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		<title>On the Market: First of 400 Sandy Homes Demolished; Ricky Martin&#8217;s Swanky New Pad; Ped Plazas Galore</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Heartbreaking video, story of first of 400 Sandy-destroyed houses demolition. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/nyregion/new-york-begins-removal-of-homes-ruined-by-storm.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Some good news for Hudson River Park: Pier 40 ballfields reopen after Sandy. <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121220/west-village/with-50k-donations-pier-40-ball-fields-reopen-after-sandy">[DNAinfo]</a><br />
Extell gives in on Rushmore lawsuits. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/trdnews/~3/AXoipzyQXbk/">[Real Deal]</a><br />
But Related manages to make those who broke contracts pay. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323277504578189563130418992.html?mod=WSJ_NY_RealEstate_LEFTTopStories">[Journal]</a><br />
Ricky Martin's new $6 M. East Side apartment. <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/20/ricky_martin_pays_59m_for_4br_at_170_east_end_avenue.php">[Curbed]</a><br />
Slimmest of silver linings from new fare hikes: the break-even point is better. <a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/the-good-news-in-the-fare-increases-relatively-speaking/?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss">[NY Times]</a><br />
Meanwhile, Joe Lhota's absence could be felt at a Sandy hearing in D.C. <a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/12/6935323/congress-testament-turnover-mta">[CapitalNY]</a><br />
But hey, at least the R train is back. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nydnrss/new-york/~3/TLoFnBzaHog/story01.htm">[Daily News]</a><br />
When cars came to Manhattan, townhouses got cars way back when. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/realestate/streetscapes-private-garages-when-the-auto-moved-in.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Rockaways getting mobile libraries, post-Sandy. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nydnrss/new-york/~3/5w4t4T6ojgo/story01.htm">[Daily News]</a><br />
A nifty pedestrian plaza for South Williamsburg. <a href="http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/12/20/brooklyn-cb-1-committee-supports-west-street-greenway-and-borinquen-place-ped-fixes/">[Streetsblog]<!--more--></a><br />
Steiner Studio gets a $5 M. president from Cuomo for new campus.<a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/20/payday_for_the_navy_yard.php"> [Curbed]</a><br />
Brooklyn's Mayan community was not worried about the apocalypse. <a href="cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/mayan-end-of-world-prophesy-no-just-end-of-era-mayans-say/?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss">[NY Times]</a><br />
Two Trees' BAM project approved by community board. <a href="http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/12/two-trees-bam-build-receives-community-blessing/">[Brownstoner]</a><br />
Nearby Fort Greene street-to-plaza project approved for permanent status. <a href="http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/12/19/brooklyn-cb-2-committee-unanimously-supports-permanent-fowler-plaza/">[Streetsblog]</a><br />
Construction exec who over-billed city gets short prison term. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nydnrss/new-york/~3/8t9mUAcIP6w/story01.htm">[Daily News]</a><br />
Staten Island gets an elementary school that will be net-zero, first in city. <a href="http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6416">[ArchPaper]</a><br />
Developer illegally altering Greenpoint landmark. <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/20/controversy_and_intrigue.php">[Curbed]</a><br />
New NY Presbyterian hospital approved by community board. <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121220/upper-east-side/new-york-presbyterian-expansion-gets-greenlight-from-community-board-8">[DNAinfo]</a><br />
Brooklynites turning closets into radio stations. <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/51/24_brooklynpodcast_2012_12_21_bk.html">[BK Paper]</a><br />
And another slick new hospital planned for the East Side. <a href="http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=6411">[ArchPaper]</a><br />
The Flatiron is no longer a flat place to live. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324907204578185523591589136.html">[Journal]</a><br />
More and more people are complaining about those annoying Times Square characters. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/creepy_characters_s96iwUBktW7WZLCWtQlgCL?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Local">[NY Post]</a><br />
