Lower East Side Links
–Quarters, the German co-living firm, has filed for bankruptcy. One of the buildings it leased is located at 324 Grand St. [The Real Deal]
–Legislation championed by Council Member Margaret Chin to lift the cap on street vendors for the first time in 40 years is expected to be approved next week. [The City]
–For awhile it looked like Sheldon Silver might have secured a last-minute pardon from Donald Trump, just a few months after finally reporting to prison to serve a 6.5 year sentence for public corruption. But in the end, he did not make the cut. [Gothamist]