Queens’ Howard Beach received most Sandy-related FEMA grants, Chinese tycoon looks to build Icelandic golf resort … and more

1. Queens’ Howard Beach received most Sandy-related FEMA grants [WSJ]
2. Brooklyn Navy Yard gets serious tech cred [NYDN]
3. Chinese tycoon looks to build golf resort…in Iceland [NYT]
4. Botched repair job at Flushing’s 149th Street Bridge irks locals [Crain’s]
5. Sex offenders drop neighboring property values by 12 percent, study says [Slate]
6. Sizing up alternatives to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac [NYT]
7. Remembering the eccentric designer of Manhattan’s city grid: RADIO [WNYC]
8. Brokers, developers make Crain’s “40 under 40” list [Crain’s]
9. “Karate Kid” producer sells Malibu mansion [LA Times]
10. Apartment at Lincoln Square’s Grand Millenium re-lists for under $10 million [Curbed]
11. Brazilian steakhouse to take space at 201 East 60th Street in Lenox Hill [NYO]
12. Real estate investment banking firm Savills starting to make New York footprint [WSJ]