740 Park duplex sees price cut, South Ferry station opening delayed … and more

1. Duplex at 740 Park Avenue gets price cut from $35 million to $26 million [NYO]
2. Brooklyn becoming a community of skyscrapers [PMFA]
3. Developer NYLO bringing lofts to the city [Hotelchatter]
4. Isabella’s Oven on the Lower East Side closed [Eater]
5. Andre Balazs to be featured in Arkitip Magazine [Hotelchatter]
6. Engineers sue city to remove Robert LiMandri as buildings commissioner [Crain’s]
7. Builders offer delayed payments, layoff insurance [WSJ]
8. A new survey found eight in 10 Americans like where they live, but nearly half said they would rather live in a different community [NYT]
9. New South Ferry subway station opening will be delayed because the platform is too small [NYDN]
10. U.S. head of Africa Israel leaves company [Crain’s]