A construction manager bought the Cheyenne Diner, which served comfort food at 33rd Street and Ninth Avenue until closing April 6, and plans to relocate it to the Brooklyn neighborhood in the next month, a preservationist said yesterday.

Published by amNY.com on April 22, 2008.

One of New York's last railcar-style diners will live on, but hash will now be slung on the Red Hook waterfront, miles from its 68-year midtown home.

Published by amNY.com on April 22, 2008.

Lancaster has been facing heat from newspapers and bloggers, especially since the March crane accident in Turtle Bay that killed seven people. It turned out construction of that building should never have been allowed under zoning laws. Thirteen people have died in construction accidents in 2008.

Published by amNY.com on April 22, 2008.

In a letter released yesterday afternoon to Robert Lieber, deputy mayor of economic development, 29 of the council's 51 members called the proposal to remake Willets Point "deeply flawed" and vowed to stop it unless substantial changes are made.

Published by amNY.com on April 22, 2008.

At Columbia University, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. presided over the finals of the moot court, a funny institution that is part debate club and part “American Idol.”

Published by New York Times on April 22, 2008.

City Says the Kingsbridge Armory Will Become a Shopping Center

Published by New York Times on April 22, 2008.

Patricia J. Lancaster, the mayor's building commissioner, at a press conference about the crane collapse accident in March.

Published by New York Times on April 22, 2008.

As a long line of people waited to pass through metal detectors at a Midtown hotel ballroom, a security guard took one visitor aside, searched his knapsack and deftly removed an orange, advising: “No fruit allowed in there. They’re afraid people will throw it.”

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 22, 2008.

Earlier this month, their stories and photos were published in the Norwood News and Mount Hope Monitor, in a new supplement called "Bronx Youth Heard."

Published by West Bronx Blog on April 22, 2008.

Earlier this month, their stories and photos were published in the Norwood News and Mount Hope Monitor, in a new supplement called "Bronx Youth Heard."

Published by West Bronx Blog on April 22, 2008.

The supplement will also appear in April's Highbridge Horizon, coming out Thursday.

Published by West Bronx Blog on April 22, 2008.

At the Central Park West glass monolith Trump International, Carol Burnett, who turns 75 this week, sold her apartment this month for $5.58 million, city records show. It’s a two-bedroom, 1,945-square-foot sprawl, according to the listing, with crown moldings, custom closets, “contemporary furnishings” and a sweet sound system, too.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Ducasse? Delish! Kitchen star Alain Ducasse openshis latest French joint, Benoit, on West 55th Street, with a party hosted by Town & Country editrix Pamela Fiori. On the menu? Who cares!

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Police said they responded to a 911 call of a shooting at the man's residence on Avenue A in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, where they found him lying in a side yard.

Published by WNBC on April 22, 2008.

The flames broke out in the Far Rockaway building, right under the A train, around 4 a.m. A baby was left in its crib, and firefighters were able to rescue it.

Published by WNBC on April 22, 2008.

Grand Central Terminal and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge are going green for Earth Day.

Published by WNBC on April 22, 2008.

Let them say whatever they want. ... What happened 25 years ago? You don't remember anything." Court records suggest CC-1 left the U.S. in 1985. He had lived in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.

Published by WNBC on April 22, 2008.

The department has been criticized before for ineffective inspections, including at a skyscraper fire last year that killed two firefighters near ground zero. The department inspected the former Deutsche Bank tower regularly but did not notice a months-old problem with the building's standpipe system that hampered firefighting efforts.

Published by WNBC on April 22, 2008.

Mr Koch's newly bought burial plot is in Trinity Chuch Cemetery, which, at 155th Street and Broadway, is the last cemetery to still accept new tenants, though they're reserved for the remains of "special citizens."

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

The event is taking place in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, far away from Avella's home district of Bayside, Queens.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

The video isn’t flashy, but seems professionally made, and oddly reminds me of some of Anthony Weiner’s ads from the 2005 mayor’s race. That wouldn't be their first connection (and it may explain where this thing was shot, considering there aren’t many brownstones in Sunnyside).

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Yesterday, Dan Hendrick of the New York League of Conservation Voters stopped by City Hall, just in time to chat about Earth Day!

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Last week's annual Poets House Showcase held in the West Village displayed more than 2,000 poetry books and related materials published in 2007.

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

At the Film Society of Lincoln Center's tribute to Streep last week, all manner of bright lights paid homage to her with volcanic spewings of admiration mixed with healthy smatterings of insouciance.

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

At the other end of the spectrum, the council last year earmarked $8.5 million for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a whopping $12.5 million to the High Line, the West Side project that has been a favorite of Speaker Christine Quinn and her predecessor, Gifford Miller.

