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The Ottoman Empire: The Power Couple Behind BoConcept
Niki Cheng and Shaokao Cheng at their Chelsea BoConcept store. (PMc) The first time The Observer met Niki and Shaokao Cheng, it was July, during the opening night of Julio Gaggia’s art show. Mr....
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Without PlaNYC, Hurricane Sandy’s Devastation Would Have Been Much Worse
Doctoroff. Grand visions have always been a part of our city’s DNA—and in the years ahead, City Hall and its partners must once again draw on that tradition to prepare New York for the growing threat...
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The Cancer Bomb: How Nuclear Sludge Gave Birth to an Experimental Leukemia Drug
Milking nuclear sludge (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) In the early years of the Cold War, U.S. scientists tried to create synthetic uranium in a laboratory, spurred by fears that our country lacked...
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The Worm Turns for Apple
Photo illustration by Ed Johnson. I’m sure you heard the big news about Apple last week. What? The bottom fell out of the company’s stock, you say? Nearly $52 a share—almost 9 percent—to $533? That...
View ArticleIf Bravo Moves Randi Zuckerberg’s Startup Show to 6pm Central, Does It Make a...
On last night’s episode of “Start-Ups: Silicon Valley,” the close-knit (like real close) brother-sister duo Ben Way and Hermione Way claimed to raise a $500,000 seed round for their health and wellness...
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Is Syphilis the New Skinny Jeans?
The spread. Syphilis hasn’t been this popular since it killed off Henry VIII, but thanks to hordes of amorous hipsters spreading it all over Manhattan, Soho has become rife with the ulcerous stuff,...
View ArticleJohnny Depp to Star as a Supercomputer in Christopher Nolan Film About the...
Okay, folks: this is not a drill. The Singularity is set to hit the silver screen, with Batman director Christopher Nolan signed on to executive produce. The Wrap reports that in the film, titled...
View ArticleNo Midtown for Old Men: MAS Wants 17 Buildings Saved in Face of Bloomberg’s...
From the start, one of the biggest concerns over the proposed Midtown East rezoning has been the fate of the area's historic buildings. Midtown has its fair share of landmarks already, but it is no...
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A Spire! After 11 Years, 1 World Trade Center Gets to the Point
Skyrise. (Kit Dillon) Round and round she goes. (Kit Dillon) Crane-lifts up the side of any building are a delicate affair, let alone up the side of 104-story glassy tower with sloping sides at the...
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Exclusive: Jamie Foxx Raps, Tarantino Talks Cut Scenes at Django Unchained...
Jamie Foxx and Tarantino at the Django Unchained premiere. (Credit: Barrett Jones) Say what you will about Quentin Tarantino, but that man knows how to hold an audience. Last night at the Ziegfeld...
View ArticleRetail Run on Bowery
Much has been made of the metamorphosis of the Bowery from one time skid row to trendy runway. Boutique hotels, apartment buildings, the New Museum and residential developments have landed and it seems...
View Article‘Ecce Homo’ Restoration Lady Is Now Selling Art on eBay
The amazingly botched restoration of the famous “Ecce Homo” painting, done by a Spanish amateur painter who turned a 19th century portrait of Jesus into that of a ghost monkey, took the Internet by...
View ArticleDiane Savino Discusses Campaign Finance, Diversity and Who She Won’t Work With
Governor Andrew Cuomo has made it absolutely clear that the new Senate leadership coalition between the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference and and the Republicans will draw his ire if they do...
View ArticleBleeding Edge Retailer Comme Des Garcons Headed To Dressed Down Murray Hill
Avant-garde retailer Comme des Garcons is hoping its relentlessly hip customers navigate through some squares when it opens in mainstream Murray Hill in December 2013. The company announced that it...
View ArticlePetition to Build a Death Star Gets the 25,000 Signatures It Needs to Be...
Less than a week ago, only 7,000 people had signed the White House petition urging the president to begin building a Death Star, the space station/superweapon from Star Wars, by 2016. Now, with a...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Governor Nikki Haley Vets Stephen Colbert for Senate Seat
Comedian Stephen Colbert has made a tongue-in-cheek push for South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to appoint him as the Palmetto State’s senator now that Jim DeMint is leaving the job to work at the...
View ArticleNotes from a Mancave: One Executive’s Encounter With a Fortune 500 Deadbeat
Last week, The Commercial Observer spoke to nearly one hundred prominent women in commercial real estate, most of whom were happy to report that industry complaints about mistreatment or outright...
View ArticleAfter Fears That TLC Would Kill Taxi Apps, E-Hailing Gets a Pilot Program
In a packed meeting at the Taxi and Limousine Commission headquarters this morning, commissioners voted 7-0 in favor of adopting a year-long pilot program to test out e-hailing apps that let riders...
View ArticleCheck Out Proposed Glass-Cube Retail Under 1633 Broadway
Cushman & Wakefield is marketing a sub-level retail space at 1633 Broadway, where a 733-glass cube entryway designed by Moed de Armas & Shannon will serve as a portal to two lower levels made...
View ArticleLouise Blouin Will Buy the Armory Show
According to a source close to the negotiations, art publisher Louise Blouin has finalized her plans to acquire Merchandise Mart Property Inc.’s art fair holdings, among them Art Platform Los Angeles,...
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