· Columbia U: expansion has exceeded promised community benefits [NYDN]
· One financier pledges charitable donation if Banksy tags about Sandy [RS]
· Wire actor buys eastern Bed-Stuy townhouse for $975K ['Stoner]
· You will soon be able to text to find out where your bus is [WNYC via NYO]
· Googa Mooga won't return to Prospect Park next year 'cuz it wrecked it [Crain's]
· 57th Street's Roman and Williams-designed Viceroy hotel opens next week [HC]
· Buying a co-op is notoriously hard, but now condos have red tape, too [NYT]
· Why Barclays is great for celebrities but not so great at its civic duties [BK Rail]
· Debated Washington Square Park conservancy starts improvements [Villager]
· Rental-finding start-up Urban Compass to help buyers, too [TRD]
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