Bottcher Talks Cleaner Streets + Blackstone Buys Development

Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very cold. High: 22 Low: 13.

Here are the top stories today in West Village:

1. Exclusive: CM Erik Bottcher and West Side electeds implore DSNY for clean Manhattan streets | amNewYork (AMNY)
2. Blackstone buys West Village development in downtown Durham for $273M (Triad Business Journal)
3. NYU knows a thing or two about luxury real estate (Crain's New York Business)
4. West Village Prospective Homeowners: Look Through 5 New Homes On The Market (West Village Patch)
5. You Need Bill Murray Singing 'I Feel Pretty' In Surprise Gig At NYC Park (HuffPost)

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Today in West Village:

• Math, Music & Spanish final exams (Events) (12:00 AM)
• Final Assessments Social Studies (Events) (12:00 AM)
• New York University Women's Track & Field vs Ramapo College Meet (10:00 AM)
• New York University Men's Track & Field vs Ramapo College Meet (10:00 AM)
• New York University Men's Swimming & Diving at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2:00 PM)
• New York University Men's Swimming & Diving vs Williams College (2:00 PM)
• New York University Women's Swimming & Diving vs Williams College (host: MIT) (2:00 PM)
• New York University Women's Swimming & Diving at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2:00 PM)
• New York University Men's Basketball at Washington University in St. Louis (5:30 PM)
• New York University Men's Volleyball vs Carthage College (7:00 PM)
• New York University Women's Basketball at Washington University in St. Louis (7:30 PM)

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