1. De Blasio must give unions a reality check, Cuomo says [DNAinfo]
2. Neon-colored hotel rising in Long Island City [Brownstoner]
3. Shake Shack employees in Downtown Brooklyn have taken over community park, locals say [DNAinfo]
4. Inside a photographer’s Central Park West nest: PHOTOS [WSJ]
5. Appeals court strikes down Bloomberg administration’s rigid requirements for homeless shelters [Gothamist]
6. City shopping for developers to revitalize Staten Island’s Sandy-hit beaches [DNAinfo]
7. Central Park’s top 10 secrets: PHOTOS [Untapped Cities]
— Hiten Samtani