New task force assembled to handle St. Vincent’s fate, JPMorgan Midtown office space hits market for first time ... and more

1. LeFrak right for Stuy Town, according to billionaire private equity firm head, Wilbur Ross [WSJ]
2. City Islanders fighting to stop closure of their only ladder company [NYDN]
3. Deadline to appeal property value assessment fast approaching [SI Advance]
4. Astoria’s Sohmer Piano Factory condo conversion temporarily halts sales [Curbed]
5. Lower Manhattan museum features 9/11 artifacts [DNAinfo] 
6. Bronx River green initiative gets boost from Army Corps of Engineers [NYDN]
7. Former JPMorgan Chase Midtown space hits market for the first time [GlobeSt] 
8. New task force assembled to handle St. Vincent’s fate [Crain’s]
9. Rent Guidelines Board Web site tells affordable housing seekers to look outside of Manhattan [NYC the Blog]
10. Anderson Cooper firehouse to stay protected, architect pledges [DNAinfo]
11. Food delivery service FreshDirect mulls possible apartment vending machines [Brick Underground] 
12. In NYC office districts, tension between old and new buildings [NYO] 
13. Kingsbridge tall task for new Land Use Committee Chair Leroy Comrie [City Hall News] 
14. Small victory for Ray’s Candy supporters, with scraping together of January rent [Neither More nor Less]
15. 2010 awaits glut of highly-anticipated pizzeria openings [Village Voice] 
16. Community advocates rail against Forever 21 [39th and Broadway]
17. Williamsburg pastry shop Penny Licks appears shuttered [Eater]
18. 290 Mulberry Street now home to makeshift light show [Bowery Boogie]
19. East Village Visitors Center relocated to 614 East 4th Street [EV Grieve] 
20. River Café faces heavy opposition from Community Board 2 in cabaret license application [Post]