On the Market: What’s Old is New Again; Brooklynites Grow Weary of Being...
Prices are falling at the Pierre; a triplex penthouse can now be had for a mere $95 million. [NYDN]A starry night is discovered beneath a layer of grime in a Brooklyn Heights church. [NYT]Park Ave....
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(Illustration by Lauren Payne) Journalists who protest the government in Ukraine are getting brutally attacked, including prominent Ukrainian journalist Tetyana Chornovol, who required hospital...
View ArticleResentment of Melissa Mark-Viverito Remains Among Bronx Democrats
Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito may have secured all of the votes she needs to become the next City Council speaker, but her staunchest opposition now lies in one of the boroughs she represents: the...
View ArticleParty People: Best Guests of 2013
With all due respect to Salman Rushdie, some party guests are just better than others, and it’s not just about good looks and stylish clothes. To be a must-add to any NYC guest list, you must be witty,...
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What’s Missing From the No. 7 Line Extension
Mayor Michael Bloomberg after taking the first ride on the 7 train extension. (Photo: MTA / Patrick Cashin) Outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ceremonial ride on the No. 7 train last Friday to the...
View ArticleDe Blasio Launches Ticket Giveaway for Inauguration
Want to attend Bill de Blasio’s inauguration ceremony? The mayor-elect’s transition team announced today that it is giving away 1,000 tickets to members of the public to attend his swearing-in ceremony...
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Here Comes the Fun: Our Top Five Celebration Destinations
After a few dull years of under-stimulating clubs and lounges—and too few late nights of appealing debauchery—things improved a bit this year, as a new swell of NYC party spaces helped amp up the fun....
View ArticleCity Releases Bid For Pay-By-Phone Parking Meters
Say goodbye to those flimsy little parking receipts sitting on your dashboard. Outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg today announced the city has put out a bid for a contract that would allow drivers to pay...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner Hints of Another Comeback Attempt
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner posted a thank you message to supporters on Facebook this afternoon that leaves the door open–ever so slightly–to another comeback run. “What’s next? I’ll keep you...
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House of Law and Leather: Longchamp Heir Buys UWS Townhouse for $7 M.
Olivier Cassegrain (Patrick McMullan) In 1981, when the actors Peter Maloney and Kristin Griffith purchased the townhouse at 126 West 87th Street, they likely had no inkling that either they or the...
View ArticleOn the Market: Comfort and Joy from Bowery Santas; Queens Reigns Supreme in...
Eliot Spitzer knows there are other fish in the sea, but that land in Manhattan is limited. [TRD]Complaint charges that NYCHA higher ups failed to act on sex crime allegations. [NYDN]Remembering the...
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(Illustration by Lauren Payne) Paul Carr picks a fight with Gawker's Valleywag (and, more specifically, with Valleywag's editor Sam Biddle) in a long post on PandoDaily. Not only is Valleywag and Mr....
View ArticleGloria Steinem Sees Similarities in Quinn and Hillary’s Defeats
During the Democratic primary, feminist icon Gloria Steinem was one of failed mayoral candidate Christine Quinn’s biggest fans. But as Ms. Quinn’s chief rival, Bill de Blasio, prepares to take office,...
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The Biggest Media Deals of 2013
This year, cautious optimism at the state of the industry replaced the gloom and doom of a particularly rough 2012. Deals were made, Silicon Valley money was invested in legacy publications and...
View ArticleBloomberg Says Administration ‘Literally’ Saved 9,200 Lives
With just four days left before his 12-year tenure in City Hall comes to an end, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is celebrating what he views as one of his crowning achievements: the record-low homicide rate...
View ArticleClintons to Boost Bill de Blasio’s Swearing-In Ceremony
Bill de Blasio’s swearing-in event will feature two of the biggest names in Democratic politics: former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Mr. Clinton...
View ArticleAn Early Chance to Look Mayoral
Mayor Bill de Blasio strode into his first emergency storm briefing like a brigadier leading his newly-sworn-in troops to battle to confront his first real crisis: an impending snow storm on Day One....
View ArticleOn the Market: Queens Hospital Slated for Residential Conversion; One57 Buyer...
Thrift store priced out of Bushwick finds cheaper rent on LES. [DNAinfo]Meanwhile, a Park Slope vegan restaurant opens an outpost in Tribeca. [DNAinfo]Queens' St. John's Hospital to undergo—what...
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(Illustration by Lauren Payne) Ezra Klein is planing to leave The Washington Post because he couldn't get support to create his own website under the Post. (The New York Times) Will Blythe was fired...
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Prices Fall on Still-Pricey High-End Co-ops; Everything Else Gets More Expensive
Getting too old for this. (Lois Johnson) Contact sports are best suited to youth. As athletes age, the battery of head-to-head competition, the elevated heart rates of high-pressure moments and the...
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