Barnes & Noble’s NYC operation on the precipice, city cracks down on an alleged illegal gambling den in Park Slope … and more

1. Barnes & Noble’s NYC operation on the precipice [Crain’s]
2. City cracks down on alleged gambling den in Park Slope [DNAinfo]
3. FEMA releases new flood map showing 35K more at-risk buildings [NYDN]
4. Flatiron’s 23 East 22nd Street to be only six stories tall [Curbed, 2nd item]
5. Related hires artist Derek Reist to create paintings for 1214 Fifth Avenue [Curbed, 1st item]
6. Homeowner sues seller, Re/Max for failing to disclose home’s grisly past [Daily Mail]
7. These astronomically-priced homes give you the worst bang for your buck [Curbed]
8. How new labor laws could disrupt mortgage markets [WSJ]
9. Lights, Camera, Redemption: A church-turned-theater in Queens [Scouting NY]
10. Brooklyn, the erstwhile beer capital of the world: Video [Gothamist]
11. Beach bungalow community in the Rockaways get state landmark nod [WSJ]