Refinancing plans unsettle mortgage bonds, gourmet food carts slated for Times Square … and more

1. Prospective refinancing plans may put mortgage bond market on edge
[WSJ]
2. Four gourmet food stands coming to Times Square
[Post]
3. Long Island City residents adapt to ever-changing landscape
[NYDN]
4. MTA may shut mass transit tomorrow in preparation for hurricane Irene
[Post]
5. Pols get extra funding for trash pickup on Jamaica Avenue
[DNAinfo]
6. Jackson Heights co-op has had enough of noisy block
[Queens Chronicle]
7. Apthorp flip asks $5.25 million
[Curbed]
8. Croatian immigrant constructs organic garden in Fresh Meadows
[NYDN]
9. J. Crew Men’s is taking space next to old Borders store in Time Warner Center
[Curbed]
10. Lawyer rents out Tribeca townhouse for $35,000 per month
[NYDN]
11. Giant rats found on the grounds of Marcy Houses in Bed-Stuy
[Black and Brown News]