- Arson, burglary, a fight with their landlord and the loss of the family dog — an East Village couple is having a tough go of it (Post).
- Dicker: Former Sheldon Silver aide gets SUNY job (Post).
- The city is approving a lot of sidewalk cafes, but violations are falling. One Lower East Side observer wonders whether lax enforcement is the real reason few citations are being written (WNYC).
- Dismantling Mars Bar, speculating about a new location (EV Grieve).