This week we learned that…

…This probably didn’t even seem like a good idea at the time. [Lileks]

…Christopher Alexander sounds like a hell of a guy to get a beer with. [Slate]

… Columbia needs to get ahold of Bruce Ratner’s lawyers. [Curbed]

…Even the leaks are expensive at 15 CPW. [The Real Deal]

… There’s not a lot of in-between in Manhattan. [Felix Salmon]

…Happy days are here again! [NY Observer]

… Breaking up is hard to do. [NY Times]

… Robert Lederman just couldn’t resist. [The Villager]