Morning Reads: Alleged Rapist Arrested, Intercity Bus Study, Apartment Prices Rising

Police arrest a suspect in the rape of a young woman on East 7th Street (Daily News).

A new study shows that intercity bus travel is much cheaper than driving and that the “number of scheduled discount intercity bus trips increased 72 percent since 2010,” (Bloomberg)

The median sales price of apartments on the Lower East Side is up sharply from 2012 (Crain’s).

More on the plans for the former Bowery Salvation Army building site (EV Grieve).

Video: Sheldon Silver’s comments on Albany scandals and education funding (Times Union).

A Community Board panel says the guy who wants to create Beastie Boy Square on the Lower East Side needs more petition signatures (WCBS).