Hurricane Irene will cost NYC $55 million. [NY Times]
“Hi MTV, I’m Mike Bloomberg and welcome to my crib…” [Gawker]
That UWS luxury condo development from AvalonBay you’ve been waiting on for three years? You can stop waiting, cuz it ain’t happenin.’ [Crain’s]
Is Cobble Hill getting it’s own J. Crew? (Seems appropriate) [Racked]
Regardless of the above, Downtown Brooklyn is definitely getting a Shake Shack, and renovations for it have begun. [LostCity]
Harlem unveils its new Frederick Douglass statue. [WNYC]
Dumbo’s “Asphalt Tattoo” is gone, and just in time for the arts festival. [Brownstoner]
Gird your loins and line your stomach, here come “The Vendys.” [DNAInfo]
Grand Army Plaza is getting a pedestrian-safety themed makeover. [StreetsBlog]
Somebody is spending tens of millions for the right to play squash at home in Little Italy. How very San Gennaro of them… [Curbed]
