Morning Reads: De Blasio’s Affordable Housing Plan, Peels Closes, Macauley Culkin’s Band at Moscot

A look at the mayor’s lofty goal of creating or preserving 200,000 units of affordable housing (NYT).

More on the new City Council leadership assignments, which left local Council member Rosie Mendez without a committee chairmanship (Daily News).

Residents would really like the 7-Eleven on Avenue A to shovel the sidewalk (EV Grieve).

Peels on the Bowery has closed (Grub Street).

“Here Be Sirens,” a “substantial” new musical theater piece at Dixon Place (NYT).

The Pizza Underground, Macauley Culkin’s Velvet Underground tribute band, performs at Moscot tonight (AMNY).