Morning Reads: Mandatory Affordable Housing, Local Spirits Business, Sandler Film Panned

The new chair of the City Planning Commission says developers will be required to build affordable housing any time a zoning change is necessary (NYT).

If Democrats take control of the state Senate, the mayor will try to seize control of rent regulation (Daily News).

The beer, wine and spirits making business is booming in New York. The Lower East Side is, of course, on the front end of another trend: producing and consuming hard cider (Post).

Jeremiah Moss pays tribute to the change of seasons at the Hua Mei Bird Garden in Sara D. Roosevelt Park (Metro).

Seth Herzog’s comedy showcase is celebrating 10 years. Special shows will take place this week at the Slipper Room (Brooklyn Vegan).

The Cobbler, which filmed on the Lower East Side last year, gets skewered (Indiewire).