- GOP gubenatorial candidate Carl Paladino vows to take down Sheldon Silver (Capital Tonight).
- Landlords increasingly relying on private investigators to force out tenants in rent regulated buildings (NYT).
- The state discourages school districts from asking immigration status of students (NYT).
- The Essex Street bar, Painkiller, finds itself right in the middle of the great “copyrighted cocktails” debate (Atlantic).
- Sue Sylvester’s Lower East Side connection: Orchard Street vintage jewelry shop (Racked).
- Cajoling skateboarders to reveal their favorite skate spots (DNA Info).
- Bob Arihood shut down his blog “Neither Nor More Less.” But now you can find his photos on a new web site (Nadie Se Canoce via Melanie).