Morning Reads: How the Silver Era Ended, Designing the New LES, Chatting With Jake Dell

Behind the scenes: Six days that culminated in the end of the Sheldon Silver era in Albany (NYT).

A group of reform-minded Democrats, including local Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, is trying to influence the Speaker race (Observer).

Meet the designers who are transforming New York, including the Lower East Side (Post).

Q&A with Jake Dell of Katz’s Deli (Eater).

Videos: The East Village punk art and rock scene (Gothamist).

Freemans Sporting Club brings back its Super Bowl sample sale (Racked).