Sandy-ravaged 2 Gold St. has vacancies galore, Brooklyn Navy Yard will connect Williamsburg and DUMBO … and more

1. Sandy-ravaged 2 Gold Street has vacancies galore [NYO]
2. Citigroup sees profits rise after slashing mortgage biz [WSJ]
3. Brooklyn Navy Yard will connect Williamsburg and DUMBO [DNAinfo]
4. Westchester could be hurt by failure to comply with fair-housing suit: Op-Ed [NYT]
5. Checking in on the potential director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency [WSJ
6. FHA gives homeowners new lease on life [Bloomberg Businessweek]
7. Fort Green’s BAM shows solidarity with Boston [DNAinfo]
8. Checking in on the space-age Smith-9th Street station [Gothamist]
9. Colorful facade going up at South Williamsburg’s 53 Broadway [Brownstoner]
10. French apparel brand taking space at Bowery’s 49 Bond Street [Crain’s]
11. Inequality and the NYC subway [New Yorker]
12. Housing starts at highest levels in five years [WSJ]