8 – 10 a.m., Professional Women in Construction presents “Developers Forum: Development in Demanding Times," with speakers including Ivanka Trump, Louise M. Sunshine, Jed Walentas and Ilan Bracha. General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street. Advance tickets for PWC members $65, $85 for non-members, and $95 at the door. For reservations and information, call 212.486-7745, email pwc@pwcusa.org ...

Bank of America to shed up to 35,000 jobs over the next three years as a result of its purchase of Merrill Lynch. [WSJ] While in Bed-Stuy this morning to announced $2.3 million in grants to nonprofits that prevent New Yorkers from falling into foreclosure, Bloomberg defended the Community Reinvestment Act, saying it can’t be held solely ...

For decades, David and Jed Walentas’ Two Trees Management Company has holed up in Brooklyn, building up the neighborhood of Dumbo almost on its own, along with other sites in the borough. But now the family is seeking to move forward on its first Manhattan development in 30-plus years, as Two Trees has entered the city’s seven-month public approval ...