Morning Reads: Local Housing Preferences Scrutinized, Velazquez in Cuba, Remembering Joy Ryder

The federal government is examining whether agreements to set aside affordable housing for local residents violate civil rights laws (WSJ via Google News).

A housing court judge ruled that a rent regulated tenant could be evicted for listing his apartment on Airbnb (Post).

U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez is part of a delegation visiting Cuba (News Daily).

Penny Arcade remembers musician Joy Ryder, who lost her battle with liver cancer on Valentine’s Day (EV Grieve).

A menswear collection inspired by the “urban renewal and gentrification of the Lower East Side.” (WWD)