••• “One year ago, the two glass-wrapped floors atop Tribeca’s One York [right] got quite the price hike: from $25 million up to an asking price of $34 million. Now, we love 6,000-square-foot megapenthouses with massive terraces as much as the next blog, but lordy, the whole thing seemed a bit crazy, especially since the penthouse might not even be the nicest apartment in the building. Building reps racked up major frequent flyer miles trying to sell the place, and the blood, sweat and General Tso’s have all led up to this: One York’s penthouse has finally sold! For, er, $23,689,586.” (Curbed)

••• “At the urging of State Senator Daniel Squadron, Gov. David Paterson has nominated community leader Anthony Notaro, Jr. to serve on the Battery Park City Authority board. The nomination is in apparent response to a recent push by community leaders for greater representation for neighborhood residents on the board.” (Broadsheet Daily)

••• “The new playground in West Thames Park is already missing its tire swing, after two children were hurt on it shortly after the park opened last Friday.” (DNAinfo)

••• “Permit or no permit, the massive protest of the World Trade Center mosque will go forward on June 6, organizers said. The group Stop Islamization of America initially planned the rally for Zuccotti Park, a privately owned public space across the street from the Ground Zero site.” (DNAinfo)

••• National Geographic Traveler’s blog mentioned the New York Transit Museum tours of the old City Hall subway station, the city’s first; the next one is June 19.

••• HotelChatter notes that the Smyth‘s restaurant, Plein Sud, is open, and that the chef, Ed Cotton, will be on “Top Chef Season DC.”