Morning Reads: Real Estate & Politics, Energy Upgrade on Grand Street, Stylist Sues Drake

City Council member Brad Lander moves to limit the real estate industry’s influence in NYC campaigns (Crain’s).

More questions about the independence of a state anti-corruption panel, whose co-chair received campaign donations from Sheldon Silver’s law firm (Daily News).

Heshy Jacob, with the help of Sheldon Silver, moves the East River and Hillman coops into a “dual fuel” world (Habitat).

Downsizing apartments in subsidized buildings (Observer).

Lawsuit: Drake owes a Mulberry Street stylist $40,000 (Post).

High school students create bike posters on the LES (Streetsblog).