Frank Lloyd Wright-designed auto showroom on Park Avenue demolished despite landmarks call, community board gives nod to W’burg pedestrian plaza … and more

1. Ponte Equities’ 502 Canal Street finally undergoing restoration, after months of violations [DNAinfo]
2. Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Auto Showroom On Park Avenue demolished, even after city officials suggested landmarking space [Crain’s]
3. Community board greenlights pedestrian plaza in Williamsburg [Brooklyn Paper]
4. Fight to landmark baseball legend Jackie Robinson’s East Flatbush home continues [NYDN]
5. Crane delivers fresh batch of goodies to David Schwimmer’s East Village pad [EV Grieve]
6. Home of revered Hamptons architect up for rent [Curbed]
7. Checking in on Hotel Soho at 525 Greenwich Street [Tribeca Citizen]
8. What’s the deal with “affordable” housing? [NYT]
9. An analysis of herding behavior on the NYC subway [Gothamist]
10. The nightmare of a neighbor’s renovation [NYT]
11. Abandoned building collapses in Queens near Jamaica Avenue [NYDN]