‘Tudor Castle’ on Gramercy Park Where Pacino and Soros Partied Asks $7 M.
44 Gramercy Park North Joyce Jackson, a broker at Stephen P. Wald Real Estate, suggests that potential buyers imagine a 12th-floor two-bedroom apartment at 44 Gramercy Park North just listed for $7...
View ArticleDKNY, Natalie Suarez Team Up For Summer Shopping Event Tonight
Blogger and model Natalie Suarez in DKNY. (Screengrab via DKNY) Temperatures are rising past the 70-degree-mark once again this weekend. We all know we’re ready, but can our closets handle it yet? For...
View ArticleArthur Sulzberger Disputes Report of Jill Abramson Pay Gap
New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger sent a note to staff earlier this afternoon disputing reports of a pay gap between ousted executive editor Jill Abramson and her predecessor Bill Keller. “It...
View ArticleThe Most Powerful Images From Today’s 9/11 Museum Dedication
Standing beside the two monolithic foundations of the Twin Towers, President Barack Obama, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Governor Andrew Cuomo and others addressed the tearful audience of survivors, first...
View ArticleTell Me About Your Mother
Joy Behar and Marlo Thomas. (Photo by Marion Curtis/Startraksphoto) Shindigger had never dreamed of being in the company of so many female pioneers, yet there they were, perched mightily around six...
View ArticleEspaillat Slams ‘Wacky’ Rangel Mock Phone Call as ‘An Embarrassment’
State Senator Adriano Espaillat today. When Congressman Charlie Rangel whipped out his cell phone last night at a debate and began to chide his rivals in an imaginary conversation, State Senator...
View ArticleSilence Broken: Beyonce, Solange, and Jay Z Release Statement Over Elevator...
Beyonce and Jay Z at last week’s fateful Met gala (Patrick McMullan) Beyonce, Solange, and Jay Z have finally broken their silence over last week’s bizarre elevator attack, releasing a statement to the...
View ArticleLinda Lavin’s Summer Daze
Linda Lavin performs at 54 Below on September 17, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for 54 Below) Flanked by her two grown sons in the hospital waiting room, a woman looks...
View ArticleThis is How it Ends: From Non-Profit Institute to $20 M.+ Penthouses
151 East 78th Street. A year and a half ago, the Observer chronicled the real estate happenings on a block of East 78th Street, where Spruce Capital Partners went on something of a buying spree,...
View ArticleThe Gender Games at Cannes Are Under Way
The opening ceremony of the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival. (Photo via Getty Images) CANNES, France — The opening night ceremonies here in Cannes are usually a giddy mix of formal pageantry and...
View ArticleOff the Rails: MTA Looks to New Technology to Please ‘Entitled’ Millennials
New technology for the subway to come (Connie Chung/Flickr) The name of the game is pleasing millennials, according to MTA chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast, who laid forth new plans for the subway...
View ArticleTLC Suspends Nazi Cabbie for Sporting Swastika Armband
A New York City cab driver has been suspended from the job for wearing a Nazi swastika armband while on duty. After receiving several complaints of a cabbie openly wearing a swastika armband, The...
View ArticleDe Blasio Announces Nomination of New Landmarks Preservation Chair
The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission determines which buildings should be landmarked and what changes can be made to those that are. (Photo: Roland Li.) Mayor Bill de Blasio has nominated...
View ArticleKlein Scores Endorsement of Koppell Protégé
State Senator Jeff Klein. (Photo: Getty) The Bronx political establishment is not going to help Oliver Koppell in his bid to unseat State Senator Jeff Klein. That was made clear today, when Councilman...
View ArticleStudy: NYC’s Working Fathers Enjoy ‘Daddy Bonus’ While Women Suffer ‘Mommy Tax’
Whoa, dad! (Eric Thayer/Getty Images) It’s hardly news that men are paid more than their female counterparts, but a new study released today by the City University of New York found men with children...
View ArticleBrooklyn and Beyond
Tyler Hays of Egg Collective (photo: Benjamin Lozovsky, BFANY) In 1994, painter and sculptor Tyler Hays looked out of the window of his studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and saw, on the side of a...
View ArticleMy Fair Maiden: Classic Era Movie Star Gila Rosenhaus Sells Pierre Pad for...
Gila Rosenhaus. (Wiki) The Pierre, otherwise known as 795 Fifth Avenue, has, of course, been in the press lately mostly for its triplex penthouse currently listed for $95 million, a veritable bargain...
View ArticleDe Blasio Says He Is ‘Committed To Using Everything I Have to Invest in Italy’
Bill de Blasio with Italian press. (Photo: Twitter/NYCMayorsOffice.) Mayor Bill de Blasio, who frequently touts his Italian-American heritage, hosted a roundtable with members of the Italian media...
View ArticleNew York Water Taxi Debuts Westside Ferry Service
A new route is coming to the West side. Ferries, despite their natural charm and New York’s many waterways, are not a particular cost-effective method of transportation, with the government paying...
View ArticleMore Than a Tiff: Employee Sues Tiffany & Co. for Racism
Tiffany & Co. flagship on Fifth Avenue in NYC. Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but lawsuits are not. This Thursday, a group director for Tiffany & Co sued the luxury jewelry brand for...
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