Sandy spurs Bloomberg’s Obama endorsement, world’s tallest hotel — decades in the works — slated to open next year … and more

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy’s destruction, Mayor Bloomberg endorses President Obama for reelection — writing that the storm “brought the stakes of Tuesday’s presidential election into sharp relief.” In Central Park, 250 trees lost to Sandy. Benches, fencing and other park infrastructure damaged. Decades in the making, the world’s tallest hotel slated to open next year in, wait for it, North Korea. A $92 million listing comes to the tony Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Finally, how brokers can capitalize on cold-call rejections — and turn those nos into yeses. Read these stories and more after the jump.