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Gawker Spreads Rumor That Fox is Buying Gawker
Nick Denton is considering swapping the bike for a scooter. (Photo from Facebook) Someone is spreading a rumor that Rupert Murdoch is interested in buying Gawker, reports Gawker. According to Gawker,...
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MTA Board Approves New Grand Central Food Hall
A rendering of the food hall to come (Courtesy of BHDM Design) A spokesman for the Metropolitan Transit Authority confirmed today that the proposal to bring a food hall and Nordic themed restaurant to...
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Bill de Blasio Calls Charlie Rangel’s Apparent Win ‘A Moment in Time’
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Getty Images) Congressman Charlie Rangel’s district was looking to give him one last hurrah, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday. “I think in the end, you know, the...
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Sweet Smell of Success: Wife of Late Broadway Legend Nabs BK Heights Pad for...
Terre Blair. (Patrick McMullan) When Terre Blair, a one-time news anchor, agreed to marry Marvin Hamlisch—fabled Broadway composer of A Chorus Line, Sweet Smell of Success, winner of Oscars, Tonys and...
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SUNY Finalizes LICH Deal With Fortis
A done deal? (Property Shark) The deal, which requires that Fortis make a deposit of $24 million, or ten percent of the $240 million purchase price by June 30, may finally bring the long saga of...
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IDC Agrees to Unite With Democratic Conference in Albany
Gov. Andrew Cuomo with Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The rift between mainline Democrats and the Independent Democratic Conference appears to have been mended. Gov. Andrew...
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Bill de Blasio Strikes Tentative Labor Deal With Nurses and 1199 Members
Mayor Bill de Blasio at his first contract agreement, with the United Federation of Teachers. The city has reached a tentative agreement with the members of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and...
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How a US Soccer Win Might Save America
Opening Ceremony of the 2014 World Cup (Photo via Getty Images) A few weeks ago, before World Cup fever had gripped America — or, more precisely, before ponderous pieces about why America was immune to...
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Mark-Viverito Argues Her Endorsement Was Still ‘Helpful’ to Espaillat
State Senator Adriano Espaillat campaigning with Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito on Tuesday. (Photo: Ross Barkan) Congressman Charlie Rangel may have trounced State Senator Adriano Espaillat in...
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Adriano Espaillat Concedes to Charlie Rangel in Congressional Primary
State Senator Adriano Espaillat (Photo: Paula Duran). State Senator Adriano Espaillat has conceded to Congressman Charlie Rangel in the 13th district congressional primary — and he will launch a...
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Daniel Boulud and Andrew Rannells Remind Us Why Jollity Outdoors Is Paramount
Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater’s opening night curtain call for Much Ado About Nothing. There’s something about social leisure en plein air for harried urbanites. Despite the cruelty of New York...
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The Author Is Present: La Mort de l’Auteur Be Damned, Jean Hanff Korelitz...
Jean Hanff Korelitz. (Photo by Rick Wenner) Earlier in June, a group of about ten women had gathered at the Upper West Side apartment of Jamie Raab, the publisher of Grand Central Books. They were...
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Swarovski Manicures and Post-Mortem Video Art in the LES
The next time you find yourself on Chrystie Street, stumble into the second-floor manicure museum that is Vanity Projects NYC. (Jessica Bloom Photography) Curator Rita de Alencar Pinto puts the ahrt in...
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White Hot at the New Museum’s White Party
It was a distinctly monochrome scene at the New Museum of Contemporary Art Wednesday night, where members gathered for the third annual White Party. The clean, minimalist design of the museum– with...
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Is the World Ready for the David Hasselhoff Mini-Series, ‘Hoff the Record?’
So I came across the news that England (not Germany?) is giving the one and only David Hasselhoff his own fictional, six-part series, in which he will play a version of himself named the Hoff. Shot in...
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Oliver Koppell Scraps Event at Jeff Klein’s Office After IDC Deal
Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj attacks Oliver Koppell at the rally (Photo: Will Bredderman) What was supposed to be a press conference for State Senator Jeff Klein’s challenger Oliver Koppell turned into a...
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City Council Votes Overwhelmingly to Pass Municipal I.D. Bill
Councilman Danny Dromm at an I.D. card rally. (Photo: Kelly Weill) The City Council voted overwhelmingly today to approve the creation of municipal identification cards that will allow immigrants...
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The Color of Money: Do Blondes, Brunettes or Redheads Make the Most Tips?
Grabbed by a touch of whimsy, I recently decided to bleach my hair platinum blonde. Shouldn’t every woman try it once, I thought? Also, O.K., I’m going gray, so a full bleach job seemed like a good...
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Million Dollar Bloggers Give Fashion a Bad Name
A couple of weeks ago, Women’s Wear Daily ran a piece about the growing proliferation of million dollar bloggers. Yes, you read that right. Top tier fashion bloggers now earn upwards of $1 million...
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Embattled Art Collector Sells UES Gallery-Apartment for $12.97 M.
Bettina and Donald Bryant. (Patrick McMullan) The architectural firm of Beyer Blinder Belle has been here—oh, and Pollock, Picasso and de Kooning, too. The latter names, of course, represent the more...
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