Greenpoint grows … and more

1. Greenpoint is getting a new condo conversion in the Greenpoint Historic District [Brooklyn Eagle]
2. The EPA could declare Newtown Creek, which runs through Greenpoint and Long Island City, a Superfund site [NYT]
3. JP Morgan Chase said the value of its investments in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock had fallen by half this quarter [Reuters via NYT]
4. The woman accused of murdering broker Linda Stein has changed lawyers [Post]
5. Elderly homeowners have several ways to tap into the value of their homes [U.S. News & World Report via NYDN]
6. Commercial property owners could borrow 80 percent of their property’s value during the boom, but now have trouble getting more than 50 percent [WSJ, 3rd item]
7. The plan to bring a baseball cable TV to Harlem Park is falling apart [NYT]