Ramp dismantled at WTC, new Pratt building going up … and more

1. Port Authority dismantling ramp at WTC [Crain’s]
2. New Pratt Institute building going up in Clinton Hill [Brownstoner]
3. Weird happenings at Gowanus landmark, a possible future Whole Foods site [GL]
4. Profiling General Growth Properties’ problems [NYO]
6. Sheepshead Bay condo gets the go-ahead [NYT]
7. Life in Flatbush, Brooklyn [Brooklyn Based]
8. Connecting Willets Point and Flushing for pedestrians [Queens Crap]
9. Top 10 building designs of the year [NY Mag]
10. General Growth’s credit rating downgraded [Crain’s]
11. Washington Square Park renovation budget jumped from $16 million to $27 million [Curbed]