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  • 9th Avenue and 23rd Street <i>On This Day in History: July 15 </i><br>Chelsea Poet and Developer

    ...for development (the area eventually became known as Chelsea); he later built a home at 9th Avenue and 23rd Street. The Episcopal General Theological Seminary was built on land that he had donated. He became...

    Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 15, 2008.

  • 42 West 44th St. <i>Upcoming Events in the Legal Community: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 </i>

    Panelists to be announced. Sponsored by the City Bar’s Asian Affairs and International Human Rights Committees. Free and open to the public. Held at the City Bar, 42 West 44th St., Manhattan. For information contact the NYC Bar Association: www.abcny.org.

    Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 15, 2008.

  • 88-94 Visitation Place <i>Upcoming Events in the Legal Community: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 </i>

    ...and Teens, and Rights to Waive a Jury. Held at Red Hook Community Justice Center, 88-94 Visitation Place. Free and open to the public. For information or to attend, contact Shannon Taylor, executive...

    Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 15, 2008.

  • 128 Pierrepont St. <i>Space TALK: </i><br>Speakers Named For Next Brooklyn Real Estate Quarterly Roundtable

    The August 5 Roundtable will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St. in Brooklyn Heights.

    Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 15, 2008.

  • 314 Carroll St. <i>Development Sites Update:</i><br>Carroll Gardens Mixed-Use Corner Property Sells for $1.73M

    CARROLL GARDENS — A mixed-use corner building at 314 Carroll St. in Carroll Gardens was sold to a buyer who will have family members occupy the building, according to Massey Knakal Realty Services Brooklyn.

    Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 15, 2008.

  • Carroll and Hoyt <i>Development Sites Update:</i><br>Carroll Gardens Mixed-Use Corner Property Sells for $1.73M

    ...involved in this transaction. The four-story property is located on the southeast corner of Carroll and Hoyt streets. It contains a store, a three-car garage, a vacant loft and six apartments...

    Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 15, 2008.

  • Clinton and Pierrepont Streets <i>Brooklyn Broadside</i><br>Probation Office Controversy: Consequences of Hiding Decision

    ...that the federal probation office wants to open a large facility on the corner of Clinton and Pierrepont Streets to handle required paperwork and visits by those who are on parole. This ground-floor...

    Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 15, 2008.

  • 361 Metropolitan Ave. <i>Howe’s Brooklyn</i><br> National KidSpirit Magazine Made by Kids, for Kids In Brooklyn Heights

    ...of the Knitting Factory, as the community board gave them the OK to move into 361 Metropolitan Ave., the former site of Luna Lounge. Jared Hoffman, the Factory’s leader for five years...

    Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 15, 2008.

  • West 10th Street off Surf Avenue Siren Fest to Draw 100,000 To Coney for Free Concert

    Performances will be split between two stages: the main stage at West 10th Street off Surf Avenue and the Stillwell stage at Stillwell and Surf avenues. Although acts are scheduled to stagger...

    Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 15, 2008.

  • Stillwell and Surf Siren Fest to Draw 100,000 To Coney for Free Concert

    ...the main stage at West 10th Street off Surf Avenue and the Stillwell stage at Stillwell and Surf avenues. Although acts are scheduled to stagger every half-hour on the two stages from...

    Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 15, 2008.

  • ground zero Investigation of Ground Zero Fraud Allegations Is Sought

    The recent admission by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that it cannot present a timeline for the reconstruction of ground zero may prove that the agency's previous publicly announced schedules and budgets amounted to fraud, a letter seeking an investigation by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York states.

    Published by New York Sun on July 15, 2008.

  • Columbia University Ahmadinejad Headed Back To New York City

    It will be Mr. Ahmadinejad's first visit to America since he spoke at Columbia University last September.

    Published by New York Sun on July 15, 2008.

  • Foley Square TV Auditions Add New Note to Subway Musicians' Scores

    "NYC Sound Tracks," an eight-episode series produced by Madison Square Garden Networks that had its debut Sunday, is holding open auditions in Foley Square.

    Published by New York Sun on July 15, 2008.

  • Union Square station TV Auditions Add New Note to Subway Musicians' Scores

    "Most of the guys in the subway don't like competition," a harmonica player in the Union Square station, Lester Schultz, said. "They just want to make money."

    Published by New York Sun on July 15, 2008.

