Housing Authority to get $390M in federal aid, St. Mark’s flea market may have to move … and more

1. City Housing Authority expects to receive at least $390 million in federal aid for public housing [NYT]
2. REBNY President Steven Spinola said changing rent regulations will dissuade landlords from investing in properties [NYT]
3. City Comptroller William Thompson rejected a $31 million architectural contract for the expansion of the Brooklyn House of Detention [NYDN]
4. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says Lower East Side businesses still hurting from Sept. 11 [Villager]
5. Community Board 2 rejects developer’s request to build a 12-story building on the High Line [Villager]
6. Flea market may have to leave St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery [Villager]
7. Garment District might become club district [Chelsea Now]
8. Madison Square Park was city’s former crossroads [NYDN]