Meet the ‘Mayor of Gramercy Park’; the world’s best bar is in FiDi

• This woman makes $140,000 a year controlling who goes in and out of Gramercy Park. [NY1]
• Though mainstays like Tribeca and Soho remained at the top, a list of the city’s top 50 most expensive neighborhoods show that up-and-coming ‘hoods like DUMBO and Forest Hills Gardens are outpacing Manhattan. [Metro]
• Perkins Eastman Architects’ Michael Lew talks about building big in Queens and Harlem. [CityRealty]
• Eight NYC spots made the list of world’s best bars; the Dead Rabbit in FiDi is number one. [DNAinfo]
• 12 of the 15 Nets players with guaranteed contracts call Brooklyn home. [NYT]

Images: Gramercy Park (L); Dead Rabbit (R)