This week promises exquisite temperatures that are sure to tempt anyone into playing hooky. You might want to stop by St. Nicholas Park and check out the goings on there.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on April 16, 2008.

It seems that 2006 was a good year for Harlem landlords, especially in rent-stabilized buildings.[WNYC Online]

Published by UPTOWNflavor on April 16, 2008.

Check out a “play-by-play” break-down of Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz Mass at the Jazz Center. The show is also coming uptown on Saturday!

Published by UPTOWNflavor on April 16, 2008.

The Debut Family at East Village Bar 40 C [03.22.08]

Published by Village Voice on April 16, 2008.

Feathers fly at mass pillow fight in Union Square, 03.22.07

Published by Village Voice on April 16, 2008.

Mr. Meyer said he saw that happening at his establishments. Revenue at his restaurants, including Union Square Cafe and Gramercy Tavern, he said, was flat so far this year because foreigners are filling seats left open by Wall Street deal-makers on a diet.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

Mr. Meyer said he saw that happening at his establishments. Revenue at his restaurants, including Union Square Cafe and Gramercy Tavern, he said, was flat so far this year because foreigners are filling seats left open by Wall Street deal-makers on a diet.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

Then, around 4 p.m., they turned down a street near a park in the Castle Hill neighborhood, where a man came up to the car, stuck a gun in the window, and started shooting. Ms. Frazier was hit at least twice and died on the way to the hospital.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

The rezoning would remake 125th Street, one of the city’s liveliest streets — and home to many small businesses like clothing stores and hair salons — into a regional business hub.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

The New York City Police Department had activated the alert after a confirmed child abduction by the infant's father that occurred at 938 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Published by WNBC on April 16, 2008.

A man sliding on the railing of an escalator at Shea Stadium Tuesday night fell four stories, police sources told News 4 New York.

Published by WNBC on April 16, 2008.

This is the Mets' last season at Shea Stadium.

Published by WNBC on April 16, 2008.

The 346,000-square-foot Brooklyn store will overlook the waterfront in Red Hook.

Published by WNBC on April 16, 2008.

The strike was timed to the day of Pope Benedict XVI’s arrival on American soil to send a sharp message to the Archdiocese of New York.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

A 37-year-old man died after falling nearly 30 feet from an escalator hand rail at Shea Stadium in Queens during a Mets game.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

Church of the Ascension on the Upper West Side stands as just one example of a parish that remains a vibrant presence in the lives of its ever-changing — and still growing — congregation.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

Church of the Ascension on the Upper West Side stands as just one example of a parish that remains a vibrant presence in the lives of its ever-changing — and still growing — congregation.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

The man was identified by the police as Antonio Nararainsami, a father of two from the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn who was attending the game with his young daughters and at least one cousin. With his two daughters trailing behind him, Mr. Nararainsami was walking down a still escalator near left field about 10 p.m. when he somehow went over the handrail and fell at least two levels to the floor of Lobby A, the police said.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

A 36-year-old man who was leaving a Mets game with his relatives at Shea Stadium in Queens on Tuesday night was killed after he fell over the side of an escalator and plunged more than 30 feet, the police and Mets officials said.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

Then, around 4 p.m., they turned down a street near a park in the Castle Hill neighborhood, where a man came up to the car, stuck a gun in the window, and started shooting. Ms. Frazier was hit at least twice and died on the way to the hospital.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

When Mr. Cruz was released from Jacobi Medical Center on Monday afternoon, the police asked him to come to the 43rd Precinct station house in the Bronx to look at photographs and help them work up a sketch of the gunman.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

The rezoning would remake 125th Street, one of the city’s liveliest streets — and home to many small businesses like clothing stores and hair salons — into a regional business hub.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

A 37-year-old man died after falling nearly 30 feet from an escalator hand rail at Shea Stadium in Queens during a Mets game.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

Legal wrangling has halted what was to be a historic jewelry auction at Christie’s.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

Shawn Fariera, 20, and a friend busted into Melissa Fyffe's Weeksville apartment about 5:40 p.m., saying they had some clothes for 3-month-old Shamiece, cops and witnesses said.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

A 37-year-old Mets fan and father of two plunged to his death in a horrifying accident at Shea Stadium Tuesday night, police and witnesses said.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

Antonio Narainasami of Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, fell four stories over the side of an escalator on the mezzanine level - in view of his daughters, Emily, 14, and Anjali, 8, relatives said.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

