On the Market: Oprah at the Apthorp?; Rat Island, Perfect for Picnics; Bus Rapid Transit to LaGuardia

There are only 300 doorwomen in the city. [NY Times] Is Pier 40 about to sink? Bill to save park’s

There are only 300 doorwomen in the city. [NY Times]
Is Pier 40 about to sink? Bill to save park’s finances fails. [Crain’s]
Mayor Bloomberg supports anti-big-box plan for UWS storefronts. [Daily News]
Rat Island buyer looking forward to summer of picnicking with family. [NY Post]
Is Oprah buying a place at the Apthorp? [Curbed]
Tom Otterness sculptures disappear from Times Square Hilton. [NY Times]
With Adrian Benepe’s departure, we also lose those mini history lessons. [ArchPaper]
Pod Hotel taking over beautiful Murray Hill building. [Curbed]
Two luxe Tribeca buildings underway. [Crain’s, Real Deal]
More landlords are selling stakes in their buildings. [NY Times]
Cool art installation comes to pavement of Dumbo public square. [Brownstoner]
Dear Dumbo neighbor, please stop smoking pot into the bathroom air vent. [Curbed]
Hotels hurting because the Euro crisis is cutting down on tourists. [Journal]
Restaurants form a lobby group to fight a zealous Health Department. [NY Times]
The MTA might improve bus service to LaGuardia. [CapitalNY]
Delays to East Side Access means delays to Penn Station MetroNorth service. [NY Post]
Congress really wants Congress to finally reach a deal on the Transit bill. [WNYC]
Awesome Astor Place sculpture the Flaming Cactus is finally taken down. [Curbed]
Speeding cameras may soon come to Manhattan. [NY Times]
In Chicago, Santiago Calatrava has to sue to get his doorknobs back. [Journal]

On the Market: Oprah at the Apthorp?; Rat Island, Perfect for Picnics; Bus Rapid Transit to LaGuardia