Trader Joe’s to Open in Downtown Brooklyn’s City Point; REBNY Landmarking Report Flawed Says Data Source

• Trader Joe’s has officially inked a 13,700-square-foot lease at the 1.9-million-square-foot site at City Point. It’s scheduled to open in 2016. [City Point; 6sqft inbox]
• Here are the before and afters of the numerous towers going up in Queens. [Rent Cafe]
• Red Hook’s upcoming massive waterfront tech campus has gotten an updated design. [Curbed]
• Airbnb is partnering with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce to try to improve its reputation and bring tourism to new Brooklyn neighborhoods. [Crain’s]
• The latest REBNY landmarking report has holes in it, according to John Krauss, a blogger who the group culled stats from for their study which concluded that landmarked districts don’t protect affordable housing. [Crain’s]
• A lawsuit pointing to the Dakota co-op board as “racist” has been dismissed. [NYT]

Images: Rendering of the new Trader Joe’s (L); Crown Heights historic district (R)