Morning Reads: Shelly Coup Scuttled, Airbnb Questions, Rent Law Politics

By
Ed Litvak
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Report: A coup attempt against Speaker Sheldon Silver was blocked by the Republican leader in the Assembly (Post).

Campaign finance and the upcoming battle over the state’s rent laws (City & State).

A City Council committee will be questioning Airbnb over safety concerns (Post).

Why does Gene Kaufman, the architect of so many uninspired buildings, keep getting work? The answer is simple: he gets projects completed on the cheap (Crain’s).

A look at Hank O’Neal’s New York City photos from the 1980s (Jeremiah’s Vanishing NY).

At 90 years old, Lower East Side resident Ruth Taube is still sharing her passion for sewing (NY1).

“Two sides of contemporary choreography” are on display at the American Realness Festival at the Abrons Arts Center (NYT).

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