Morning Reads: Avenue A Robbery, Whitehouse Hotel Future, “Poor Door” Debate

A woman was robbed at knife-point early yesterday morning on Avenue A at 9th Street (Post).

The Whitehouse Hotel is “temporarily closing.” (EV Grieve).

Editorial: “Poor doors” aren’t so bad if it means building more affordable housing (NYT).

The Times is wrong on affordable housing (Gothamist).

Tonight on public television: the history of New York’s schmatta trade (NYT).