  • Times Square station TV Auditions Add New Note to Subway Musicians' Scores

    Blues musician and subway performer Dave Johnson at the Times Square station.

    Published by New York Sun on July 15, 2008.

  • Jewish Enrichment Center, Program Aims To Keep Alumni Connected After Birthright Israel

    The program is based on West 13th Street in Greenwich Village at the Jewish Enrichment Center, a 3,000-square-foot space featuring a coffee bar, Internet access, a pull-down movie screen, and, on a recent visit, artwork that was part of a recent show.

    Published by New York Sun on July 15, 2008.

  • East 91st Street and First Avenue Owner of Collapsed Crane Seeks Gag Order

    Last month, the owner of the building at East 91st Street and First Avenue that was hit by the crane filed a $100 million lawsuit against the contractor, owner, and other parties.

    Published by New York Sun on July 15, 2008.

  • Sorbara Construction Corp. Owner of Collapsed Crane Seeks Gag Order

    Today's pre-action proceedings will involve Leon D. Dematteis Construction Corp., the City of New York, and Sorbara Construction Corp., in addition to New York Crane and Equipment.

    Published by New York Sun on July 15, 2008.

  • John F. Kennedy International Airport Near Misses at JFK Prompt FAA Plans for 20 Airports

    The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to add new safety features at 20 airports including John F. Kennedy International Airport, La Guardia Airport, and Newark International Airport, the agency's acting administrator, Robert Sturgell, has announced.

    Published by New York Sun on July 15, 2008.

  • La Guardia Airport Near Misses at JFK Prompt FAA Plans for 20 Airports

    The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to add new safety features at 20 airports including John F. Kennedy International Airport, La Guardia Airport, and Newark International Airport, the agency's acting administrator, Robert Sturgell, has announced.

    Published by New York Sun on July 15, 2008.

  • Yankee Stadium All Star detours on Tuesday

    The parade is a prelude to Tuesday night's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 15, 2008.

  • Sixth Avenue and West 40th Street All Star detours on Tuesday

    The procession will take place between 12:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sixth Avenue from West 40th Street to West 58th Street.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 15, 2008.

  • Sixth Avenue and West 58th Street All Star detours on Tuesday

    The procession will take place between 12:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sixth Avenue from West 40th Street to West 58th Street.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 15, 2008.

  • United Nations Evil's second coming

    A Holocaust denier, accused terrorist and proud member of the "axis of evil," Ahmadinejad has been a guest of the United Nations twice since being elected to power in 2005.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Ground Zero Evil's second coming

    During his last visit to New York, Ahmadinejad set off a firestorm by asking to lay a wreath at Ground Zero.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Lenox Terrace Ha, I beat ya to it! Rangel evicts himself from apt.

    Rangel spokesman Emile Milne confirmed his boss will give up one of his Lenox Terrace apartments, now used as an office in Harlem, but couldn't say when the move will come.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • United Nations Second coming of Iran madman

    A Holocaust denier, accused terrorist and proud member of the "axis of evil," Ahmadinejad has been a guest of the United Nations twice since being elected to power in 2005.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Ground Zero Second coming of Iran madman

    During his last visit to New York, Ahmadinejad set off a firestorm by asking to lay a wreath at Ground Zero.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Church of Gethsemane Furor over Bush lawyer's racism in deport case

    As minister of evangelism at the Church of Gethsemane in Park Slope, he has devoted his life to counseling prisoners and ex-cons.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • East Midwood Jewish Center Grief for B'klyn son lost in Kabul

    "You left us much too soon," said NYPD Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass, who eulogized the 42-year-old Farkas at the East Midwood Jewish Center in front of hundreds of mourners.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Williamsburg Daly: Final gift for homeless man

    "I'm a single parent in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but I saw the article and told myself that I had to do something," one woman said.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Cobble Hill Chapels Daly: Final gift for homeless man

    And, Gregory De John, the owner of the Cobble Hill Chapels on Court St. in Brooklyn, offered to provide the funeral for free.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • 66 Court St. 'Luckiest man' ducks death as concrete bucket hits car

    The Buildings Department issued a stop-work order on the repairs at 66 Court St. This is not the first time there's been trouble there: The city issued a violation three years ago after cement fell then too.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • 629 Forest Ave The Local: Mandolin 'Mecca' on Staten Island

    The famous musicians who have made the two-hour trip from Manhattan—by subway, ferry, and bus in our case--to 629 Forest Avenue are pictured on the walls of the cramped office that visitors must pass through to gain entry to the 11-room showroom.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Lenox Terrace RANGEL: I'M EVICTING MYSELF

    Rangel's announcement that he would move out of one of his Lenox Terrace apartments, which he was using as a campaign office, came as a Washington-area watchdog organization filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission.

