City Hotels 'Burdened' Under New Bill: 5 Must-Read NYC Stories

Good evening, New York City Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the city for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories around New York City:

1. Hotel industry leaders are pushing back on a revised bill that will impose more regulations, calling it "unnecessary" and a burden that could affect the city's economy. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A new affordable housing lottery has opened in Brooklyn for residents making under $200,000. (Read more on Patch.)

3. After a brutal axe attack that left a pregnant woman dead and another woman injured, officials say that the man responsible has been sentenced to prison. (Read more on Patch.)

4. The NYPD and New York Daily News Union are at odds over an altercation between a crime reporter and a top police official outside a hospital last week. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Madison Avenue won't quite be the same —the owner of Peress, an Upper East Side institution, said the boutique will close its doors in August. (Read more on Patch.)