Giuliani says mosque project is “divisive,” Aloft Harlem delays opening … and more

1. The Bedford condo in Williamsburg gets price cuts of up to 20 percent [Curbed]
2. Office leasing rebound could be deceiving as tenants take less space per employee [WSJ] 

3. How would Facebook opening a New York office affect the tech scene? [NYO] 

4. Former Mayor Giuliani says mosque project is “divisive,” while East Village couple protests in favor of mosque developer’s rights [NBC] and [Tribeca Trib]  

5. The Rum House on West 47th Street will close Sept. 30 [Village Voice] 
6. Late legendary social scribe Dominick Dunne’s Midtown penthouse sells for $1.2M [NYO] 

7. Aloft Harlem delays opening until Oct. 15 [Hotel Chatter] 

8. Manhattan absorption rate is below 10-year average [Matrix] 

9. Design tips to help sell a cheap apartment [WSJ] 

10. Suspects in Brooklyn home invasion case hit with federal weapons charges [NYDN] 

11. Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of news aggregation site Reddit.com, is moving to Brooklyn [NYO]