- The GOP launches a petition drive against Sheldon Silver (Daily News).
- A former Assembly member involved in the failed coup attempt against Silver in 2000 says new talk of ousting the Speaker is just that: talk (City & State).
- Silver is not expected to lose his speakership but he’s obviously losing clout with Andrew Cuomo (Crain’s).
- More on 7-Eleven’s conquest of the East Village (EV Grieve).
- A group opposing the city’s plan for the Seward Park site gets some mainstream attention (NY1).
- “P!” — a “multidisciplinary exhibition space” comes to Broome Street (NYT).
- World’s best Chinatowns — Manhattan doesn’t make the cut (Daily News).
- The Jewish holidays: car owners throughout Manhattan rejoice (NYT).
