State shuttering 55 parks … and more

1. New York to shutter 55 state parks Monday due to budget cuts [Crain’s]

2. Setai Fifth Avenue readies for Nov. 1 opening date [Hotel Chatter]
3. Bank of America building credited with Times Square transformation [WSJ]

4. Revamped nine-acre section of Hudson River Park to reopen Monday [Crain’s]
5. Police bust drug ring being operated out of 10 vacant apartments in Bronx apartment building [NYT]
6. Times Square hotel the Mayfair New York to open Burger Barn [Crain’s]
7. Who.AU clothier launches Herald Square location with lavish party [Guest of a Guest]
8. More restaurateurs opening up shop in Westchester [NYT]
9. Pink Tea Cup to see new life at 88 Seventh Avenue South [NYT]