1. The bankruptcy of the Steve & Barry’s discount chain is expected to hurt the Manhattan Mall [Crain’s]
2. Progress seen in talks over cement truck drivers strike [AP via Crain’s]
3. Higher construction costs are hurting affordable housing, according to a report by the Manhattan Institute’s Center for Rethinking Development [Crain’s]
4. Business owners are teaming with housing activists to oppose the city’s redevelopment of Willets Point [Crain’s]
5. The Edge is taking shape in Williamsburg [Curbed]
6. Developer Joshua Guttman is buying up property around the Toren tower in Downtown Brooklyn [Brownstoner]