"I think it's affecting everybody," said Elize Joseph, 48, a nursing attendant from Flatbush, Brooklyn. "To spend $40 on groceries is nothing. It doesn't go a long way.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

"The prices are crazy from when I was a teenager.... Things that were a quarter are now $1.50 and people's salaries are not increasing," said Lauren Schneider, 44, a social worker who lives in the East Village.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

"When they weren't in jail, they were right back out there. In the '90s, they'd go up and down the subway lines, midtown generally, and always on the 4 and 6 trains," the sergeant said.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

The children have been rehearsing for more than a week, practicing three songs they will perform for Pope Benedict when he visits the Park East Synagogue on Friday.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

A 37-year-old Mets fan and father of two plunged to his death in a horrifying accident at Shea Stadium Tuesday night, police and witnesses said.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

Antonio Narainasami of Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, fell four stories over the side of an escalator on the mezzanine level - in view of his daughters, Emily, 14, and Anjali, 8, relatives said.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

The grand transportation hub planned for Ground Zero - with a top designed to resemble a bird in flight - has barely gotten off the ground.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

With its soaring wings and retractable roof, the four-level mega-terminal has been billed as a majestic new destination that would provide a home for the PATH train, connections to 13 subways lines and underground pedestrian walkways to the World Financial Center and Hudson River ferries.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

Murray Richman, who has defended rappers such as Jay-Z, said he was highly critical of the cops after Bell was shot on Nov.25, 2006, around the corner from the Jamaica, Queens, strip joint where he had just had his bachelor party.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

Tuesday's blind item about a '90s actor (not Hasselhoff) who used his agent to pick up women prompted a gentleman who works at Murray Hill bar Third and Long to tell me his story.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

T-shirts and posters created by victims of violent crime are displayed at Hostos Community College as part of Operation Clothesline, sponsored by Bronx DA's office.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

The 346,000-square-foot Brooklyn store will overlook the waterfront in Red Hook.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

Antonio Narainasami left behind two daughters and his pregnant wife when he toppled off the escalator at Shea Stadium Tuesday night.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

Narainasami's heartbroken widow - who denied her husband would have been so reckless in front of their daughters - could barely speak through her tears outside the couple's Cypress Hills, Brooklyn home.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

In the last 25 years, two New York fans have died at baseball games - one at Shea in 1985, one at Yankee Stadium in 1999 - after they fell off the railing of an escalator.

Published by New York Daily News on April 16, 2008.

But last year, Corning, the upstate New York glass company, invented a bendable fiber. Verizon is already using Corning's technology to bring fiber optic service to the 11,232 apartments in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village

Published by Gotham Gazette on April 16, 2008.

But last year, Corning, the upstate New York glass company, invented a bendable fiber. Verizon is already using Corning's technology to bring fiber optic service to the 11,232 apartments in ... and Peter Cooper Village

Published by Gotham Gazette on April 16, 2008.

A team led by the Hudson Companies will give rise to a mixed-income village along the banks of the once-toxic Gowanus Canal, the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced today. The Gowanus “Public Place” will have 774 units of housing (615 below market rate) among a complex of buildings, and comes as the city eyes a transformation for the once (and still, to some extent) industrial area.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

I spoke briefly with City Councilman Kendall Stewart as he was leaving his office at 250 Broadway just now.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

As part of the terms of the contract, the developers will replace the existing 5,000-square-foot church with a 15,000-square-foot house of worship on the same site, at 37-41 Hillside Avenue.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

Yesterday morning, when several unnamed producers arrived at his Upper East Side office for what they expected to be a traditional pitch, they were greeted with ambulances and police tape. "I used a theatre company to stage the whole thing and my wife was playing a plain-clothes cop," said Mr. Castagna.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

The 346,000-square-foot future IKEA Brooklyn is located on 22 acres along the Erie Basin waterfront in Red Hook, south of the BQE/Gowanus Expressway and southeast of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. This new IKEA store created 500 construction jobs and, on June 18, it will welcome more than 500 new coworkers into the IKEA family of more than 11,000 coworkers across the U.S. and 120,000 globally. Although the future IKEA Brooklyn is progressing through outfitting phases, prospective coworkers still can apply for diverse positions available in home furnishings sales, interior decoration, customer service, safety and security, cashiers, maintenance, goods flow, receiving, warehouse and stock replenishment. IKEA Brooklyn also offers food service opportunities in its Restaurant, Swedish Foodmarket, Bistro and staff cafeteria.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

