University of Oxford inks renewal at 500 Fifth Ave., contractor accused of bribing Brooklyn City Council member … and more

1. University of Oxford inks lease renewal at 500 Fifth Avenue [NYO]
2. Contractor tried to bribe Brooklyn City Council member, according to Manhattan District Attorney investigation [DNAinfo]
3. Meet landlord Robert Perl, an East Village iconoclast [NYO]
4. Greenpoint’s Transmitter Park gets new pier [DNAinfo]
5. Alphabet Plaza in East Village pops head above ground [EV Grieve]
6. United Nations Plaza to get 15 sculptures by Aussie artist [Curbed, 1st item]
7. Fire ravages several Bed-Stuy buildings [DNAinfo]
8. How to get an Upper West Side pad for under $600 a month [West Side Rag]
9. A closeup on workers at Related’s Hudson Yards: PHOTOS [Curbed]
10. Meet the Hooters of the shoeshine world in the Financial District [DNAinfo]