1. The numbers behind Lower Manhattan’s rapid growth
[Forbes]
2. Nearly one-third of all JFK, Newark and LaGuardia flights are delayed, prompting Port Authority to consider airport expansion [AP via Crain’s]
3. Waiting for the U.S. housing recovery? Don’t hold your breath
[BusinessWeek]
4. Following Deutsche Bank acquittals, politicians want stricter building codes
[DNAinfo]
5. Nolitan hotel’s restaurant holds dry run, giving hope that long-delayed hotel may actually open soon
[Bowery Boogie]
6. Closings commence at $569 per square foot at Harlem’s Apex condo
[Harlem+Bespoke]
7. Former Sony music head opens East Hampton art gallery
[WSJ]
8. Credit unions are getting in on first-mortgage lending
[NYT]
9. Hotel 718 in Downtown Brooklyn appears to be on track for November opening
[Brownstoner]
10. 25-year-old Moran’s Bar in the Financial District closes today [DNAinfo]
11. Sale could save Brooklyn’s 132-year-old Weir-McGovern Greenhouse [NYT]
12. Now, it’s the concrete workers union that’s threatening to strike [Crain’s]