New section of Hudson River Park opens, Cushman & Wakefield says it’s not being acquired … and more

1. New part of Hudson River Park opens, between 24th and 26th streets [NYT]
2. City Department of Environmental Protection to use explosives for excavations at Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx [NYDN]
3. Cushman & Wakefield sets rumor straight, saying it is not merging with another firm or being acquired [NYO]
4. Hedge funder Gad Grieve, who has been sued for fraud, puts Upper East Side townhouse on the market for $13 million [NYO]
5. Lawmakers reach agreement to rescue the M.T.A. [NYT]
6. History of the Pan Am building [NYDN]
7. Shipping and marine facilities group ABS moving office from Paramus, N.J., to 60 East 42nd Street [Post, 4th item]
8. Swiss watchmaker F.P. Journe signs for former Graff jewelry space at 721 Madison Avenue [Post, 3rd item]
9. Almost one-quarter of homeowners have negative equity [Bloomberg]
10. Wealthy Americans defaulting on luxury homes [Bloomberg]