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

Sandwiched in between are hefty donations to favored local nonprofits, such as $100,000 to the Queens Symphony Orchestra, $1 million for the Battery Conservancy to create a new glass-enclosed carousel in Battery Park, and $2.2 million for the New York Aquarium.

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

Sandwiched in between are hefty donations to favored local nonprofits, such as $100,000 to the Queens Symphony Orchestra, $1 million for the Battery Conservancy to create a new glass-enclosed carousel in Battery Park, and $2.2 million for the New York Aquarium.

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

Sandwiched in between are hefty donations to favored local nonprofits, such as $100,000 to the Queens Symphony Orchestra, $1 million for the Battery Conservancy to create a new glass-enclosed carousel in Battery Park, and $2.2 million for the New York Aquarium.

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

On a rainy afternoon, Bernardo Rubie is glowing as he shows off his son's artwork. "This one is about global warming," he says. A deep red sky conveys the heat, wilting a double line of smudgy trees. Childlike? Sure, but it seems to make its point. And it's making that point in, of all places, a bank lobby: a North Fork branch on 145th Street in Harlem.

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

Thelemaque works with Haile at his studio in the Malcolm Shabazz Market on 116th Street, but says he gets no financial compensation from the Rubies.

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

She offers her observation in a new short film called Tale of Two Bondage Models, directed by Brian Lilla (LillaFilms.com) and currently screening at the Tribeca Film Festival (held from April 23 to May 4, tribecafilmfestival.org).

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

A year ago, we reported on J & L Mall, which recently went belly-up. Picking up the baton a few blocks north is Golden Shopping Mall, showcasing an even more arcane assortment of Chinese regional cooking styles.

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

There are pleasures to be found at Islero, the new tapas spot in Turtle Bay, but sitting at the testosterone-drenched bar at happy hour isn't one of them. (Unless you're there to pick up an i-banker, in which case the outlook is promising.)

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

At the Film Society of Lincoln Center's tribute to Streep last week, all manner of bright lights paid homage to her with volcanic spewings of admiration mixed with healthy smatterings of insouciance.

Published by Village Voice on April 22, 2008.

These communities often have little political power, but they are frequently the sites of vibrant activism and creativity. Out of the social upheavals of the 1960s came the multi-purpose community development corporations (the first one was in Bedford-Stuyvesant), and new community organizing groups such as ACORN and the Industrial Areas Foundation.

Published by Gotham Gazette on April 22, 2008.

The Bedford Avenue stop sparked 16 of those postings -- the most for any station servicing a single line. Only Union Square, where the L and seven other lines meet, outnumbered the Williamsburg stop, notching 34 missed connections.

Published by amNY.com on April 22, 2008.

The Bedford Avenue stop sparked 16 of those postings -- the most for any station servicing a single line. Only Union Square, where the L and seven other lines meet, outnumbered the Williamsburg stop, notching 34 missed connections.

Published by amNY.com on April 22, 2008.

Those who enter that world at the L train's Bedford Avenue stop in Brooklyn take to the Internet more often than riders on any other line to turn furtive eye contact into trysts.

Published by amNY.com on April 22, 2008.

News Corp. has leased a huge chunk of space at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, right next to its headquarters. Perhaps to make room for the arrival of the Wall Street Journal in Midtown?

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Newsweek may be reconsidering its long-planned move from midtown Manhattan to 100 Church Street, following months of negotiations.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

The impending move was newsworthy not just because of the size of the deal, but also because Newsweek had been based in midtown Manhattan for decades, first at 444 Madison Avenue and then at 1175 Broadway, both of which came to be known, in turn, as “the Newsweek Building.”

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

The impending move was newsworthy not just because of the size of the deal, but also because Newsweek had been based in midtown Manhattan for decades, first at 444 Madison Avenue and then at 1175 Broadway, both of which came to be known, in turn, as “the Newsweek Building.”

