Barclays Arena construction could cause commute headaches … and more

1. Advocates claim possible WTC mosque construction controversy is unfounded [NYT]
2. A peek at the restaurant influx on the Bowery [EV Grieve]
3. Barclays Arena construction could shrink Flatbush Avenue, slowing traffic [Brooklyn Paper]
4. Newly opened South Street Seaport playground tested [NYT]
5. Duane Reade to open new Lower East Side location [Bowery Boogie]
6. Brooklyn gin distillery to open its doors [Brooklyn Paper]
7. Second Avenue subway construction slowed by regular equipment failure, insiders say [NYDN]
8. Rise in foreclosures spurs U.S. rental market, experts say [Bloomberg]