Today from the melting news desk we bring to you the mafia-type extortion of Haakon Hall and the opening of a new subway station at 96th street. Maybe it'll make transit faster, cleaner, and more pleasant? I'd rather not. Too much thinking. Too hot. But no amount of heat will stop housing drama from gearing up for day 1. If you're feeling as sluggish as we are on this hottest-of-hot day, you don't have to stake out JJ Lounge. Check out the Shaft and let us do the work. Until then, today's news after the jump.
