- The City Council grills NYPD brass about its ability/willingness (or lack thereof) to prosecute drivers who injure and kill bicyclists (NYT, Capital NY, Gothamist).
- Former City Council candidate Pete Gleason says he might run against City Councilmember Margaret Chin but he’d rather see a Chinese candidate step forward. Gleason’s beef with Chin? Her stance on the proposed Soho BID (City & State).
- A fundraiser for Comptroller/Mayor Candidate John Liu is indicted (NYT).
- Pace High School students scramble after learning they were short on gym credits (Gotham Schools).
- Could IBM or Microsoft be headed for 51 Astor Place? (Curbed)
- Linsanity comes to the Nom Wah Tea Parlor (NYT).
- An interesting perspective on the endangered Bialystoker Nursing Home (Bowery Boys).
- Fashion Week is a lot of work! Just ask Elizabeth Beer and Brian Janusiak of Orchard Street boutique Project No. 8 (NYT).