The Closing: Walmart Support; MePa Rents; City Island vs. Rockaways; Solow’s 11th-Hour Plans
By Jhanasobserver August 12, 2011 4:12 pm
reprintsCould it be? A poll shows that 64 percent of adults in NYC want Walmart to set up shop here. [NY1]
Port Authority’s proposed toll hikes might be used to cover W.T.C. cost overruns. [NY Post]
Is City Island the next hipster haven or is it the Rockaways? [Brownstoner]
Hercules Fancy Grocery is leaving the West Village after more than 30 years in business. [DNAinfo]
Sheldon Solow submits a last-minute proposal for new UN tower. [Crain’s]
Yair Levy isn’t ready to give up yet: he’s filed an appeal of the decision to ban him from selling real estate. [The Real Deal]
Designer Zac Posen announces plans to open a meatpacking district store on Twitter. [DNAinfo]
Speaking of the meatpacking district, rents are going up because of these popular stores. [Bloomberg via Crain’s]