Morning Reads: NYCHA Under Fire, No MetroCard Refunds, Specialized Schools Investigated

  • Editorial: NYCHA head John Rhea should lose his job due to storm response (Daily News).
  • Will New York’s next mayor have the courage to confront the effects of global warming on the city? (NYT)
  • No refunds for MetroCard holders after the storm (NYT).
  • State GOP suffered through an historically bad election; efforts to make Sheldon Silver’s handling of the Vito Lopez scandal a campaign issue failed miserably (City & State).
  • The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether NYC’s selective high schools are discriminatory (WNBC).