Thursday Morning Links

A real busy day in real estate news here in the city. Swine Flu too. My over/under on seeing people with masks turned out to be an under. My first sighting was not on a train, but on East 84th Street. Thanks to all the tipsters who documented sightings as early as Monday.
Swine Flu
Swine Flu Spawns Surgical Mask Gorilla Marketing Idea (Gawker)
17 Year Old So Sick With Swine Flu That She "Couldn't Text" (Forbes)
Seriously: Five Schools Closed, St. John's Exposure Investigated, Cases Rise (NY1)
Real Estate
Breaking: Building Under Construction At 69 Reade Collapses (WNBC)
Jersey Burbs Prices "Holding Up"? (Forbes)
40 Off Sale For HSBC Tower? (Bloomberg)
Developers Say Labor Pact Doesn't Save Much (NY Times)
Zuckerman's Boston Properties In The Black (Reuters)
Art: Madison Square Park Installs Blue Grass, Literally (Curbed)
Broker Tries Auction Type Scheme, Then Extends Deadline Due To "Heatwave" (Curbed)
Robert A.M. Stern Sues Icon Realty (The Real Deal)
Cuomo Opens Probe Into Rector Square (The Real Deal)
Cat Fight: Housewives' Simon Takes On Detractors On Blog (Brownstoner)