Noho’s new historic district … and more

May 30, 2008 09:56AM

1. More on the newly-approved Noho Historic District Extension [Villager]
2. The chairman of the New York City Housing Authority says that without increased government aid the authority would need to raise rents [NYT]
3. Why do so many shops show up repeatedly on Downtown Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall? [Brooklyn Paper]
4. As a Brooklyn Heights building undergoes an emergency demolition, residents say the owners let the building crumble to force out rent-stabilized tenants [Brooklyn Paper]
5. Ikea adds hundreds of parking spaces to its Red Hook store ahead of its June 18 opening [Brooklyn Paper]
6. Donnell Library on West 53rd Street is closing to make way for a hotel [NYT]
7. A Sopranos actress is getting forced out of her Williamsburg loft [NYDN]
8. A ritual Jewish bathhouse is planned for Park Slope, on 15th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues [Brooklyn Paper]