Morning Reads: Seaport Plan Stymied, East River Toll Proposal, Vanishing Language Exhibition

By
Ed Litvak
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The Howard Hughes Corp. plan for the Seaport, including that 494-foot condo tower, appears to be going nowhere. The developer hoped Sheldon “Silver would support the project and overcome any local resistance” but in the aftermath of his resignation as speaker, “the political calculus has changed.” (NYT)

A report from a left-leaning group shines a light on Leonard Litwin, one of the real estate heavyweights linked to the federal corruption case against Sheldon Silver (State of politics).

Today an advocacy group is announcing a new proposal for tolls on East River bridges to pay for transportation infrastructure (NYT).

Ralph Feldman’s East 8th Street photos (EV Grieve).

City Lore looks at vanishing languages (Epoch Times).

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