A Brooklyn State Assemblywoman was convicted of receiving a bribe for offering to help a developer acquire a parcel of city-owned land in her district if he would build her a free house. [NY Times]
Is there a second act for Manhattan’s mom-and-pop stores? [NY Times]
A famed Bronx bakery has been ordered to shut its doors to investigate claims of worker abuse. [NY Times]
An unlicensed realtor swindled several women out of hundreds of dollars in application fees. [NY Post]
The community advocate hired one month ago to placate residents living around Atlantic Yards has yet to respond to neighborhood concerns. [NYDN]
Brooklyn Bridge is on the Popular Mechanics’ "10 Pieces of US Infrastructure We Must Fix Now" list. [NY Sun]
Opponents of the city’s plan to develop Willets Point held a protest in Queens yesterday against the possible use of eminent domain to force property owners out. [amNY]
The City Council accused the MTA of neglecting G train riders yesterday. [amNY]
