- The Pope declares Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Little Italy New York’s first basilica (Channel 4).
- The Post vs. Shelly: columnist Dicker talks up potential for conflict between Silver and Cuomo (Post).
- Andrew Cuomo might see the Silver (sorry) lining in the GOP’s takeover of the Senate (NYT).
- The Nuyorican Poets Cafe plans to expand (EV Grieve).
- Essex Street Market butcher Jeffrey Ruhalter “gets his groove back.” (NYT)
- More views on the “gentrification” of Polonia: the East Village Polish restaurant “is not going to attract any douchebag crowds anytime soon, so don’t fret.” (Jeremiah)
- Tables for Two: Northern Spy (New Yorker).
- “A subtle tribute” 77 Ludlow, the newish condos built on top of tenement remnants (WSJ).