    Published by New York Post on July 15, 2008.

  • Lincoln Square MOURNING AND 'KNIGHT'

    Ledger's family, including dad Kim Ledger and stepmom Iness Ledger, traveled from Perth, Australia, to join the actor's heavy-hearted co-stars at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square last night.

    Published by New York Post on July 15, 2008.

  • 116 3rd Pl Carroll Gardens developer says no to Real World

    The question of where MTV's "The Real World, Brooklyn" will be filming this summer remains unanswered, but one spot that came close to landing the show has now been ruled out: 116 Third Place in Carroll Gardens.

    Published by The Real Deal on July 15, 2008.

  • 1st Ave. & E. 91st St. Council: More Crane Regulations, Please

    ...the fatal crane collapses on 51st Street at Second Avenue on March 15 and at 91st Street and First Avenue on May 30. The bills were proposed by roughly a dozen Council members, including Councilwoman...

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Harlem Rangel to relocate office

    Rangel's office confirmed to Eyewitness News that the powerful and popular veteran congressman will re-locate his office, which is currently set up inside one of four rent-controlled apartments he rents in the same luxury high-rise in Harlem.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 15, 2008.

  • Yankee Stadium All-Star Parade To Bring Baseball Greats, Street Closures

    Major League Baseball's greatest current and former players will parade up Sixth Avenue in celebration of the 79th MLB All-Star Game in the final year of Yankee Stadium.

    Published by WNBC on July 15, 2008.

  • midtown All-Star Parade To Bring Baseball Greats, Street Closures

    Commuters should avoid trying to cross the parade route in midtown.

    Published by WNBC on July 15, 2008.

  • Lenox Terrace Rangel To Give Up Low-Rent Apartment

    The Times reported Friday that Rangel occupies the rent-stabilized apartments at the Lenox Terrace complex in Harlem. His family uses three of the four. The congressman is one of New York's most influential politicians and the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

    Published by WNBC on July 15, 2008.

  • Yankee Stadium All-Star Parade To Bring Baseball Greats, Street Closures

    Major League Baseball's greatest current and former players will parade up Sixth Avenue in celebration of the 79th MLB All-Star Game in the final year of Yankee Stadium.

    Published by WNBC on July 15, 2008.

  • midtown All-Star Parade To Bring Baseball Greats, Street Closures

    Sixth Avenue busses will also be running a different route.Commuters should avoid trying to cross the parade route in midtown.

    Published by WNBC on July 15, 2008.

  • Lenox Terrace Rep. Rangel To Move Office From Low-Rent NYC Apt

    The Times reported Friday that Rangel occupies the rent-stabilized apartments at the Lenox Terrace complex in Harlem. His family uses three of the four.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 15, 2008.

  • O'Toole building Electeds Back Demise of O'Toole Building To Make Way For Hospital

    However, based on conversations we had with a random sampling of hospital workers, it seems the bulk of the St. Vincent's staff who actually support the hospital's proposal to demolish the O'Toole building and construct a towering, new facility in its place are the ones who work in it.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 12th Street and Seventh Avenue Electeds Back Demise of O'Toole Building To Make Way For Hospital

    A host of elected officials today--City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Senator Thomas K. Duane, and Congressman Jerrold Nadler--gave their blessings to a demolition of the O'Toole building at 12th Street and Seventh Avenue in order to make way for a new St. Vincent's hospital in its place, should the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission find the hospital faces sufficient "hardship."

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium The Biggest All-Star Of All

    Slated for extinction, Yankee Stadium gets perhaps its final moment in the national spotlight, hosting the All-Star game Tuesday night as part of its grand send-off.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 15, 2008.

  • new Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium The Biggest All-Star Of All

    The new Yankee Stadium will look much like this one -- before the 1974-75 reconstruction -- but it won't be the same.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 15, 2008.

