Ground Zero Redevelopment Progresses, Without Time Line A highly anticipated progress report on construction at ground zero is expected to focus on a scaled-back redesign of the PATH transit hub, demolition of the Deutsche Bank building at 130 Liberty St., and difficulties involving work on the no. 1 subway line. The report will not include a detailed construction schedule with time lines for the reconstruction of the World Trade Center site.

Published by comitini.com on June 28, 2008.

The one I am anticipating the most, and the inspiration for the title, will be opening very soon, as in, within the next week or so, at 7528 Amboy Road (at the corner of Main), almost directly across the street from Villaggio Pizzeria & Restaurant. The Tuscan Sun Foccaceria and Cafe looks (by peeking in the windows :-P) like it will be a gorgeous and innovative new business, taking Staten Island's favorite cuisine to all-new places. Having had many businesses try and fail at that location, having gotten a exterior makeover nearly two years ago, and having plans for new businesses fall through, I think it's about time someone got it right. Everyone should check out this new eatery when it opens, and maybe it will become a new part of the fabric and history of this neighborhood.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

Confusing title? Well let me help clear things up somewhat. New York City Limits was a restaurant that opened about two years ago at the SW corner of Yetman Avenue and Amboy Road, and about two months ago, it closed down.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

WHAT YOU CAN GET Many buildings in Manhattan are offering free rent. Other perks landlords are paying for include, from top, at 188 Ludlow on the Lower East Side, the broker’s fee, moving expenses and a year of free storage; at the Archstone Clinton in Clinton, a three-month gym membership; at Dwell in the financial district, the broker’s fee; and at 20 Exchange Place in the financial district, the broker’s fee (and forgoing the security deposit).

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

WHAT YOU CAN GET Many buildings in Manhattan are offering free rent. Other perks landlords are paying for include, from top, at 188 Ludlow on the Lower East Side, the broker’s fee, moving expenses and a year of free storage; at the Archstone Clinton in Clinton, a three-month gym membership; at Dwell in the financial district, the broker’s fee; and at 20 Exchange Place in the financial district, the broker’s fee (and forgoing the security deposit).

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

Last summer, when Mr. Coates got a call from a previous client, Bill Tooker, about wanting to sell his 800-square-foot one-bedroom apartment on the 11th floor of 10 West 15th Street, he went over for a fresh look. Mr. Tooker bought the place in 2006 for $685,000.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

15 Central Park West was designed by Robert A. M. Stern to echo the Dakota, but now there are two 10-room apartments on the market in the original building.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

Speaking Friday evening at Columbia University for the first graduation of The Eagle Academy For Young Men, a school she helped start, Clinton said, "Earlier today I had the great pleasure of being in a place called Unity, New Hampshire." She added, "We declared that we would go back together to Unity, New Hampshire to pledge our commitment, together, to change this country."

Published by The New York Observer on June 28, 2008.

A well-known rehab center in Harlem is under investigation after allegations a patient was coerced into having sex with a staff member.

Published by WNBC on June 28, 2008.

A teenager was shot to death in Brooklyn Police said the 17-year-old was shot once in his chest early Saturday in the Coney Island neighborhood.

Published by WNBC on June 28, 2008.

Police officers who went to a Staten Island school looking for pranksters with water balloons found something more serious: a 14-year-old with a gun.

Published by WNBC on June 28, 2008.

At least a hundred people line up in front of NBC Studios in New York City on Saturday to audition for a spot on the hit show "The Biggest Loser."

Published by WNBC on June 28, 2008.

A prominent black sculptor's statue in a high-profile spot in Harlem is being refurbished after enduring decades of corrosion and graffiti.

Published by WNBC on June 28, 2008.

Ruslana Korshunova, a 20-year-old model on the runway for Betsey Johnson 's Spring 2006 collection who has graced the cover of Vogue, jumped from her nine-story downtown apartment building in an apparent suicide, reported The Daily News.

Published by WNBC on June 28, 2008.

Witnesses told cops that two groups began arguing outside the Cozy Soup n' Burger on Broadway near Astor Place just before 5:30 a.m., police said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

The neighbor called 911 after seeing Samuel lying at Vanderveer Place and Flatbush Ave.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

Witnesses told cops that two groups began arguing outside the Cozy Soup n' Burger on Broadway near Astor Place just before 5:30 a.m., police said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

Three girls and a boy, all 14, tossed the rocks at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva bus filled with young children on President Street near Utica Avenue on May 12 at about 3 p.m., police said.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

Constantine Kotzalides, 49, flashed a 7-year-old girl at the corner of 52nd Street and 11th Avenue in Borough Park at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, police said.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

An argument broke out between two groups of people at about 5:30 a.m. in front of Cozy Soup 'n' Burger, a diner on Broadway near Astor Place, cops said.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

It can be tough being a responsible pet owner and living in an urban area. That's why the American Kennel Club offered key tips and taught basic good manners to dogs living in an urban setting at the Canine Good Citizen training event on Saturday.

Published by WNBC on June 28, 2008.

It can be tough being a responsible pet owner and living in an urban area. That's why the American Kennel Club offered key tips and taught basic good manners to dogs living in an urban setting at the Canine Good Citizen training event on Saturday.

Published by WNBC on June 28, 2008.

