- Fire breaks in in the Jacob Riis Houses on East 6th Street (DNA Info).
- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver supports the legalization of casino gambling but is not sure his colleagues will go along (Daily News).
- John Liu has kept a very high profile throughout the city, but especially in Chinatown, as a federal campaign finance inquiry continues (NYT).
- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s D.C. town house (shared with three colleagues) is “a kind of sorority house of four Democratic women who are given to caucusing late at night over bowls of popcorn about challenges at home and at work.” (NYT)
- More on the future of Billy’s Antiques (EV Grieve).