–Manhattan retail rents fell about 13% from the same period a year ago, while available spaces declined. Brokers say many of the retail spaces are being temporarily snapped up by pop-ups rather than long-term tenants. [Commercial Observer]
–Almost $1 billion worth of newly purchased retail space in Soho remains vacant as the commercial real estate market struggles. [The Real Deal]
–Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor talks about his plans to bring dim sum to the masses. [Grub Street]
–Here’s a look at Clayton Patterson’s “Portraits from the Pyramid.” [Vogue]
A profile of the Eldridge Street Synagogue. [Channel 5]
