Real signs the housing bust is over—and where to invest. [Journal]
Inside Christie Brinkley’s gaga Hamptons home. [NY Times]
NYCHA spends millions on marketing while gruesome repairs wait. [Daily News]
Townhouse where Sanford White started the affair that killed him for sale. [Journal]
More on plans for Lighthouse Group to revive Toll’s Gowanus development. [BK Paper]
City slickers: new reality show follows Amish, Mennonites in Manhattan. [Daily News]
Mom and pops still thrive on Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn. [Crain's]
NYPD bee cop promoted to detective after two decades of buzzy beat. [NY Post]
SciFi Scary: New sensors track shoppers in Times Square. [Real Deal]
Troubled Nolita lot defeats another would-be restaurant. [NY Post]
As some businesses flea, others step in to cash in on Second Ave. subway. [Journal]
Bowery Mission growing produce for the poor on its roof. [Bowery Boogie]
Inside Two Trees latest Dumbo beauty. [Brownstoner]
Jane Street carriage houses sell for $32 M., record for gut reno. [Real Deal]
Real estate agents open restaurants to host clients. [NY Times]
Crowds watch Mars rover landing in Times Square. [DNAinfo]
LES long-suffering 180 Ludlow really, actually, honestly underway. [Curbed]
Tappan Zee tolls could jump to $14. [Journal]
Queens fights to keep its suburban character. [Real Deal]
Check cashing stores flourish in poor communities, angering neighbors. [NY Times]
But at least there are more green markets. [Brownstoner]
Has Mikhail Prokhorov turned the Nets into the NBA’s hottest franchise? [Crain's]

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