Friday Links

Rise in High-End Sales Buoys Manhattan Housing Market [NY Times] The Official Press Release on the BAM-Barclays Alliance [AY Report] Police Investigate Brooklyn Sexual Assault Pattern [NY1] Growing List of Park Rules Irk Some [Gotham Gazette] Swastikas Spotted in Williamsburg [Metro] The Parachute Ride Goes Black [BK Paper] Cop Out at Local Pool [The Local]