1. Pro-development forces strike back in Carroll Gardens [Gowanus Lounge]
2. President Bush nominates Steve Preston, head of the Small Business Administration, to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development [Reuters]
3. Broadway Real Estate Partners, the New York-based owners Boston’s $1.4 billion John Hancock Tower, are seeking a $350 million investment to refinance debt on the property [Boston Globe]
4. TransGas’ “undead” power plant proposal in Williamsburg is “the Dracula of Brooklyn Proposals” [Curbed]
5. A look back at the birth of Moynihan Station [NYO]
6. The annual ritual of newly-minted college grads moving to Murray Hill is about to begin [NYO]
7. A break-down of Hudson Companies’ plans for public place, now called Gowanus Green [Brownstoner]
8. Regina Myer, the new president of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation, remains optimistic about the project [Brooklyn Paper]
9. Merrill Lynch’s 4,000 layoffs, announced yesterday, have stirred concerns over office vacancies [GlobeSt.]
10. The region’s retail market remains healthy [GlobeSt.]
