Fulton Street Transit Center could get $500M from stimulus, Atlantic Yards gets Senate hearing … and more

1. In the stimulus bill, $500 million would go to Fulton Street Transit Center [NYT]
2. Green Depot opens stores on the Bowery [Re-nest]
3. Rendering of 574 Fourth Avenue revealed [GL]
4. Atlantic Yards gets State Senate hearing [AY Report]
5. Three Democratic pols aren’t supporting rent regulation reform [NYDN]
6. Morgan Stanley real estate exec investigated for possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act [WSJ]
7. Bay Ridge library getting $3.6 million renovation [Brooklyn Paper]
8. Brooklyn Bridge Park might cost millions more if pier’s timber piles aren’t stable [Brooklyn Paper]
9. Although the Vesuvio bakery owners said it is reopening, ‘for rent’ sign goes up in bakery’s window [Downtown Express, 2nd item]
10. National Park Service might not take space on Pier A [Downtown Express]
11. Microsoft wants to open own retail stores [WSJ]