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	<title>Observer &#187; On the Market: No More No Honking Signs; Park Slope&#8217;s Seedy Underbelly; Regime Change at Forest City Ratner</title>
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		<title>On the Market: No More No Honking Signs; Park Slope&#8217;s Seedy Underbelly; Regime Change at Forest City Ratner</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bruce Ratner hands over the reigns of Forest City Ratner to MaryAnne Gilmartin. <a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130128/REAL_ESTATE/130129908">[Crain's]<br />
</a>But not before getting yet another tax break for the company. <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/forest-city-ratner-brooklyn-heights-tax-break-article-1.1249777">[Daily News]<br />
</a>Six facts about window washing in New York. <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/01/28/six_facts_about_cleaning_new_york_city_skyscraper_windows.php">[Curbed]<br />
</a>Number of homes in businesses flood maps nearly double. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578270334275513490.html">[WSJ]<br />
</a>California mansion trades for $117.5 million, the biggest deal in state history. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/360-woodside-mountain-road-home-sold-2013-1">[Business Insider]<br />
</a>Trump brokerage makes first-ever sale in a non-Trump building. <a href="http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/01/28/trumps-new-brokerage-makes-first-non-trump-sale/">[TRD]<br />
</a>City throws up its hands, removes completely ignored signs banning honking. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/nyregion/new-york-removes-no-honking-signs.html?ref=nyregion&amp;_r=1&amp;">[NYT]<br />
</a>State considers contractors to build a new Kosciuszko Bridge. <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/state-seeking-suitors-build-new-kosciuszko-bridge-article-1.1249772?localLinksEnabled=false">[Daily News]<br />
</a>Passenger steps in to stop runaway bus after driver passes out. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/rider_to_the_rescue_kHx1OgwXSnj6ph4V8eqPlM">[Post]<br />
</a>Rockaway bungalows designated as state historic landmarks.<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324235104578243722801038876.html?mod=WSJ_NY_RealEstate_LEADNewsCollection"> [WSJ]<br />
</a>Others are cutting their losses, selling Sandy-battered properties as-is. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/nyregion/marketing-weather-battered-rockaways-properties-as-is.html">[NYT]<br />
</a>Long Island Rail ridership surges some 300 percent on nights of Barclays events. <a href="http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/176078/report--barclays-giving-big-boost-to-lirr-ridership">[NY1]<br />
</a>Public hearings on plans to fund the Hudson River Park with an improvement district.<a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130128/hells-kitchen-clinton/hudson-river-park-tax-plan-moves-uptown-for-public-comment"> [DNAinfo]<br />
</a>Barnes &amp; Nobles closing hundreds of stores, will NYC's 13 be among them? <a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130128/REAL_ESTATE/130129909#utm_source=Daily%20Alert&amp;utm_medium=alert-html&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters">[Crain's]<br />
</a>Police say that Park Slope beauty salon was doubling as a gambling den. <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130129/park-slope/city-moves-shut-down-park-slope-salon-it-claims-doubled-as-gambling-den">[DNAinfo]<br />
</a>Record breaker Courtney Sale Ross wants $75 million for Hamptons estate. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/sale_wants_to_sell_GyudMtR0KsfOeEuz9sXY0K?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20Page%20Six">[Post]</a></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bruce Ratner hands over the reigns of Forest City Ratner to MaryAnne Gilmartin. <a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130128/REAL_ESTATE/130129908">[Crain's]<br />
</a>But not before getting yet another tax break for the company. <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/forest-city-ratner-brooklyn-heights-tax-break-article-1.1249777">[Daily News]<br />
</a>Six facts about window washing in New York. <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/01/28/six_facts_about_cleaning_new_york_city_skyscraper_windows.php">[Curbed]<br />
</a>Number of homes in businesses flood maps nearly double. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578270334275513490.html">[WSJ]<br />
</a>California mansion trades for $117.5 million, the biggest deal in state history. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/360-woodside-mountain-road-home-sold-2013-1">[Business Insider]<br />
</a>Trump brokerage makes first-ever sale in a non-Trump building. <a href="http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/01/28/trumps-new-brokerage-makes-first-non-trump-sale/">[TRD]<br />
</a>City throws up its hands, removes completely ignored signs banning honking. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/nyregion/new-york-removes-no-honking-signs.html?ref=nyregion&amp;_r=1&amp;">[NYT]<br />
</a>State considers contractors to build a new Kosciuszko Bridge. <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/state-seeking-suitors-build-new-kosciuszko-bridge-article-1.1249772?localLinksEnabled=false">[Daily News]<br />
</a>Passenger steps in to stop runaway bus after driver passes out. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/rider_to_the_rescue_kHx1OgwXSnj6ph4V8eqPlM">[Post]<br />
</a>Rockaway bungalows designated as state historic landmarks.<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324235104578243722801038876.html?mod=WSJ_NY_RealEstate_LEADNewsCollection"> [WSJ]<br />
</a>Others are cutting their losses, selling Sandy-battered properties as-is. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/nyregion/marketing-weather-battered-rockaways-properties-as-is.html">[NYT]<br />
</a>Long Island Rail ridership surges some 300 percent on nights of Barclays events. <a href="http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/176078/report--barclays-giving-big-boost-to-lirr-ridership">[NY1]<br />
</a>Public hearings on plans to fund the Hudson River Park with an improvement district.<a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130128/hells-kitchen-clinton/hudson-river-park-tax-plan-moves-uptown-for-public-comment"> [DNAinfo]<br />
</a>Barnes &amp; Nobles closing hundreds of stores, will NYC's 13 be among them? <a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130128/REAL_ESTATE/130129909#utm_source=Daily%20Alert&amp;utm_medium=alert-html&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters">[Crain's]<br />
</a>Police say that Park Slope beauty salon was doubling as a gambling den. <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130129/park-slope/city-moves-shut-down-park-slope-salon-it-claims-doubled-as-gambling-den">[DNAinfo]<br />
</a>Record breaker Courtney Sale Ross wants $75 million for Hamptons estate. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/sale_wants_to_sell_GyudMtR0KsfOeEuz9sXY0K?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20Page%20Six">[Post]</a></p>
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