A call for Carroll Gardens downzoning … and more 

1. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz writes to city planning director about Carroll Gardens rezoning [Gowanus Lounge]
2. Citigroup expected to announce write-down of up to $20 billion in mortgage-related investments, while 20,000 jobs could be cut [WSJ]
3. Williamsburg’s “Fish Tank Building” on Graham Avenue home to Argentinean restaurant [Curbed]
4. East Harlem’s prices are catching up with the rest of Uptown [NYMag]
5. A ferry to Yonkers co-owned by developer Douglas Durst earned a $2 million subsidy [Post]
6. Gov. Spitzer touts his $400 million affordable housing plan in Brooklyn [NYDN]
7. A collage of real estate marketing slogans from yesterday’s New York Times [Curbed]
8. New York City’s community benefits agreements are called a “a bad model” for the rest of the U.S. [Metro]