  • Staten Island Physician Practice Health Officials Urge Revaccination Of S.I. School Kids

    Children who received inoculations at the Staten Island Physician Practice in Annandale were asked to return to have the vaccines re-administered.

    Published by WNBC on July 15, 2008.

  • Gravesend Corrections officer blasts alleged thief

    John Frederick, an 18-year veteran of the Correction Department, arrived at his Brooklyn home about 11:30 p.m. Sunday after a motorcycle trip. As he rolled his Suzuki into his Gravesend garage, a man came up and demanded the bike.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • East Flatbush Corrections officer blasts alleged thief

    Police said there appeared to be no connection between this attack and the April 22 slaying of off-duty Correction Officer Kenny Duncan, killed when he refused to turn over his motorcycle to would-be thieves in East Flatbush.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Bear Stearns Bernanke says economy faces difficulties

    And, earlier this year, a run on investment bank Bear Stearns pushed the company to the edge of bankruptcy and into a take over by JPMorgan Chase, which was backed financially by the Fed. That was a controversial move that prompted critics to call it a government bailout, putting taxpayers money at risk.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • 51st and 6th Live Blog: All-Star Red Carpet Parade

    1:16 p.m.: Coming to you from the Red Carpet on 51st and 6th, awaiting the parade ... and here comes the NYPD marching band to lead things off. Having attended Yankee ticker-tape parades (remember those from last century?) and this year's Giants parade downtown, attendance seems far more sparse today. At this spot, the crowd only stretches three rows deep at the barricade.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Fifth Avenue and 40th St. Live Blog: All-Star Red Carpet Parade

    12:38 p.m.: Urgent update. Now that we're on Fifth Avenue and 40th St., at the other end of the truck lineup, the Daily News has learned that some of the trucks are blue, white and silver - not all red, as previously reported. We regret the error.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Bryant Park Live Blog: All-Star Red Carpet Parade

    12:20 p.m.: The News will be blogging from the All-Star Red Carpet Parade this afternoon, which is scheduled to travel up 6th Avenue from Bryant Park to Central Park beginning at 1 p.m.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Central Park Live Blog: All-Star Red Carpet Parade

    12:20 p.m.: The News will be blogging from the All-Star Red Carpet Parade this afternoon, which is scheduled to travel up 6th Avenue from Bryant Park to Central Park beginning at 1 p.m.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • 40th and 6th Live Blog: All-Star Red Carpet Parade

    Here at the corner of 40th and 6th, we're blogging under duress, as NYPD officers standing at the barricades have expressed a lack of enthusiasm about the project.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Inwood Hill Park Get Native with these local trips

    Of course if you want to stay a bit closer to home, take the subway up to Inwood Hill Park – the last natural forest in the city - and check out the monument at the southwest corner of the ball field at 214th Street that marks the spot where Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 worth of trinkets.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Old Customs House Get Native with these local trips

    Of course if you want to stay a bit closer to home, take the subway up to Inwood Hill Park – the last natural forest in the city - and check out the monument at the southwest corner of the ball field at 214th Street that marks the spot where Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 worth of trinkets. Or head in the opposite direction to Bowling Green and the Old Customs House

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Lehman Brothers Stocks end mostly lower even as oil prices retreat

    While some of the market's most battered bank stocks - including Washington Mutual Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., and regional bank First Horizon National Corp. - finished higher Tuesday, most bank stocks gave up their brief rallies by the end of the session.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Yankee Stadium Willie Randolph to attend All-Star Game as Steinbrenner's guest

    "(Steinbrenner) has deep affection for him," Yanks spokesman Howard Rubinstein said. "They're still very good friends. George was delighted that he agreed to come and help celebrate the great moments in the history of Yankee Stadium."

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Yankee Stadium Willie Randolph attending All-Star Game as Steinbrenner's guest

    "(Steinbrenner) has deep affection for him," Yanks spokesman Howard Rubenstein said. "They're still very good friends. George was delighted that he agreed to come and help celebrate the great moments in the history of Yankee Stadium."

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Yankee Stadium Live Blog: 79th All-Star Game from Yankee Stadium

    “(Steinbrenner) has deep affection for him,” Yanks spokesman Howard Rubenstein said. “They’re still very good friends. George was delighted that he agreed to come and help celebrate the great moments in the history of Yankee Stadium.”

