The (Big) Round-Up: Monday
In a drive to reclaim the “I ♥ NY” logo, New York State Tourism Board officials plan to penalize those who sell unofficial products. [NY Times]
The Ex-Talking Heads frontman will turn a building into a musical instrument. [NY Times]
A "farmhouse" off the L Train in Ridgewood, Queens. [NY Times]
Worth the Climb: Some of the best deals in New York right now are for top-floor apartments in walk-ups. [NY Times]
More than two dozen churches and synagogues have been repurposed for residential use since the 1980's. [NY Times]
The Landmarks Preservation Commission is reviewing a proposal to include the west side of West Broadway in the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District. [NY Times]
Your Home: Can a bargain rent have staying power? [NY Times]
Q&A: Can the sponsor vote for his ex-wife? [NY Times]
As they seek to offset the downturn in sales, real estate and mortgage brokers have recently started courting the newly engaged. [NY Times]
Owners of co-ops and condos lingering on the market have been trimming prices and considering unusual inducements to get a second look from buyers. [NY Times]
The Spence School signed a contract to buy a mansion on East 90th Street, which was formerly the home of an international socialite. [NY Times]
Three Southampton inns (40 percent of the hotel rooms in the area) go on sale today. [NY Post]
A state senator is accusing the Bloomberg administration of "extorting" $68,000 from the owner of a popular Russian restaurant and nightclub in exchange for her right to operate on Brooklyn's Brighton Beach boardwalk. [NY Post]
Foreclosures hit the Hamptons. [NY Post]
New Yorkers are on the hook to hand over $321 million to Goldman Sachs, because the Port Authority did not meet its deadline to rebuild the World Trade Center. [NYDN]
The Department of Buildngs crackdown is costing developers millions. [NYDN]