You can catch the besweatered, much-buzzed about indie pop band Vampire Weekend, untouchable soul strutter Sharon Jones and, um, Junot Diaz at Central Park SummerStage this year. The City Parks Foundation announced their line-up and it's going to be a doozy, with Brooklyn's Santogold and Diplo getting the crowd rowdy and Richard Price living the Lush Life on the Central Park stage. Bring your blankets to some of these performances, listed after the jump. For more information, visit the SummerStage website.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

15 Central Park West has no shortage of accomplished residents. Pick a field and its leader might just have a condo in the building. There are dozens of Wall Street investors who’ve made (and in a few cases) lost billions of dollars, a Nascar star, a pharmaceutical executive, and even English teacher-cum-rockstar Sting.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

In order to permit the transfer of development rights from two individual landmarks to 53 West 53rd Street, the Landmarks Preservation Commission must confirm that preservation plans for the landmarks are in place and that the architecture of the new building is harmonious with the landmarks.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

10 a.m. The Center for New York City Affairs hosts panel discussion on the juvenile justice system; Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th St., 2nd Floor.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

11 a.m. Tenants and housing advocates protest unfair rent hikes; 4709 Skillman Ave., Sunnyside, Queens.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

11 a.m. Ground breaking for an affordable "green" cooperative apartment complex; 150 Featherbed Lane, intersection of University and Plimpton avenues, Bronx.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

11:30 a.m. Brooklyn borough president welcomes FreshDirect delivery in Bedford Stuyvesant; 567 Flushing Ave., between Lee and Marcy streets, Brooklyn.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

12 p.m. State Sen. Eric Adams and civil rights attorney Norman Siegel call for investigation of NYC Department of Education policy that graduates students who lack required number of classroom hours; Department of Education, Tweed Court House, 52 Chambers St.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

12 p.m. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announces grand opening of the State's 34th banking development district in East Harlem; 1999 First Ave., between 102nd and 103rd streets.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

1:30 p.m. Council Member Michael McMahon joins students to welcome the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum educators and announce grant; I.S. 61 William A. Morris, 445 Castleton Ave., Staten Island.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

2 p.m. Assemblymen Michael Benjamin hosts Bronx-Berlin student exchange reception; 1494 Boston Road, Bronx.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

5:30 p.m. Norwood school safety meeting; Glad Tidings Church, 2 Van Cortlandt Ave., at Jerome Avenue, Bronx.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

6 p.m. Arianna Huffington delivers lecture on "The Road to 2008: Presidential Politics Today"; The New School, John L. Tishman Auditorium, Johnson Building, 66 West 12th St.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

7 o'clock p.m. Chelsea Reform Democratic Club forum on human trafficking in N.Y.C. at the Hudson Guild, 441 W. 26th St.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

7 o'clock p.m. East Side Democratic Club candidates night. Come for an early view of the three Surrogate court candidates. Brown Gardens community rm., 225 E. 93rd St.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

Last night, in in a townhouse near the Flatiron building, the very young editors of Lapham's Quarterly were embarrassed. They were aged 23, 24 an 28, and, by coincidence, they all wore the same H&M Suit: dark, pinstriped and under $200. Each wore a red tie.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

So Hammond showed the city it could make money off the High Line—or at least, property owners in West Chelsea could and some other money would trickle down.

Published by The New York Observer on April 16, 2008.

Today, the Victoria Theater is the hulking ghost of Harlem.

Published by amNY.com on April 16, 2008.

A few months back there was a lot of upset pizza lovers when Di Fara's in Midwood upped the price of a slice to $4.

Published by amNY.com on April 16, 2008.

We were surprised that L&B Spumoni Gardens in Bensonhurst, long regarded as one of the best pizza restaurants in the city, was holding on to its $2 price for both its round and famous square slices.

Published by amNY.com on April 16, 2008.

The New York Police Department says 20-year-old Shawn Fariera (fuh-RAY'-ruh) abducted the 3-month-old girl on Tuesday night from a Crown Heights apartment. They say he showed a gun, forcibly took the girl and ran off.

Published by amNY.com on April 16, 2008.

Taken into custody earlier Tuesday morning at his home was Asquith Reid, 64, the chief of staff of council member Kendall Stewart, a Democrat who represents an area in Flatlands. Also arrested was Joycinth Anderson, 69, a staffer in Stewart's office.

Published by amNY.com on April 16, 2008.