Anthony Samuels, 17, ambushed Ellison two days after the original beef, shooting him in the head, torso, and groin on Clay Ave. Friday afternoon, police said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

Ruslana Korshunova, 20, a long-haired beauty who graced the cover of Russian Vogue, plummeted into the middle of busy Water St. in the Financial District around 2:30 p.m., according to sources and building residents.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

The chaos erupted as the Powers funeral party waited outside Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in the New Dorp section of Staten Island for the funeral Mass of a retired NYPD detective to end.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

In one of the highest concentrations of foreclosures in the city, a three-by-three-block section of South Jamaica, the Daily News found 98 properties in foreclosure from January 2006 through this month. This is ground zero of New York's foreclosure mess: Linden Blvd. to the north, Foch Blvd. to the south, 145th St., Inwood St., 146th and 147th Sts. west to east. No street is spared.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

Peter Rollison lived all of his 52 years in the house at 115-34 146th St. His block was a great place to grow up in the 1960s.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

Sandra Brooks, 71, a retired school worker, bought 114-33 145th St. with her husband, James, in 1983. It was a "family neighborhood" with children on the streets.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

On July 6, 2006, the house at 114-28 146th St. went into foreclosure. It was the first on 146th St. and the 10th in the three-block section that year.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

Next door at 114-26 146th St., Deborah Lockhard had no idea what was coming. At the time, foreclosures on that section of 146th St. were spread out, not too noticeable. One more followed on July 21, another in December.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

Single mom Estelle Johnson and her three children moved into a ground-floor unit at 116-57 145th St. in November 2006. After hunting in the neighborhood where her children grew up for a rental that would accept Section 8 vouchers, she'd finally found a home.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

After buying his home at 114-27 145th St. in 2001 for $219,000, Sawyer - who works at Kennedy Airport in terminal preparations - had problems keeping up.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

On July 3, 2007, Wells Fargo Bank initiated foreclosure proceedings against Earlene Jones' son, David. This was a surprise to Earlene, who thought she owned the house at 116-16 147th St.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

At 114-49 145th St., children's toys and a playpen are strewn across the front lawn. A renovation is underway and trash fills the backyard.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

Unbeknownst to Johnson, a month earlier 116-57 145th St. had become the 61st home in the three-block area to fall into foreclosure. She was devastated to learn she could soon be evicted.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

In September 2007, vandals took the storm door off the abandoned house at 114-29 147th St.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

At 114-05 145th St., a notice to shut off the gas is stuck to the storm door's window, and a stack of court papers flutter on the front stoop.

Published by New York Daily News on June 28, 2008.

In Coney Island on Friday, spectators talked about Mr. Hershkowitz, a Hall of Famer who died on Monday at age 89.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

Four teenagers have been arrested on hate crime charges for throwing rocks at a school bus full of Jewish toddlers in Crown Heights.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

While some dealerships on 11th Avenue are struggling, many others are reporting record sales.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

The park is located at Hylan Boulevard and Cornelia Avenue in Prince's Bay. In the event of rain, the concert and fireworks display will take place on Monday.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

David Tepper, the co-owner of the Grant City restaurant, has seen his costs rise across the board over the last several years.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

Dennis Gaeta, co-owner and vice president of Gaeta Sanitation in West Brighton, feels that pressure all too acutely.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

In nearby Mariners Harbor, Joe Breen of Breen Brothers Towing Service, lamented that while summer is normally the slowest season in his business, fuel prices have made this summer worse than usual.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

At Staten Island Taxi in Meiers Corners, the ownership has personally been spared much of the impact of climbing gas prices. It is the company's 30 drivers, rather, who are most feeling the pain, as they are responsible for filling up their own tanks.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

In Graniteville, Marcello Puelo owns a restaurant, M&J Pizza, that has been able to do what John's Pizza was not -- continue to offer free delivery.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

After a seven-year, on-and-off courtship, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and the Staten Island Botanical Garden are together, united, as one entity with a new name, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

After a seven-year, on-and-off courtship, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and the Staten Island Botanical Garden are together, united, as one entity with a new name, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

Consolidations among New York cultural institutions aren't unusual. The Museum of Modern Art and PS 1 joined forces years ago, but both are in contemporary art business.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

Consolidations among New York cultural institutions aren't unusual. The Museum of Modern Art and PS 1 joined forces years ago, but both are in contemporary art business.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

The governor's aides say the operation at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan lasted about 90 minutes.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

When Christo and Jeanne-Claude brought their saffron Gates to Central Park in 2005, they were expected to generate $80 million.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

Workers at restaurants and bars at the South Street Seaport say they already detect a spike in business.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

New Yorkers will be told the "grim truth" Monday about new delays and cost overruns at the World Trade Center redevelopment site by Port Authority executive director Christopher Ward, state officials and real-estate industry sources said yesterday.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

The latest flap to hit the Organized Crime Control Bureau - revealed in The Post today - involves a botched "buy-and-bust" operation on Jan. 4 in which undercover officers allegedly framed two brothers and their friends at Elmhurst bar and restaurant Club Delicioso.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

Striking Ruslana Korshunova, 22, jumped from her ninth floor apartment in her Water Street building, in the Financial District, just before 2:30 p.m.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

Richard Hunt’s sculpture, “Harlem Hybrid,” which stands on a traffic island at West 125th Street, was restored after years of neglect.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

The Brooklyn Historical Society says it was only following the letter of copyright law when it rebuffed a request to use two archive photographs in a book.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

StudioEIS, a sculpture workshop in Dumbo, is fabricating a statue of Abraham Lincoln to stand outside the former president’s historic summer cottage, the Soldiers’ Home in Washington.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

In Greenpoint, the population is diversifying, as these intriguing and affordable restaurants show.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

The Cathedral Preparatory Seminary in Queens is the last free-standing high school seminary in the United States for boys who are considering becoming Catholic priests.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

...marketing some of Manhattan’s most high-profile condominium developments, including 40 Bond Street and 50 Gramercy Park North. Jasper offers studio, one, two, and three bedroom units ranging in size from 591-2079...

Published by CondoMod on June 28, 2008.