European and Asian stock markets open sharply down, while U.S. future fall to their lowest allowable levels. [NY Times]
Con Edison asks the Public Service Commission to approve a higher rate increase for the utility next year. [NY Times]
Federal agencies are the worst violators of NYC’s parking regulations. [NY Times]
Governor Corzine urges more federal funds to help New Jersey stop the spread of its foreclosure crisis to the suburbs. [NY Times]
While there may be more homes for sale in the Hamptons this season, they certainly don’t cost any less. [NY Times]
For this young Nascar star, New York is a refuge from the hustle and bustle of Charlotte, North Carolina. [NY Times]
Closing your second home up for the winter. [NY Times]
Despite the economic downturn, the market for homes in “active-adult” communities remains strong. [NYDN]
NYC Transit stops subway service in Astoria to honor the life of a fallen colleague. [NYDN]
Residents of Queens’ Parkway Village—a one-time housing complex for United Nation personnel—consider whether or not to landmark their homes. [NYDN]
Thirty-three poodles rescued from their elderly owners in Queens. [NY Post]
Three police officers accused of beating and sodomizing a 24-year-old Brooklyn man in the Prospect Park subway station. [NY Post]
As fears over the real estate market grow, so too do the nasty user comments at real estate blogs like Brownstoner and SocketSite. [WSJ]
Nationwide, foreclosure filings rise 3 percent this quarter and 71 percent from a year earlier, but recent state legislation is stemming the tide of the crisis. [WSJ]