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Astoria Diner Construction worker falls 50 feet to his death

    A construction worker was killed Tuesday when a delivery truck struck a cherry picker he was on and sent him flying 50 feet to the pavement below, police said. The worker landed face down in front of the Astoria Diner on Steinway St. in Queens in front of dozens of horrified people.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Williamsburg Christian Siriano's tips for winning 'Project Runway'

    His bottom line: Work hard, and you'll see the results. Recently, Siriano nixed his closet-sized apartment/sewing room for a Williamsburg loft he has come to adore. "It took a whole year of my life," he says of the show, "and now my life's fabulous. But before, my life was a serious struggle."

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Fashion Institute of Technology NYC's 'Project Runway' stars

    "['Project Runway'] was the most arduous thing, mentally and physically," says Jerry Tam, 32, who studied at Parsons and the Fashion Institute of Technology and whose own line, Form, is influenced by New York's architecture - not to mention the beautiful women he spots on a daily basis in SoHo, where his studio is located.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • SoHo NYC's 'Project Runway' stars

    "['Project Runway'] was the most arduous thing, mentally and physically," says Jerry Tam, 32, who studied at Parsons and the Fashion Institute of Technology and whose own line, Form, is influenced by New York's architecture - not to mention the beautiful women he spots on a daily basis in SoHo, where his studio is located.

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Williamsburg NYC's 'Project Runway' stars

    "Michael Kors is Mugatu from 'Zoolander,'" says the Williamsburg-based 25-year-old, likening the renowned designer to the maniacal fashion mogul played by Will Ferrell in the 2001 fashion spoof. "They're identical - I don't know if that character was based on him."

    Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

  • Cooper Square Hotel A Bowery Veteran Hangs On

    SINCE THE LATE '90s, the Bowery has been undergoing a vast luxury transformation. It’s evident in the massive hotels that have started to line the avenue from Canal Street, where the 18-story Wyndham is being built, all the way up to Sixth Street, where the 22-story Cooper Square Hotel is nearing completion; in the shiny New Museum of Contemporary Art...

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • New Museum of Contemporary Art A Bowery Veteran Hangs On

    SINCE THE LATE '90s, the Bowery has been undergoing a vast luxury transformation. It’s evident in the massive hotels that have started to line the avenue from Canal Street, where the 18-story Wyndham is being built, all the way up to Sixth Street, where the 22-story Cooper Square Hotel is nearing completion; in the shiny New Museum of Contemporary Art...

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • CBGB A Bowery Veteran Hangs On

    ...in the neighborhood’s plethora of trendy bars; in the John Varvatos boutique that opened where the legendary CBGB used to be; and in a new Chase bank up the street, where it costs $3 to use the A.T.M.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 145 West 84th St. Events for Wednesday, July 16, 2008

    6 p.m. Meeting on cell phone towers in residential neighborhoods; Louis Brandeis High School, 145 West 84th St.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 11 East 64th Street Wild Wildenstein Mansion Sells for $42.5 M.; Brooke Astor's Butler on the Deed!

    In 1999, Ms. Wildenstein left the mansion at 11 East 64th Street, which was owned by her father-in-law, Daniel, and which she and her husband had shared with Alec’s younger brother Guy. But things have changed: Daniel Wildenstein died in 2001, and Ms. Wildenstein’s ex-husband, remarried to a Russian model, died earlier this year.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 603 Park Avenue $35 M. Park Avenue Mansion Goes to Contract After 19-Year Sales Odyssey

    In June 1989, the month that the Ayatollah Khomeini died, Robert Mapplethorpe’s photos were removed from the Corcoran Gallery and protestors were massacred in Tiananmen Square, the developer Sherman Cohen paid a then epic $12.5 million for the neo-federal, Tuscan-columned, 100-foot-wide, 20-foot-deep, 25-room mansion at 603 Park Avenue as a surprise for his wife.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Tribeca One Penthouse Duplex to Rule Them All: Peter Jackson Likely Buyer of $17.3 M. Tribeca Spread

    So considering that the filmmaker’s executive assistant Matthew Dravitzki, his New Zealand-based attorney Michael Stephens and his Hollywood power lawyer Peter Nelson are all listed in city records on twin penthouse purchases in Tribeca, it seems likely that Mr. Jackson has some new New York real estate.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 7 World Trade Center NBC Leads Ravenous Pack of Big Office Hunters—But Where’s the Prey?