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Newsweek remaining in its current digs is probably not an option. Not only does the magazine’s lease expire sometime this year, but Newsweek Building owner Joseph Moinian is planning a radical renovation, complete with a name change to “3 Columbus Circle” and, presumably, a corresponding rent hike.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Ms. Wasserberger analyzed 10 Class A deals completed in the last quarter of 2007 and the first of 2008, together comprising 822,200 square feet in midtown Manhattan buildings like 1633 Broadway, 909 Third Avenue and 340 Madison Avenue.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Ms. Wasserberger analyzed 10 Class A deals completed in the last quarter of 2007 and the first of 2008, together comprising 822,200 square feet in midtown Manhattan buildings like 1633 Broadway, 909 Third Avenue and 340 Madison Avenue.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Ms. Wasserberger analyzed 10 Class A deals completed in the last quarter of 2007 and the first of 2008, together comprising 822,200 square feet in midtown Manhattan buildings like 1633 Broadway, 909 Third Avenue and 340 Madison Avenue.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Lessees in so-called “trophy” properties—i.e., towers like the Solow building at 9 West 57th Street and the steel-and-green-granite cloud-buster at 590 Madison Avenue—aren’t having as much success on the negotiation front.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Lessees in so-called “trophy” properties—i.e., towers like the Solow building at 9 West 57th Street and the steel-and-green-granite cloud-buster at 590 Madison Avenue—aren’t having as much success on the negotiation front.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

At 675 Sixth Avenue, for instance, the spot to be vacated by Barnes & Noble come May, Ms. Consolo has received offers from both CVS and Walgreens, but not one from a bank.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Nor has she received any recent offers from banks for the spaces she is marketing at Third Avenue and 62nd Street, Third Avenue and 66th Street, and Broadway near Columbus Circle. Yet, drugstores have expressed interest in all three.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Nor has she received any recent offers from banks for the spaces she is marketing at Third Avenue and 62nd Street, Third Avenue and 66th Street, and Broadway near Columbus Circle. Yet, drugstores have expressed interest in all three.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Nor has she received any recent offers from banks for the spaces she is marketing at Third Avenue and 62nd Street, Third Avenue and 66th Street, and Broadway near Columbus Circle. Yet, drugstores have expressed interest in all three.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

The latest scandal involved a community group named in honor of a child who died of cancer and purported to offer private educational services in the Brooklyn community of Flatbush.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Prosecutors charge that about $31,000 in city funds were dispatched to Mr. Reid’s relatives in Jamaica, and other money was used for political purposes. Mr. Reid and a part-time member of Councilman Stewart’s staff were indicted for the alleged misuse of public funds.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

The problems with the building, 303 East 51st Street, come as the Buildings Department is under fire for a spike in fatal construction accidents this year and other high-profile problems. To the department’s critics, the mishandled permits also raise sharp new questions about Buildings Commissioner Patricia J. Lancaster, an architect hired by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to modernize the 1,286-person agency.

Published by New York Times on April 22, 2008.

A spate of fatal accidents has highlighted the department’s challenge. This year, there have been 13 fatalities at construction sites in the city, including the seven on Second Avenue, compared with 12 during all of 2007. The victims included a window installer who fell from a condominium tower in Queens when a safety strap failed and a construction worker who fell 42 stories from the Trump SoHo condominium hotel in January.

Published by New York Times on April 22, 2008.

In another case, investigators found after the 2007 fire at the former Deutsche Bank building near ground zero that building inspectors had failed to detect numerous violations, including the dismantling of a standpipe that would have carried water to firefighters at the top of the building.

Published by New York Times on April 22, 2008.

Things are getting a bit greener in New York City today in honor of Earth Day. And for the first time, Grand Central Terminal and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge are going green for Earth Day.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 22, 2008.

Things are getting a bit greener in New York City today in honor of Earth Day. And for the first time, Grand Central Terminal and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge are going green for Earth Day.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 22, 2008.

The person was trapped inside the Long Island City Courthouse at 25-10 Court Square.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 22, 2008.

Police say one man was shot in the head outside 64-05 70th Street at around 4:50 a.m. this morning. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 22, 2008.

A federal appeals cours say former EPA chief Christing Todd Whittman cannot be held liable for telling Lower Manhattan residents that the air was safe to breathe after 9/11.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 22, 2008.

He says the price increase would help offset higher labor and product costs. He says the increase is also in line with prices charged at Penn Station.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 22, 2008.

The department has been criticized before for ineffective inspections, including at a skyscraper near ground zero where two firefighters were killed in a fire last year. Inspectors had not noticed a months-old problem with the former Deutsche Bank tower's standpipe system that hampered firefighting efforts.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 22, 2008.

Eyewitness News has learned the fire tore through a large house at 2259 Loretta Road just before 4:45 a.m. this morning. Firefighters declared a second-alarm on arrival after being greeted by heavy flames throughout the three-story building.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 22, 2008.

The Film Forum’s monthlong tribute to United Artists ends Thursday, May 1, on a fittingly high note, with Charles Chaplin’s two finest films, City Lights (1931), with Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherill, Harry Myers and Hank Mann, showing at 1, 4:40 and 8:20, and Modern

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Phil Karlson’s 99 River Street(1953), with John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Peggie Castle, Ian Wolfe and Frank Faylen, is at 1, 4:30 and 8.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Studio Talk with Francks Deceus at Canvas Paper and Stone Gallery

Published by UPTOWNflavor on April 22, 2008.

