Morning Reads: NYCHA Repairs, Cell Phone Thievery, Bowery Boys Still Going Strong

NYCHA announces it’s making progress completing maintenance requests; only 350,000 to go (NYT).

Some public housing tenants are convinced the city’s plan to lease property for private development will ultimately lead to their eviction (NYT).

Thieves love to swipe phones from unsuspecting revelers at Lower East Side night spots (The Local EV).

The Bowery Boys: amateur historians have staying power (NPR).