A shrinking city … and more

1. A Department of City Planning geographer has calculated that New York City is 17 square miles smaller than believed [NYT]
2. One of the city’s last factories that produces designer clothes is in still operating in the Garment District [NYT]
3. Park Avenue co-op residents clash with neighboring church over noise [Sun]
4. A look at living in Staten Island’s Westerleigh neighborhood [AMNY]
5. Plans to re-zone Victorian Flatbush move ahead [Ditmas Park Blog]