El Barrio/East Harlem, New York — The Parents Association of the Harbor Conservatory for the performing Arts is sponsoring a book fair this Saturday April 26th from 9am-3pm at the Conservatory’s home site at 1 East 104th Street and Fifth Avenue in East Harlem.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on April 22, 2008.

Throughout her life has been ostracized for everything from her mixed race heritage to her outspoken nature. Kitt recalls in an interview with Nichelle Gainer, “When I walked through Harlem, they used to say, “Why don’t you go back downtown; This is after they would read about me in the papers with a white man. But, the funny thing is, I went out with Sammy Davis too, but no one said anything about that!”

Published by UPTOWNflavor on April 22, 2008.

Union workers rallied Tuesday at the Bloomingdale’s flagship store on East 59th Street to turn up the heat on contract negotiations with the store. As many as 500 members of Local 3 of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union demonstrated in front of the store between 11:30 and 2:30 p.m., union officials say. The demonstration took place just two days before union members are scheduled to take a strike vote, a move that would authorize the first strike against the store in 43 years. The existing labor contract that covers everyone from cashiers to stock room workers to sales people expires April 30.

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 22, 2008.

Polytechnic University is already reaping the benefits of the planned merger with New York University through increased enrollment and accelerated global expansion, Polytechnic’s president Jerry Hultin said in an exclusive interview with Crain’s.

Published by Crain's New York Business on April 22, 2008.

Elettaria is his latest project, a joint venture with partner Noel Cruz; they met while working at Craftbar. This is an entirely different script for this chef. Seizing upon his heritage, Nawab paints a modern American menu with a palette of Indian seasonings. A tasty bavette steak gets a unique lift from a fragrant fenugreek powder. Ethereal strands of crabmeat are bolstered by coriander, cilantro and turmeric-onion soubise.

Published by New York Daily News on April 22, 2008.

The four lots to first have the cars are located at 1020 Grand Concourse, 3000 Third Ave., 1752 Morris Ave. and 250 E. 188th St.

Published by New York Daily News on April 22, 2008.

The four lots to first have the cars are located at 1020 Grand Concourse, 3000 Third Ave., 1752 Morris Ave. and 250 E. 188th St.

Published by New York Daily News on April 22, 2008.

The four lots to first have the cars are located at 1020 Grand Concourse, 3000 Third Ave., 1752 Morris Ave. and 250 E. 188th St.

Published by New York Daily News on April 22, 2008.

The four lots to first have the cars are located at 1020 Grand Concourse, 3000 Third Ave., 1752 Morris Ave. and 250 E. 188th St.

Published by New York Daily News on April 22, 2008.

The city’s commissioner of the Department of Buildings, Patricia Lancaster, today resigned from her post, more than five weeks after a major Upper East Side crane collapse killed seven people.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

“This morning, I met with Patricia Lancaster at Gracie Mansion and accepted her resignation as New York City’s Buildings Commissioner. Over the past six years, Patricia has moved the Department of Buildings a long way forward by fighting corruption, strengthening inspections and oversight, increasing the public’s access to information, and bringing increased levels of professionalism and integrity to all levels of her agency. Patricia led a comprehensive overhaul of the City’s byzantine building code, the first in 40 years, which will make the construction of homes, schools, stores and offices in New York City safer, more affordable, and more environmentally friendly for years to come. Patricia leaves a strong foundation of reform and improvement for her successors to build on, and I thank her for her dedication to making New York City a far better place to live, work, and visit.”

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

The deal has apparently been struck between outgoing Wall Street Journal managing editor Marcus Brauchli and his News Corp. overlord, Rupert Murdoch. This press release just came in:

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Two uncommitted superdelegates outlined what they see as their role the Democratic nomination and made a plea for an fast end to the contest at a panel in midtown last night.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

The wingnut parade at the 112th annual New York Times stockholder's meeting, held late this morning at the Times' conference room on the other side of a birch-and-moss filled atrium from the Times' newsroom tower, was out of control.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

It's a good year to be a top-notch, shiny-shoe, uptown real estate broker. Less than a year after Sandy Weill finally closed on his $42.4 million penthouse at 15 Central Park West, his agent on the deal has gotten a condo of his own in the multi-billion dollar building.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Shane Welch, brewmaster at Six Point Craft Ales, in Red Hook, Brooklyn, said even small brewers are locking themselves into costly, long-term deals for hops and grains at hefty annual price boosts.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

