Mayor Bloomberg scolds real estate firms for trying to buy influence in the 2009 mayoral race with campaign contributions to all three candidates. [NY Times]
Larry Silverstein may bid on the GM Building next week. [NY Post]
Brooklyn borough president wants to oust the non-profit firm operating the New York Aquarium and give the site "a whale sized investment." [NY Post]
The Deutsche Bank building will get a dusting before it’s razed. [NY Post]
US recession now looks like a sure thing. [Bloomberg]
Landlords continued to oppose tenants’ rights bill on Thursday, despite modifications to curb "frivolous law suite." [NYDN]
"Supposed reforms" won’t stop the Attorney General’s probe into the Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s ratings agencies that gave high ratings to subprime debt that later plummeted. [NYDN]
Former vice president of Turner Construction pleaded guilty to bribing subcontractors to work on his private home. [NY Sun]
The cost of the new Yankees stadium has reached $1.3 bilion, team officials said yesterday. [NY Sun]