The furniture retailer is opening its first New York City outlet, in Brooklyn, on June 18. The Swedish-based retailer, which sells easy-assembly furniture and housewares, has 34 other stores in the United States.

Published by amNY.com on April 16, 2008.

Bar Milano, Joe and Jason Denton's latest venture, opened on Friday. It features the food of northern Italy executed by cochefs Steve Connaughton, formerly of Lupa, and Eric Kleinman, who was previously at 'inoteca.

Published by New York Sun on April 16, 2008.

The owners of the Serafina restaurants, as well as of Lollipop and Geisha, are now serving French food, too, at Brasserie Cognac.

Published by New York Sun on April 16, 2008.

BarFry, chef Josh DeChellis's tempura boîte, has closed after eight months of operation. Mr. DeChellis gained acclaim in New York at his Japanese-oriented eatery Sumile, which later became the slightly more downscale Sumile Sushi, and then closed last year, shortly before BarFry opened.

Published by New York Sun on April 16, 2008.

According to the Web log Eater.com, Mr. DeChellis is working on another venture, possibly next to BarFry at 48 Carmine St., with chef Zak Pelaccio and pastry chefs Will Goldfarb and Robert Truitt.

Published by New York Sun on April 16, 2008.

Mast Brothers Chocolate, in business since last year, also sells its $7, 3 oz. bars at Marlow & Sons, Spuyten Duyvil Grocery, and Urban Rustic, all in Brooklyn. But come fall, the brothers — having pooled their savings and maxed out their credit cards — will open their own chocolate factory and store at the corner of Wyeth and Berry streets in Williamsburg.

Published by New York Sun on April 16, 2008.

At Olana — a new East Side restaurant — there's one immediate disappointment. At an establishment named after artist Frederic Church's magnificent Persianstyle Hudson Valley landmark estate, it's natural to expect some attention to interior design. But the dark beams, landscape murals, and red velvet seats with protruding handles on their backs give the place all the charm of a suburban Radisson. Fortunately, chef and owner Al Di Meglio, who worked for years at Osteria del Circo, keeps other disappointments to a minimum.

Published by New York Sun on April 16, 2008.

Last week, I made my annual spring pilgrimage to an unlikely Mecca in a remote corner of the city: Skyview Wine & Spirits, hidden away in a dreary shopping strip just south of where the northwest Bronx melds into Yonkers. Offering more than 450 kosher for Passover selections from a dozen countries, this is, perhaps, the country's most complete kosher wine shop.

Published by New York Sun on April 16, 2008.

After a lengthy process, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development awarded the mixed-use development to the Gowanus Green Partnership.

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 16, 2008.

Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal is going green—Gowanus Green, to be precise. And the winning development is a consortium of companies helmed by the Hudson Companies Inc. After a lengthy process that pit Hudson’s bid against a competing team led by the Related Cos., the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced on Wednesday that it had awarded the mixed-use development to the Gowanus Green Partnership, a consortium consisting of the Hudson Cos., Bluestone Organization, Fifth Avenue Committee and the Jonathan Rose Cos. According to the announcement, the bid will create 774 units of mixed-income housing, nearly 80% of which will be affordable housing for low- and middle-income families, including 120 units of low-income senior housing. Located at the southeast corner of 5th and Smith streets and bounded to the east by the Gowanus Canal, Public Place, as the development will be known, will feature over “25,000 square feet of cultural space, 38,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and nearly 100,000 square feet of public open space located along the canal,” according to the HPD. “The canal-side park, in addition to landscaped waterfront space for passive and active recreation, will feature arts and educational programming and significant recreational opportunities for the surrounding community.”The former home of a gas manufacturing plant, the Public Place site is said to be extensively polluted and is therefore considered a key test of Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC sustainability efforts, as well as the New Housing Marketplace Plan—a ten-year proposal to create affordable housing for 500,000 New Yorkers. Reclamation of “brownfields” is a major component of PlaNYC, acting to both “create” new land for needed development and improve the environmental quality of the surrounding neighborhoods. Several of the buildings are slated to apply for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) Gold designation and the overall development is being designed to qualify for the LEED Neighborhood Development program. The project is expected to be financed in part through t city’s Housing Development Corp., as well as through subsidies from the New York City Housing Trust Fund. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2010 and will be completed in spring 2014.

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 16, 2008.

Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal is going green—Gowanus Green, to be precise. And the winning development is a consortium of companies helmed by the Hudson Companies Inc.

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 16, 2008.