Kelly Taylor, brewmaster for Kelso of Brooklyn beers, said his customers have paid between 10 and 15 percent more in the past year. He warned that more hikes are inevitable.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

In May 2003, Persaud was hit in the face with a wooden plank while working at a site in Midtown. He went to the emergency room on East 68th Street for stitches, but a doctor there said he should have a rectal exam to make sure his spine was not damaged.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

Compared to the publicity blowout that preceded the season-opening production of Lucia di Lammermoor—a wild-eyed Natalie Dessay plastered over dozens of city buses—the Metropolitan Opera’s promotion of the company’s first production of Philip Glass’ 1980 opera, Satyagraha, which opened April 11, was almost restrained.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Portman, who has been spotted in the West Village in recent days with her bearded boyfriend, Venezuelan-born folk singer Devendra Banhart, was walking her dog with him yesterday when the brazen piddling took place.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

It's a good year to be a top-notch, shiny-shoe, uptown real estate broker. Less than a year after Sandy Weill finally closed on his $42.4 million penthouse at 15 Central Park West, his agent on the deal has gotten a condo of his own in the multi-billion dollar building.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Hundreds of Ground Zero workers were exposed to potential identity theft when stacks of payroll sheets - which included their names and Social Security numbers - were dumped in the trash along with confidential plans for the new World Trade Center.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

The payroll information was found by self-described "salvage experts" in a trash bin behind 115 Broadway - which houses offices rented by the Port Authority to run the rebuilding effort.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

The deal has apparently been struck between outgoing Wall Street Journal managing editor Marcus Brauchli and his News Corp. overlord, Rupert Murdoch. This press release just came in:

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Last week, Buildings Commissioner Patricia Lancaster testified at a City Council hearing that a tower under construction at 303 E. 51st St., scene of a crane collapse last month that took seven lives, didn't have all the proper permits.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

Baki Duka, 41,- a roofer from Heartland Village, arrived for work at West 33rd Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues just before 8 a.m., sources said.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

He'd just opened his van's door when the brick, blown off the rear facade of the building at 112 W. 34th St., plummeted.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

The video isn’t flashy, but seems professionally made, and oddly reminds me of some of Anthony Weiner’s ads from the 2005 mayor’s race. That wouldn't be their first connection (and it may explain where this thing was shot, considering there aren’t many brownstones in Sunnyside).

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Yesterday, Dan Hendrick of the New York League of Conservation Voters stopped by City Hall, just in time to chat about Earth Day!The group just published a report about environmental initiatives (besides congestion pricing) that legislators and the public can pursue.As for how to celebrate Earth Day, Hendrick suggests riding your bike, enjoying a veggie burger and, if so inclined, throwing back a Mojito.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

The event is taking place in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, far away from Avella's home district of Bayside, Queens.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

The event is taking place in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, far away from Avella's home district of Bayside, Queens.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Both the boy and his mother, Nancy, 41, said each time Alvin asked to go home, Patrick put him on another train. The pair went to Coney Island, then rode the Staten Island Ferry, the mother said.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

Both Alvin and the alleged rape victim, who is 15, are members of the Law Enforcement Exploring program at the 25th Precinct in East Harlem.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

Times Square's Naked Cowboy had some serious competition yesterday.

Published by New York Post on April 22, 2008.

Michael Perlman outside 411 Ninth Avenue.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

On Monday, the 25-year-old from Queens announced that he had just brokered a deal to move midtown’s Cheyenne Diner to the Brooklyn waterfront.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Just two weeks ago, the 68-year-old all-night diner on Ninth Avenue near Penn Station had served what appeared to be its final triple-decker burger. Landlord George Papas, who also owns the nearby Skylight Diner, planned to tear down the shiny, chrome-covered, prefab single-story railroad-car-style structure and erect a nine-story apartment building in its place.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

“It will gain a new lease on life in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and contribute to the appeal of an up-and-coming neighborhood,” Mr. Perlman proudly announced via e-mail on Monday, then delved into the wonky specifics of the tricky relocation ahead: “The immediate steps will be to confirm a rigger ... and then apply for demolition permits, which is a mandatory precursor to disconnecting utility lines and lifting the diner from its foundation, amongst other requirements.”

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

Most notably, last August, he helped find a new home for Soho’s long-standing Moondance Diner, the gleaming greasy spoon with the iconic crescent-shaped logo where Kirsten Dunst’s character, Mary Jane, waited tables in the 2002 summer blockbuster Spider-Man—and which, just like the Cheyenne, was about to be bulldozed in the name of development.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.

How appropriate, then, that its savior would swing in from the fictional web-slinging superhero’s own neighborhood of Forest Hills.

Published by The New York Observer on April 22, 2008.