- Senior centers, fire companies once again endangered by Bloomberg budget (Gotham Gazette).
- State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had no immediate response but is reviewing Governor Cuomo’s proposal for independent redistricting (NYT).
- San Gennaro Feast supporters are confident this year’s event will remain intact (DNA Info).
- An indie dress for an indie director: East 9th Street designer Jill Anderson created Debra Granik’s (Winter’s Bone) dress for the Oscars (Daily News).
- “This is what rock music has turned into;” Interpol’s after-party at the Bowery Hotel, populated by the “sort of young men who protect their eyes from UV rays — indoors, at night.” (NYT)
- If you’ve ever had anything to do with Lady Gaga, or even if you’ve been in the same room, the mainstream media will not leave you alone (Channel 5).