Morning Reads: Silver Locks Up Speaker Election, Zadroga Act Extension, CHARAS Campaign

By
Ed Litvak
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In a private meeting last night, Assembly Democrats agreed to renominate Sheldon Silver as their Speaker. Only one member, Assemblyman Charles Barron, was opposed (Daily News).

What’s Barron’s beef with Silver? (City & State)

Today City Council member Margaret Chin will introduce legislation urging Congress to extend the Zadroga Act (Daily News).

Council member Rosie Mendez and local activists take the fight for the CHARAS/El Bohio community center to City Hall (EV Grieve).

More on the decision by Streit’s Matzo Factory to leave the Lower East Side; co-owner Alan Adler says the move was not the result of gentrification (NYT).

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