Food hall at Plaza to undergo expansion, MTA temporarily halts Second Avenue Subway blasting … and more

The Plaza Food Hall

1. Food hall at The Plaza set to undergo $3M expansion that increases size by 10 percent
[NYT]
2. Air quality concerns prompt MTA to temporarily halt Second Avenue Subway blasting through Dec. 5
[Post]
3. Brooklyn Heights leader calls planned residential tower for Brooklyn Eagle HQ bland
[Brooklyn Paper]
4. Renovating a building’s landmarked interior is a challenge for big-time landlords
[NYT]
5. Jackson Group acquires 40,000 square feet of retail properties along 13th Avenue in Borough Park
[Post, 3rd item]
6. BofA and Countrywide Financial investors settle securities fraud suit
[Bloomberg News]
7. Storefront featured on ‘Sopranos’ gets Key Food thanks to city incentives
[Post]
8. Faye Dunaway loses fight to keep rent-stabilized UES apartment
[NYT]
9. First U.S. store of Faberge will open at 694 Madison Avenue
[Post, 4th item]
10. Intrepid Museum will temporarily keep NASA shuttle on carrier’s flight deck
[NYT]