    And so when Lynn Calpeter, NBC Universal’s chief financial officer, visited Silverstein Properties’ 7 World Trade Center this month, tongues started wagging, particularly since she’s part of a caravan of muckety-mucks that has passed through the angular tower in recent weeks. Even Mr. Zucker, the president and CEO of NBC Universal, has stopped by.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 11 Times Square NBC Leads Ravenous Pack of Big Office Hunters—But Where’s the Prey?

    Yet NBC is also said to be looking elsewhere, including at the under-construction 11 Times Square. If the media conglomerate is serious about 7 World Trade, it had best move post haste. HSBC Bank is eyeing the top seven floors of the building, a space that adds up to 280,000 square feet.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 452 Fifth Avenue NBC Leads Ravenous Pack of Big Office Hunters—But Where’s the Prey?

    NBC wouldn’t comment for this story. Nor would Larry Silverstein’s folks. HSBC spokeswoman Linda Recupero would say only that “HSBC regularly reviews its real estate holdings in order to evaluate and leverage their overall value, and such reviews include our office property at 452 Fifth Avenue in New York.”

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 277 Park Avenue NBC Leads Ravenous Pack of Big Office Hunters—But Where’s the Prey?

    A field that is, as any real estate expert will tell you, a limited one. Manhattan is an island, after all, and large space remains scarce. Aside from 7 World Trade and 11 Times Square, there’s the Citigroup Center, 277 Park Avenue, 120 Park, 825 Eighth and, well, not many other towers with a lot available.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 120 Park NBC Leads Ravenous Pack of Big Office Hunters—But Where’s the Prey?

    A field that is, as any real estate expert will tell you, a limited one. Manhattan is an island, after all, and large space remains scarce. Aside from 7 World Trade and 11 Times Square, there’s the Citigroup Center, 277 Park Avenue, 120 Park, 825 Eighth and, well, not many other towers with a lot available.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 825 Eighth NBC Leads Ravenous Pack of Big Office Hunters—But Where’s the Prey?

    A field that is, as any real estate expert will tell you, a limited one. Manhattan is an island, after all, and large space remains scarce. Aside from 7 World Trade and 11 Times Square, there’s the Citigroup Center, 277 Park Avenue, 120 Park, 825 Eighth and, well, not many other towers with a lot available.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 1271 Avenue of the Americas What’s Manhattan’s Real Office Vacancy Rate? Only the Shadow Knows!

    You know it’s there. You’ve heard the rumors. Lehman Brothers is said to be shedding space at 1271 and 1301 Avenue of the Americas, and at 399 Park. JPMorgan Chase is said to be shedding at 270 Park Avenue, and at 277 and 237 and 320.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 1301 Avenue of the Americas What’s Manhattan’s Real Office Vacancy Rate? Only the Shadow Knows!

    You know it’s there. You’ve heard the rumors. Lehman Brothers is said to be shedding space at 1271 and 1301 Avenue of the Americas, and at 399 Park. JPMorgan Chase is said to be shedding at 270 Park Avenue, and at 277 and 237 and 320.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 399 Park What’s Manhattan’s Real Office Vacancy Rate? Only the Shadow Knows!

    You know it’s there. You’ve heard the rumors. Lehman Brothers is said to be shedding space at 1271 and 1301 Avenue of the Americas, and at 399 Park. JPMorgan Chase is said to be shedding at 270 Park Avenue, and at 277 and 237 and 320.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 270 Park Avenue What’s Manhattan’s Real Office Vacancy Rate? Only the Shadow Knows!

    You know it’s there. You’ve heard the rumors. Lehman Brothers is said to be shedding space at 1271 and 1301 Avenue of the Americas, and at 399 Park. JPMorgan Chase is said to be shedding at 270 Park Avenue, and at 277 and 237 and 320.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 277 Park Avenue What’s Manhattan’s Real Office Vacancy Rate? Only the Shadow Knows!

    You know it’s there. You’ve heard the rumors. Lehman Brothers is said to be shedding space at 1271 and 1301 Avenue of the Americas, and at 399 Park. JPMorgan Chase is said to be shedding at 270 Park Avenue, and at 277 and 237 and 320.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 237 Park Avenue What’s Manhattan’s Real Office Vacancy Rate? Only the Shadow Knows!

