Morning Reads: Interest in Silver’s Seat, Construction at 76 East Houston St., Bonnie Slotnick’s Comeback

Sheldon Silver shows no signs of relinquishing his Assembly seat. “I intend to fully represent my constituents in the best way I know how,” he told the Daily News (Daily News).

Downtown District Leader Paul Newell says, “I’m very seriously looking at running for (Sheldon Silver’s) Assembly seat.” Another district leader, Jenifer Rajkumar, is also said to be interested in running (Post).

Checking up on construction of a two-story building at 76 East Houston St., the former home of Billy’s Antiques (EV Grieve).

Report: Uber is hitting the city’s taxi industry hard (Crain’s).

A first look at the new Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks (Jeremiah’s Vanishing NY).