This week we learned that…

… Defying the expectations of, well, just about everyone,The Novo has sold out. [Brownstoner]

… The Stuytown Follies have traveled to Brooklyn. [Flatbush NYC]

…Big doings are afoot on Staten Island. [Crain’s]

… Buy now or you’ll be priced out forever! (God we’ve missed saying that.) [The Real Deal]

… This, is an excellent way to get lost. [NY Times]

… Quien es el mas macho? Jane Jacobs. [Planetizen via NY Observer]

… Apparently Bernie Madoff had one last swindle in him. [ABCNews]

… It’s the end of the world! [The Times via Curbed]