Original Article on The New York Observer

The MTA capital plan is not terribly "pro-straphanger." [StreetsBlog] [1] A ton of institutional debt has tenant trouble brewing at the Belnord. [NY Times] [2] Will the infamous "Rat Island" soon be part of The Observer family portfolio? [The Journal] [3] Gawker offers an open letter to "McMansion America." [Gawker] [4] If we asked you to think of an image from the words "Chelsea" and "crabs" this is mostly likely item #247 or lower that you'd come back with. [DNAinfo] [5] PLG is losing the coffee shop that made it PLG and, you know, not just another Brooklyn 'hood. [L Magazine] [6] Those mushrooms that almost ate Park Slope alive (what hyperbole?) are back! [NY Times] [7] Old-timers and newcomers fight over a Sheepshead Bay landmark. [Jour...(read more)