1. The Commerce Department said sales of new homes fell 26 percent, the biggest drop since records began in 1963 [NYT]
2. Port Authority to seek restaurant for top of Freedom Tower [NYO]
3. A look back at a maverick who said financiers took too much risk during the 1980s boom [New Yorker]
4. Newsweek building at 1775 Broadway will get a glassy makeover [Curbed]
5. 2nd Street Café in Park Slope closes [Gowanus Lounge]
6. Chelsea’s former Dia gallery will house a new gallery and another 2.5 stories of residential space [NYO]