Bush and Congrees confident that a bailout deal can be reached soon. [WSJ]
Brown Harris Stevens star Kathy Sloane chastised for appearing on 20/20; other Brown Harris brokers say they’d be fired for such a stunt. [NY Post]
Bronx apartment building known as the “birthplace of hip-hop” to be sold to controversial real estate investor Mark Karasick. [City Room]
A drab end to Trader Joe’s frenzied opening day. [Racked]
Hey, Queens has a Trader Joe’s too! [LICNYC via City Room]
West Soho residents likely to sue if city approves construction of the Department of Sanitation’s enormous garbage truck garage. [Curbed]
What’s the deal with 19 Park Place? [Curbed]
Apple may set up its first Williamsburg shop at the site of the Salvation Army building at Bedford and North 7th. [TRD]
A three-bedroom apartment for $1,350 a month? Only in the Bronx, baby. [Boogiedowner]
Lawsuit against Columbia is dismissed, as the city finds the environmental impact of the university’s expansion plans acceptable. [Columbia Spectator]
Ex-con escapes new Brooklyn Heights parolee center; adjacent private school gets skittish. [Brownstoner]
