••• Details on what changed in the Asphalt Green/Battery Park City Authority agreement, from the Wall Street Journal: “The amendment, which will require final approval by the board and Asphalt Green, is to include ‘clearly defined shared access’ for Asphalt Green to use the ball fields along West Street, which abut the $55 million community center facility, said authority spokesman Matthew Monahan. It will also include changes to ‘the profit-sharing structure’ between the authority and Asphalt Green, as well as center discounts for some Battery Park City residents, he said. Under the existing contract, the authority pays for the center’s construction and maintenance, with any eventual profits to be split 60-40 between the authority and Asphalt Green, which is based on the Upper East Side. The amended contract ‘has economic terms more favorable to the authority, as these are public dollars,’ according to Mr. Monahan. He said the exact terms of the agreement ‘are coming into focus in the very near future.'”

••• The new president of the Battery Park City Authority is “Demetrios A. Boutris, 51, a California-based business consultant and real estate investor who, according to a statement from the Authority, is giving up his business interests to take the job. Boutris, a lawyer, will also serve as the Authority’s Chief Operating Officer. […] Asked after the meeting about his familiarity with Battery Park City, he said, ‘I’ve walked it maybe 20 times.'” —Tribeca Trib

••• Brushstroke is selling beautiful bento boxes of sushi to go. The fine print at the end of the New York Times blurb: “Brushstroke bento boxes are $59 each and serve two people. They must be ordered at least three days ahead for pick up at the restaurant [….] They are available through mid-December, from January to June and again in mid-September. Delivery is free in Tribeca for five or more boxes, otherwise, $25. For 10 or more boxes, delivery is free up to 110th Street; for fewer than 10, the delivery fee is negotiable.”

••• A new version of the Twinkie defense: “Minutes after allegedly beating, stripping and raping a 21-year-old actress in Hudson River Park in Tribeca, a suspect claimed he was zonked on Four Loko drinks and asked cops, ‘Did I do something wrong? Because I don’t remember.'” —New York Post

••• “It all started at about 10:30 a.m. when I and five other shutterbugs”—editors! where are you?!—”waited outside a Tribeca hotel where Crowe is staying. The first thing I noticed was the empty bike rack on the actor’s truck parked outside. I soon learned why the rack was empty. The double front doors of the hotel flew open and Crowe and his bodyguard dramatically shot out on mountain bike and headed south on Greenwich St. I jumped on my bike and was in hot pursuit of Crowe, who was wearing a helmet, sunglasses, sweat pants and a light blue windbreaker.” Almost eight miles later, they hugged. None of this answers why anyone bothers chasing Russell Crowe these days. —New York Daily News

••• “The Port Authority has settled a dispute with a Canadian company that it had accused of holding the steel for the new WTC’s massive antenna ‘hostage.'” —New York Post

••• “Battery Rooftop Garden is [a blog] about growing food way up high—35 floors above New York harbor.” —Manhattan User’s Guide