Tavern on the Green Can't Sell Some Items, Parks Department Says
Tavern on the Green LP, the bankrupt operator of the 75-year-old restaurant in New York's Central Park, shouldn't be allowed to sell assets such as ceilings that are affixed to the property, the city's parks department said. [Bloomberg.com]

5 Characteristics of a Great Mentor
It's just human intuition to seek out a mentor. We instinctively know that if we can learn what's worked for others, there's a greater likelihood we will experience success when we emulate them, and in most cases, it's helpful to find a mentor and learn to emulate their success patterns. [The Wisdom Journal]

Citywide Jobless Map Reveals Blacks Worst Hit by Recession
The overall unemployment rate in NYC was 10.1 percent in the third quarter of 2009, but the jobless numbers vary greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood, according to a distressing, if unsurprising, new study by the Fiscal Policy Institute, a liberal research group. For example, overall unemployment was 5.1% on Manhattan's Upper East and West Sides, compared to 15.7% in Central Bronx and 19.2% in East New York. [Gothamist via Clutch]

Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank
The reading [of H.R. 4173, the financial-reform legislation passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives] was especially painful since this reform sausage is stuffed with more gristle than meat. At least, that is, if you are a taxpayer hoping the bailout train is coming to a halt. If you're a banker, the bill is tastier. [Business Week]

Hottest Cities For Job Seekers - Where The Jobs Are Now
Just call it "the bailout effect." Likely fueled by huge increases in government spending, Washington, D.C. may the best city in America for job seekers, according to a new ranking by the job search engine JuJu.com. [The Huffington Post]

Outback to pay $19M to settle discrimination suit
Outback Steakhouse has agreed to pay $19 million to female workers and take other steps, including hiring a new human resources executive, to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit. [Yahoo News]

Laid-off executives struggle to find any kind of job
The Labor Department doesn't track unemployment by salary level, but some barometers suggest those earning $150,000 and above are feeling more pain than usual. [USA Today]

New Slip in Housing Prices Undercuts Fragile Optimism
Just as the economy is finally beginning to strengthen, the real estate market is showing new signs of deterioration. Prices slipped in many cities in October, new figures show, despite low mortgage rates and a generous tax credit meant to spur sales. [The New York Times]