Hideki Matsui buys at Trump Place, companies renew space at 230 Park Avenue … and more

1. Yankees player Hideki Matsui buys $10.5 million apartment in Trump Place [NYO]
2. Former Merrill Lynch vice president buys $5.2 million unit on Park Avenue [NYO]
3. The Principality of Liechtenstein buys two commercial condos at 633 Third Avenue [NYO]
4. Former Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns execs sell apartments [NYO]
5. City Council member Christine Quinn talks about property taxes [NYO]
6. East River State Park closed until April [Brownstoner]
7. Three companies renew space at 230 Park Avenue [NYO]
8. Banks and builders may convert losses into cash with tax break [Bloomberg]
9. Coney Island rezoning plan review may be finished by the end of summer [Brooklyn Eagle]