Budget Blame Game, New East River Ferry, Tenement Talk

  • Responding to Governor Cuomo’s budget speech, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says Legislature is not fully to blame for New York’s financial crisis (Capital Tonight).
  • Developer finalizes plans for 35 Cooper Square, as preservationists persevere (Real Estate Weekly).
  • More than 2500 tickets were written last month — fining property owners for failing to shovel their sidewalks (Daily News).
  • The city details plans for new East River ferry service, scheduled to begin in the spring (Daily News).
  • Kenny Scharf’s mural gets security cameras, bodyguard — is this the future of street art? (Art Info).
  • One man’s decision to leave city life behind (NYT).
  • Chatting about the past and future of the Tenement Museum and New York real estate with the organization’s president and board chair (Real Deal).
  • The state relents: the Chocolate Library can keep its name (NYT).