Morning Reads: Sheldon Silver’s New Normal, Ferry Naysayers, “Straight Outta Tompkins”

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Ed Litvak
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After his 21-year tenure as assembly speaker comes to an end, Sheldon Silver takes his seat in back of the chamber (Capital).

Some transit advocates say expanded ferry service is not a good use of the city’s limited resources (Capital).

The intercity bus business is booming, but there’s little appetite for adding infrastructure to support it (City Lab).

The Bowery Mission is “using every inch” of its Lower East Side building as the bitter cold weather continues to grip New York (Observer).

A young German is on the Lower East Side, volunteering at Project Ezra, the non-profit that provides services to the elderly (The Jewish Week).

Getting to know Zephyr Benson, the director of the new film, “Straight Outta Tompkins.” (Indie Wire)

Extra Butter’s Reebok collab draws inspiration from the Halal Guys (Complex).

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