The Pope’s visit will bring East Side traffic to a screeching halt on Friday and the problems could continue over the weekend on the Upper East Side.

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 16, 2008.

The Pope’s visit will bring East Side traffic to a screeching halt on Friday and the problems could continue over the weekend on the Upper East Side.

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 16, 2008.

Police will shut down 12 blocks surrounding the United Nations — First Avenue between 42nd and 48th streets and the blocks between First and Second on 42nd and 47th Streets—beginning at 4 a.m. Friday in advance of the Pope’s mid-morning UN address.

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 16, 2008.

The indictment said at least $31,000 received by the Donna Reid fund was wired to Mr. Reid's friends and relatives in Jamaica. Another $21,000 was spent on political events or campaign literature for Mr. Stewart.

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 16, 2008.

“The uptick in sales activity is largely due to an increase in new development closings sold over the previous 18 months,” said Jonathan Miller, chief executive of Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers, who prepared the data for Prudential Douglas Elliman. “The numbers are biased by new developments closing, particularly in markets like Long Island City.”

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 16, 2008.

St. Vincent's and Rudin must gain approval from the landmarks commission to move forward with their plan to raze the modernist O'Toole Building on Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th streets and replace it with a new 329-foottall hospital.

Published by New York Sun on April 16, 2008.

With Council Member Inez Dickens of Harlem voicing her approval, the Bloomberg administration's plan to rezone 125th Street to expand commercial and residential development is likely to move forward later this month. In announcing her support, Ms. Dickens yesterday cited a variety of recent changes to the plan as signs that she was successful in negotiating with the Department of City Planning on her constituents' behalf.

Published by New York Sun on April 16, 2008.

A 36-year-old man who was leaving a Mets game with his relatives at Shea Stadium in Queens on Tuesday night was killed after he fell over the side of an escalator and plunged more than 30 feet, the police and Mets officials said.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

The man was identified by the police as Antonio Nararainsami, a father of two from the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn who was attending the game with his young daughters and at least one cousin. With his two daughters trailing behind him, Mr. Nararainsami was walking down a still escalator near left field about 10 p.m. when he somehow went over the handrail and fell at least two levels to the floor of Lobby A, the police said.

Published by New York Times on April 16, 2008.

Roberto Caballero, 48, who for 24 years was employed by the U.S. Postal Service, shot one victim three times in the chest and another once in the head after an argument broke out at about 6 a.m. at the building on 130th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, police said. When police arrived at the scene, they found the two victims in the hallway of the apartment building before hearing a shot ring out from an upper floor.

Published by New York Sun on April 16, 2008.

Bobbi and the Strays, an Ozone Park, Queens shelter that's home to nearly 100 animals, thought it struck gold last week when its was awarded as top 20 finalist by online pet supply retailer ZooToo.

Published by New York Post on April 16, 2008.

A Mets fan leaving the game last night lost his balance while descending an escalator at Shea Stadium and plummeted two stories to his death - as his two young daughters watched in horror, authorities said.

Published by New York Post on April 16, 2008.

The victim, a Guyanese native, who lived in Cypress Hills and worked in air conditioning repair and installation, was taken to New York Hospital Queens, where he was pronounced dead.

Published by New York Post on April 16, 2008.

When officers arrived at the Manhattanville Houses at 1430 Amsterdam Ave. at around 6 a.m., neighbors told them the man they were looking for lived in apartment 10E.

Published by New York Post on April 16, 2008.

Perez hit the jackpot in the state's April 1 Lotto drawing after he used some of his income-tax refund to buy a ticket at a supermarket in St. Albans, and lightning struck with the six randomly chosen numbers: 1, 8, 10, 31, 52, 57.

Published by New York Post on April 16, 2008.

Included in the prewar apartment at 778 Park Ave., which occupies the entire 16th and part of the 15th floors, are four en suite bedrooms, six terraces, five fireplaces, high ceilings and prewar details. Also featured is Astor's famed library with red lacquered bookcases and brass trim, said to be one of the most photographed rooms in the city.

Published by New York Post on April 16, 2008.

The cleaver-swinging mental patient who slashed an Upper East Side psychologist to death in February has settled on a "God made me do it" insanity defense.

Published by New York Post on April 16, 2008.

Stanislas called 911 and Emergency Service Unit Detectives Tony Borowiec and Dennis Canale got the contractors to cut a hole in the brick wall of the building at 100 Stuyvesant Place to access the shaft.

Published by New York Post on April 16, 2008.