- Bill Hammond thinks Sheldon Silver should voluntarily step down as Assembly Speaker (Daily News).
- An update on the Lee, the low income housing complex at the corner of Pitt and East Houston (EV Grieve).
- The “troubled art gallery business” appears to be making a turnaround, a trend seen most prominently on the Lower East Side (Observer).
- Nate Appleman is out at Pulino’s (Eater).
- Sam Sifton reviews Peels, where the “magic is fleeting.” (NYT)