Morning Reads: Cop Shooter Conviction, Bet Pays Off at 51 Astor Place, Inheriting Affordable Housing

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Ed Litvak
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Luis Martinez faces 25 years-life, after a jury convicted him in the shooting of a cop on the Lower East Side in 2012 (Daily News).

Edward Minskoff defies conventional wisdom, making a success of 51 Astor Place, an audacious commercial development (WSJ).

On the market for $25 million: a former Con Ed substation on East 6th Street that served as the creative nerve center for artist Walter De Maria (NYT).

Don’t hate them too much: New Yorkers born into low cost housing (NYT).

More clues about what’s ahead at the former 7A space (EV Grieve).

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