checks out “a meal in a box” at Taiwan Bear House on Pell Street. [New York Times]
—Happening Today: The 7th Precinct is holding a blood drive from noon-6 p.m. at the station house, 19 Pitt St.
