••• Italian soccer stars Paolo Maldini and Christian Vieri have bailed on their plans [rendered above] for a hotel at 219 Hudson (northwest corner of Canal), selling the property to a developer named Joel Braver, whose intentions remain unknown. —Real Deal

••• “A second suspect is apparently targeting women on the Downtown 1 train. Police are still looking for a man, who last month on the same train, threatened and robbed two woman, and hurt one of them. Police say the suspect in the most recent crimes is  6’10”.” —Downtown Express

••• “Five thieves swiped 226 pints of Häagen-Dazs, along with 24 tubs of Delish brand ice cream, from a Tribeca Duane Reade last week, police said.” It was at 305 Broadway. —DNAinfo

••• “The restaurateur Stephen Starr and Daniel Rose, the American chef who owns Spring restaurant in Paris, are taking over this rustic bistro [Chez La Vieille Adrienne] near the Louvre in Paris and opening a New York offshoot in the spring, with Mr. Rose doing the cooking. The New York restaurant will be one of the dining options in the new hotel that Aby Rosen of RFR Holding is developing in Soho” at 148 Lafayette (Howard). “In addition to the bistro, Mr. Starr and Mr. Rose plan a French restaurant, as yet unnamed, for the hotel. Mr. Rose, who is moving to New York from Paris with his family, will be the chef there, too.” Spring is one of the most acclaimed restaurants to open in Paris in recent years. —New York Times

••• Remembering the story of the first subway. —Broadsheet

••• “New Renderings for 118 Fulton Street, 49-Story Residential Tower Coming to the Financial District.” —YIMBY