Hot momma Jessica Simpson shopping for a new pad in New York. [NY Post]
Brooke Astor’s Westchester mansion in contract for $7.5 million. [Daily News]
Brighton Beach builder gets smack down from DOB for Monday building collapse. [Queens Crap]
Hell’s Kitchen is tired of being Hell’s Kitchen (there are too many bars, apparently). [City Limits]
Midtown landlord illegally juiced rents. [Crain’s]
Community board supports upgraded bike lane on Hudson Street. [Streetsblog]
One awesome Civil War home in Fort Green—check out that lofted apartment on the second floor. [Curbed]
City’s homeless hits record level, mayor’s solution is to push them out of the system. [NY Times]
Grand Army Plaza transformation complete. [Streetsblog]
Retail rents continue to rise in Manhattan. [Crain’s]
Dept. of Subliminal Messages: McSorleys gets TP’d to ward off public pissers. [Curbed]
More homes are underwater, just not in New York. W00t! [Daily News]
We still love our mortgage deductions, even if they’re terrible for the country. [NY Times]