Gov. Andrew Cuomo is looking to rezone a 20-acre site in Long Island City for Amazon's HQ2, a step that would bypass the need for City Council approval (The Real Deal via Crain's)

Billionaires' buildings are casting new shadows on Central Park (West Side Rag)

Hit the bullseye: A new Target opened yesterday in Midwood. Here are 26 affordable housewares for your first apartment that you can get there (Brklyner and Business Insider)

Hiring a general contractor? Here are the red flags that spell a potential headache (Apartment Therapy)

Tracking the development projects transforming Williamsburg (Curbed)

Delve into the origin of some lower Manhattan street names (StreetEasy)