Phoenix Frank Lloyd Wright saved, in part thanks to <em>Times</em> columnist. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/us/wright-house-in-phoenix-is-sold-after-fight-for-preservation.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss">[NY Times]</a></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heartbreaking video, story of first of 400 Sandy-destroyed houses demolition. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/nyregion/new-york-begins-removal-of-homes-ruined-by-storm.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Some good news for Hudson River Park: Pier 40 ballfields reopen after Sandy. <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121220/west-village/with-50k-donations-pier-40-ball-fields-reopen-after-sandy">[DNAinfo]</a><br />
Extell gives in on Rushmore lawsuits. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/trdnews/~3/AXoipzyQXbk/">[Real Deal]</a><br />
But Related manages to make those who broke contracts pay. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323277504578189563130418992.html?mod=WSJ_NY_RealEstate_LEFTTopStories">[Journal]</a><br />
Ricky Martin's new $6 M. East Side apartment. <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/20/ricky_martin_pays_59m_for_4br_at_170_east_end_avenue.php">[Curbed]</a><br />
Slimmest of silver linings from new fare hikes: the break-even point is better. <a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/the-good-news-in-the-fare-increases-relatively-speaking/?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss">[NY Times]</a><br />
Meanwhile, Joe Lhota's absence could be felt at a Sandy hearing in D.C. <a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/12/6935323/congress-testament-turnover-mta">[CapitalNY]</a><br />
But hey, at least the R train is back. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nydnrss/new-york/~3/TLoFnBzaHog/story01.htm">[Daily News]</a><br />
When cars came to Manhattan, townhouses got cars way back when. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/realestate/streetscapes-private-garages-when-the-auto-moved-in.html">[NY Times]</a><br />
Rockaways getting mobile libraries, post-Sandy. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nydnrss/new-york/~3/5w4t4T6ojgo/story01.htm">[Daily News]</a><br />
A nifty pedestrian plaza for South Williamsburg. <a href="http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/12/20/brooklyn-cb-1-committee-supports-west-street-greenway-and-borinquen-place-ped-fixes/">[Streetsblog]<!--more--></a><br />
Steiner Studio gets a $5 M. president from Cuomo for new campus.<a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/20/payday_for_the_navy_yard.php"> [Curbed]</a><br />
Brooklyn's Mayan community was not worried about the apocalypse. <a href="cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/mayan-end-of-world-prophesy-no-just-end-of-era-mayans-say/?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss">[NY Times]</a><br />
Two Trees' BAM project approved by community board. <a href="http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/12/two-trees-bam-build-receives-community-blessing/">[Brownstoner]</a><br />
Nearby Fort Greene street-to-plaza project approved for permanent status. <a href="http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/12/19/brooklyn-cb-2-committee-unanimously-supports-permanent-fowler-plaza/">[Streetsblog]</a><br />
Construction exec who over-billed city gets short prison term. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nydnrss/new-york/~3/8t9mUAcIP6w/story01.htm">[Daily News]</a><br />
Staten Island gets an elementary school that will be net-zero, first in city. <a href="http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6416">[ArchPaper]</a><br />
Developer illegally altering Greenpoint landmark. <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/20/controversy_and_intrigue.php">[Curbed]</a><br />
New NY Presbyterian hospital approved by community board. <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121220/upper-east-side/new-york-presbyterian-expansion-gets-greenlight-from-community-board-8">[DNAinfo]</a><br />
Brooklynites turning closets into radio stations. <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/51/24_brooklynpodcast_2012_12_21_bk.html">[BK Paper]</a><br />
And another slick new hospital planned for the East Side. <a href="http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=6411">[ArchPaper]</a><br />
The Flatiron is no longer a flat place to live. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324907204578185523591589136.html">[Journal]</a><br />
More and more people are complaining about those annoying Times Square characters. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/creepy_characters_s96iwUBktW7WZLCWtQlgCL?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Local">[NY Post]</a><br />
Phoenix Frank Lloyd Wright saved, in part thanks to <em>Times</em> columnist. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/us/wright-house-in-phoenix-is-sold-after-fight-for-preservation.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss">[NY Times]</a></p>
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