- Local officials keep up the pressure on the White House, even after reports surfaced that the 9/11 terror trials would not be coming to New York (Daily News).
- On the budget, at least, Sheldon Silver says he’s ready to work with the governor-elect (Ithaca Journal).
- Eddie Huang on his Four Loco party: “Dude, it’s crazy here tonight, packed wall-to-wall.” (Observer)
- The Lower East Side is all over Rihanna’s new video (Buzzfeed).