1. With Sept. 24 SEC hearing looming, Citigroup lobbies for $75 million subprime asset deal [Bloomberg]
2. Meanwhile, the company hires new president of retail and commercial banking [Crain’s]
3. Citing ongoing issues with noise and violence, East Village residents rally for nightclub Sin Sin’s closure [EV Grieve]
4. Fired Domino’s pizza employee allegedly turns to arson, burns down two of the chain’s Bronx locations [NYDN]
5. Prospect Park playground renovation hampered by delays [Brooklyn Paper]
6. Midtown gets new organic food cart [Crain’s]
7. Rumors swirl around possible East Village Rite Aid closure, following dismal performance so far this year for the chain [EV Grieve]
8. Navy veteran says a bedbug infestation in his Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment has forced him to sleep in his van [NYDN]
9. Eco-friendly clothing store Kaight opens second Brooklyn shop [NBC New York]
10. FHA failed to weed out several participants in its program that had criminal records, report claims [WP via Patrick.net]