Morning Reads: Silver Testifies, Flood Protection, the Cult of Danny Bowien

  • State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver testified before the state ethics board regarding his role in the Vito Lopez harassment scandal (Daily News).
  • Mayoral candidates toss around ideas for protecting New York City from future hurricanes (City & State).
  • A couple of buildings in the East Village are part of a city-wide $73 million deal (EV Grieve).
  • Clayton Patterson: the gangs of the Lower East Side (Vice).
  • Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese Food is helping to define New York’s “post-locavore moment.” (NYM/Grub Street).