One57 crane replaced, Park Slope townhouse asking $6.5M has a 90-foot ballroom … and more

1. One57 crane replaced, area residents receive compensation [NYP]
2. Park Slope townhouse with 90-foot ballroom listed for $6.5 million [Curbed]
3. Former illegal hotel in Lefferts Place lists for $2.5 million [Curbed]
4. Hell’s Kitchen park will not have basketball court [DNAinfo]
5. Sandy-ravaged Pier 25 playground reopens [NY1]
6. How brokers rig listings [NY Mag]
7. A matter of modesty: Stuy Towners upset over sunbathers [Gothamist]
8. Lower East Side’s Pier 42 may get another beach [DNAinfo]
9. Former space for Hare Krishnas on Avenue B up for rent [EV Grieve]
10. Fourth Avenue entrance for 51 Astor Place is actually on East 9th Street [EV Grieve]