Landlords propose pedestrian-friendly “Boulevard 41”, Cher lists $1.9M Venice pad … and more

1. Landlords propose a pedestrian-friendly “Boulevard 41” in Midtown [NYT]
2. Town puts site of French bistro in Tribeca on the market [NYO]
3. Staten Island squatters take over Sandy-damaged homes [DNAinfo]
4. Brooklyn Bridge restoration work one-third complete [LMCCC]
5. MoMA PS1 erects cultural center in the Rockaways [Curbed, 2nd item]
6. Greenpoint resident puts on performance to promote gentrification in Flint, Mich. [Brownstoner]
7. Cher “believes” her Venice pad will fetch $1.9 million [Forbes]
8. Street View helps former residents of nuclear-ravaged Fukushima tour their evacuated homes [Financial Times]
9. How Union Square’s Old Town Bar (and many others) have coped with Bloomberg’s smoking ban [Capital New York]
10. Will the East Village’s Red Square get a new billiards hall? [EV Grieve]