    You know it’s there. You’ve heard the rumors. Lehman Brothers is said to be shedding space at 1271 and 1301 Avenue of the Americas, and at 399 Park. JPMorgan Chase is said to be shedding at 270 Park Avenue, and at 277 and 237 and 320.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 320 Park Avenue What’s Manhattan’s Real Office Vacancy Rate? Only the Shadow Knows!

    You know it’s there. You’ve heard the rumors. Lehman Brothers is said to be shedding space at 1271 and 1301 Avenue of the Americas, and at 399 Park. JPMorgan Chase is said to be shedding at 270 Park Avenue, and at 277 and 237 and 320.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 14 West 68th Street Serious Chemistry

    This foundation will get its seed money from the sale of Dr. Haines’ townhouses at 12 and 14 West 68th Street, built in 1922 and 1875 respectively, their combined worth an estimated $22 million, according to the family’s broker, Paul Smadbeck,senior director of sales at Massey Knakal.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • 42nd Street and 10th Avenue Encore! Related Tries Again for Theater Bonus

    Mr. Ross, chairman of development giant the Related Companies, is seeking, once again, to fill the base of a planned 58-story, 1.2 million-square-foot hotel and residential building on 42nd Street and 10th Avenue with a theater, thereby taking advantage of a zoning code bonus that allows for a bigger tower overhead.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • World Trade Center Encore! Related Tries Again for Theater Bonus

    While the theater has not yet agreed to take space in the building, according to those people, Signature has been searching for a new home since last year, when cost concerns led to its leaving the planned Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Hudson Yards Encore! Related Tries Again for Theater Bonus

    City Planning spokeswoman Rachaele Raynoff said via e-mail that based on concerns raised during the approval process, the department “decided that the portion of the proposed Hudson Yards text amendment dealing with the theater bonus merits further study and review.”

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Atlantic Yards I.R.S. Could Crimp Bloomberg’s Big Plans

    For the financing plan for the Atlantic Yards housing and sports arena complex in Brooklyn, and for one being considered for the planned middle-income-housing mega-complex at Hunter’s Point South in Queens, the city would need a favorable ruling from the I.R.S. or face substantially higher costs for both projects.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Long Island City I.R.S. Could Crimp Bloomberg’s Big Plans

    The project, which is currently about three months into the city’s seven-month public approval process, aims to build up to 5,000 housing units in a series of high-rises along the East River, just south of Long Island City. As currently planned, 60 percent would be available to families of middle incomes, between $55,000 and $158,000 for a family of four.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Hunter's Point South I.R.S. Could Crimp Bloomberg’s Big Plans

    For the financing plan for the Atlantic Yards housing and sports arena complex in Brooklyn, and for one being considered for the planned middle-income-housing mega-complex at Hunter’s Point South in Queens, the city would need a favorable ruling from the I.R.S. or face substantially higher costs for both projects.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Bungalow 8 Sacco Shockeroo! Golden-Haired Giantess Lacks All-Access Pass to New York Nightlife

    Nightlife’s Amy Sacco, the blond, towering tsarina of Lot 61 and Bungalow 8, claims she often gets turned away from rival clubs.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Lot 61 Sacco Shockeroo! Golden-Haired Giantess Lacks All-Access Pass to New York Nightlife

    Nightlife’s Amy Sacco, the blond, towering tsarina of Lot 61 and Bungalow 8, claims she often gets turned away from rival clubs.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • the Century Rangers' Drury Buys 'Operation Old School' Target’s Central Park Condo for $5.1 M.

    It took 18 months for Abraham Pustilnik to renovate his three-bedroom, Canadian-maple-floored apartment in the Century, that twin-towered 1930s Art Deco condominium on Central Park West, which is exactly how long a two-borough undercover investigation dubbed “Operation Old School” lasted before Mr. Pustilnik, his mother, his wife and 12 others were indicted for insurance fraud and grand larceny.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

  • Harlem Footloose Forever!

    INDEED, ZONING AND dancing have been intimately intertwined since 1961, when the old cabaret law, originally aimed at regulating jazz clubs in Harlem, was modified to restrict new dance clubs to the city’s commercial and manufacturing areas only.

    Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

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