Fulton Fish Market gets backing from top chefs, Vornado backs off plan to replace Hotel Pennsylvania…and more

1. Fulton Fish Market shoring up support from top chefs [Crain’s]
2. Hotel Pennsylvania will not be replaced by office tower, says Vornado Chairman Steven Roth [WSJ]
3. The many delights of Central Park West [NYT]
4. Real estate data-mining service offers a “celebrity track” to keep up with the biggest movers and shakers [WSJ, 3rd item]
5. The effect of Williamsburg’s growth on the L train [NYO]
6. Mortgage REITs, explained [WSJ]
7. French model sells $2 million condo in Washington Square church [NYO]
8. Tribeca’s 443 Greenwich will be entirely residential, says developer [Tribeca Citizen]
9. The lowdown on Brooklyn bar bathrooms [Atlantic Cities]
10. East Village is the city’s noisiest neighborhood [AM NY]
11. The effect of short sales on homes at risk of foreclosure [WSJ]