Looters trick homeowners into admitting plans to evacuate, a union rat at Alchemy’s 340 Court Street … and more 

1. Lack of flood insurance will hurt homeowners after Irene
[WNYC]
2. Winners and losers after Irene
[Bloomberg]
3. Looters trick homeowners into admitting plans to evacuate
[Post]
4. Construction could benefit from Irene
[MSNBC]
5. Atlantic City casinos reopen, report little damage post-Irene [Washington Post]
7. Refinancing of CMBS loans to become easier in 2012
[GlobeSt]
8. Student housing a good investment
[Inman]
9. Revisiting the Windows on the World
[NYMag]
10. Grandma’s Kitchen coming to Greenpoint [Here’s Greenpoint]
11. A haunting clone of the original WTC in Oklahoma
[NYT]
12. Ugly Kitchen opening in the Bowery [Grub Street]
13. 7-11 to open on Bowery in October
[Eater] and [Gothamist]
14. Conde Nast symbolizes liberty at Ground Zero
[Crain’s]
15. Long Island exhibition showcases Robert Moses’ New York influence
[NYT]
16. Union rat at Alchemy’s 340 Court Street in Brooklyn
[PMFA]