1. Harlem Rezoning Revised

A compromise was reached on the rezoning of 125th Street in Harlem. The plan will limit the height of new buildings, add more low- and middle-income housing, and provide aid to businesses displaced by the rezoning, the New York Times reported. Buildings will be no taller than 19 stories, and 46% of the apartments will be reserved for families earning less than $30,750 a year, according to the new plan. The rezoning project will cover 24 blocks in Harlem, between Broadway and Second Avenue and between 124th and 126th streets. The full City Council is scheduled to vote on the plan later this month.

2. Winery Set To Open in Brooklyn

A California winemaker, Abe Schoener, will open a winery in Red Hook this summer, in a Civil War-era warehouse near a Fairway supermarket. The winery will use only local varietals from Long Island’s North Fork or the Hudson Valley, the Brooklyn Paper reported.

3. Broker Chosen To Sell Astor Apartment

Brooke Astor’s 83-year-old son and heir, Anthony Marshall, chose the Corcoran Group’s Leighton Candler to sell his mother’s Park Avenue duplex, the New York Observer reported. Ms. Candler brokered the sale of billionaire David Koch’s $30 million Fifth Avenue apartment, which once belonged to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Ms. Candler also sold Scott Bromer his $46 million Fifth Avenue duplex. The Astor co-op is also listed at $46 million.

4. Queens Museum of Art Renovation Moves Forward

The Queens Museum of Art announced that its highly anticipated renovation should be completed by 2010. The museum’s renovation and expansion have been in the works since 2001, Curbed.com reported. The city-funded, $40 million project will double the museum’s size to 100,000 square feet and take over space now occupied by an indoor skating rink. The museum’s present non-landmarked building was originally constructed for the 1939 World’s Fair and served as the first meeting place for the United Nations in 1946.

5. Evictions Reach New High

Citywide evictions and repossessions reached a 10-year high, according to a survey by the New York City Rent Guidelines Board. The number of evictions increased to 24,696 in 2007 from 21,945 in 2005, the Bureau of City Marshals reported. Evictions have likely been driven up by an increase in city marshals, though the city’s wave of foreclosures could also be responsible, the Real Deal reported. The city now has 43 marshals, up from the 30 it had several years ago, the article said.