City park costs escalating, Shea Stadium almost demolished … and more

1. Costs escalating for Brooklyn and Bronx parks [Curbed]
2. New four-unit building going up at 114 4th Place [Brownstoner]
3. Park Slope Parents now listing real estate classifieds [Curbed]
4. Price cut at Palazzo Grey on the Lower East Side [Curbed]
5. Residents voice concerns about Two Trees project in Dumbo [NY1]
6. Erasmus Hall High School alumni fight to preserve 18th century building in Flatbush, Brooklyn [NY1]
7. New zoning proposed for Flushing, Queens [NYDN]
8. Shea Stadium almost completely demolished [NYT]
9. Astroland Rocket to stay in Coney Island [NYT]

10. Construction industry looks to lower labor costs [REW]
11. Queens ranked the happiest borough [Metro]
12. Fed moving to help distressed homeowners [AP via Newsday]
13. Starbucks to close more stores, cut more jobs nationwide [AP via Sun-Sentinel]
14. Wall Street bonuses drop by half [NYT] and [NY1]
15. Mortgage application index fell 39 percent last week [Bloomberg]
16. M.D.C., Toll Brothers receive positive analyst reviews [Bloomberg]