Bill Gates could buy all of Boston, but not New York; the upside of living in Times Square … and more

1. Bill Gates could buy all of Boston, but not New York [Huffington Post]
2. The upside of living in Times Square [BrickUnderground]
3. Do celeb residents lift property values? [Curbed]
4. Green garden wall in Cobble Hill costs $100K [NYP]
5. American Realty Capital’s NYC REIT snags Hit Factory retail condo [NYO]
6. John Barrett salon to fill two stories at 54 Bond Street [NYP, 3rd item]
7. Hot NYC real estate: Jazz Corner grave plots in Woodlawn Cemetery [Fox NY]
8. Graffiti artist slams Citi Bike [Gothamist]

— Julie Strickland