<div><p>No kidding: 12 percent of storefronts shuttering in Queens. [City Room] </p><p>Waldorf Astoria to look even more lovely than ever. [Crain's] </p><p>Shvo gets a new suit: Another plaintiff against limping 20 Pine. [Cityfile via TRD] </p><p>Here's hoping Alice Tully Hall cafe food tastes as good as the place looks. [Eater] </p><p>Absorb this: Rate spiking higher, but hasn't yet beat 2006. [Curbed] </p><p>Whispers abound for Union Square retail replacements; Wal-Mart says it's not interested. [Villager] </p><p>"Unique unto the world": Joseph Pell Lombardi's insane glass igloo in Tribeca. [Downtown Express] </p><p>For the record! Park Slope Food Coop doesn't have a problem with Israel! [Brooklyn Paper] </p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=43259508&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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