- Pretty much everything is coming to a head in Albany today, and of course, Shelly Silver is right in the middle of all of it (WSJ).
- State Senator Daniel Squadron says the Republican Majority put 14 of his bills on ice (Daily News).
- Plans to revamp the Pier 17 shopping/recreational area earn generally good reviews from Community Board 1 (Downtown Express).
- Max Fish “good for now;” no immediate plans to leave Ludlow Street (EV Grieve).
- Plans for the CBGB Music Festival start to take shape (This Aint the Summer of Love via EV Grieve).
- Photographer Rebecca Lepkoff found creative inspiration (and possibly liberation) right outside her door on the Lower East Side (NYT).
- Arts Watch: “Pocket Utopia” – born in Bushwick – moves to Henry Street on the Lower East Side (Hyperallergic).
