Celebs protest Two Trees project, Bill Bradley wants the Nets to stay in New Jersey … and more

1. Celebrities protest Two Trees’ Dock Street development [Post]
2. Teachers union and parent council sue city Department of Education for not consulting them when closing schools, altering zoning [NYT]
3. Four bidders back away from Tavern on the Green [NYT]
4. Bill Bradley wants the Nets to stay in New Jersey, not move to the Atlantic Yards site [NYT]
5. Work on the park to replace the old Yankee Stadium won’t begin until late 2010, study says [NYDN]
6. Two closed Queens hospitals could be sold for $40 million [NYDN]
7. Park Slope hardware store thrives as residents stop hiring contractors and start doing home renovations themselves [NYDN]
8. Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. puts East Village home on the market for $899,000 [Cityfile]
9. Vornado CEO Steven Roth will step down [GlobeSt]