This summer the five-star hotel on East 55th Street and Fifth Avenue is sinking $1 million into renovating its presidential suite in anticipation of a busy fall season, said General Manager Scott Geraghty.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 3, 2008.

New York City just opened up a nifty floating pool in Barretto Point Park in the Bronx, which offers fabulous views of the East River, the Manhattan skyline and Rikers Island jail.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

The “Floating Pool Lady,” a seven-lane pool on a barge, opened on June 27 in Barretto Point Park in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 3, 2008.

The “Floating Pool Lady,” a seven-lane pool on a barge, opened on June 27 in Barretto Point Park in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 3, 2008.

Food producers from all over the world flocked to the annual Fancy Food and Confection show at the Javits Center, but Brooklyn companies came out in full force. We tasted everything and present this year’s report:

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

• David Zablocki of Wine Cellar Sorbet, the Greenpoint-based vintage wine ices company, hawked his three new flavors: mimosa, port wine and saki. The mimosa was first rate. For more info, call (718) 383-8308 or visit www.winecellarsorbets.com.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

• Rick Field of Rick’s Picks broke some big news for The Brooklyn Paper: he’s created a special relish for the Shack-Cago dog at Danny Meyers’s Shake Shack in Madison Square Park. That’s big news for a company that started in Brooklyn with just some pickled green beans and cucumbers.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

• Self-professed “Brownie Babe,” Mari Tuttle let us try some excellent treats (even though they’re actually baked in Queens). She’s still getting her Park Slope-based company fully up to speed, but you’ll be spotting her desserts in specialty stores soon. For info, visit www.marisny.com.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

Wendy Smith of School House Kitchen showed off her award-winning chutney — and proclaimed chutney “the new ketchup”! Let’s hope she’s right because a large share of the company’s profits get funneled into education programs, a la Paul Newman.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

When asked what his “wedge” issue will be, the Carroll Gardens resident said his main goal is to unite people on transit issues and get Albany to fix the inadequacies (Politicrasher would have to be a horrible cynic — and he is! — to point out that Reilly said this just one day after the MTA scraped yet another set of promises to repair more than a dozen stations).

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

Unlike Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation and Gowanus Canal Conservancy head Bob Zuckerman, he is not building a park that will act as a sponge and clean up the fetid canal.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

There were only three or four kids besides her daughter, Severine McQueeney, in Clinton Hill’s Underwood Park when the man in the green uniform asked her to holster that camera.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

Little Severine McQueeney’s mom, Margo Gibson, was harassed by Parks workers after taking this cute picture of her daughter at Underwood Playground in Clinton Hill.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

An 18-foot-tall, corrugated wall obstructing the waterfront view in Red Hook Park must come down, a state court ruled, but some parents would rather see the barrier stand tall.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

The park’s neighbor, John Quadrozzi Jr., the owner of the Gowanus Industrial Park, illegally built the 200-foot-long partition on Parks Department land to separate it from the shallow watery basin that is part of his property because trespassing was a problem, he said in court documents.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

Around 1 p.m. on Monday, the photographer, Bryan Raughton, was walking along the East River from the South Street Seaport to Market Street, chronicling the waterfall under the bridge, one of four locations for the temporary cascades, and the tourists who had come to see it.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Mr. Raughton, who lives on Market Street in Chinatown, said he had been chronicling New York City street scenes since 2000.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Each block is different, from Park Avenue to Parkside Avenue, from Greenwich Village to Eastchester — each is its own little city, with its own ethnic background, its own mixture, its own traditions.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Each block is different, from Park Avenue to Parkside Avenue, from Greenwich Village to Eastchester — each is its own little city, with its own ethnic background, its own mixture, its own traditions.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

The train pulled onto the Manhattan Bridge as the interviewers interviewed and the photographers photographed. Outside, a hot summer morning, the sunlight orange-yellow. And in the haze, the Statue of Liberty.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

The train pulled onto the Manhattan Bridge as the interviewers interviewed and the photographers photographed. Outside, a hot summer morning, the sunlight orange-yellow. And in the haze, the Statue of Liberty.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Check out Fraunces Tavern, the graves of Alexander Hamilton and General Richard Montgomery, and Federal Hall on Big Onion’s walking tour of sites related to the Revolutionary War in Lower Manhattan.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Since 1911, a town called Travis, which considers itself “New York City’s last frontier,” has been hosting a parade and house decorating contest. When: Friday, at noon. Where: In front of P.S. 26 (4108 Victory Blvd) between Wild and Melvin Avenues.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Check out Fraunces Tavern, the graves of Alexander Hamilton and General Richard Montgomery, and Federal Hall on Big Onion’s walking tour of sites related to the Revolutionary War in Lower Manhattan. When: Friday at 1 p.m. Admission: Adults $15, Seniors & Students $12. Meet at the intersection of Broadway and Murray Street, at gated entrance to City Hall Park.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Check out Fraunces Tavern, the graves of Alexander Hamilton and General Richard Montgomery, and Federal Hall on Big Onion’s walking tour of sites related to the Revolutionary War in Lower Manhattan. When: Friday at 1 p.m. Admission: Adults $15, Seniors & Students $12. Meet at the intersection of Broadway and Murray Street, at gated entrance to City Hall Park.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

A tour of Lower Manhattan’s sites of importance in the lives of Washington, Jefferson, John Adams and others. This once-a-year special is sponsored by Gotham Walk. When: Friday at 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. Meet at 222 Broadway, opposite Fulton Street, across from St. Paul’s Chapel. $4. Reservations: (212) 629-1886.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Leave the Wii at home. The Staten Island Historical Society will have plenty of hands-on activities for children including a pie baking contest, ice-cream churning, pinwheel-making and stroller decorating. When: Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: 441 Clarke Avenue, Richmond Town. $5; $4 for 65+; $3.50 for students and children 5 to 17; free for members and children under 5.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

These include Kent Avenue from Division Avenue to North 14th Street, Franklin Street from North 14th Street to Greenpoint Avenue and Montague Street between Court and Montague Terrace.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

The opening ceremonies kick off at noon in front of PS 26, and then whole battalion of marchers steps off a half-hour later.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

On Monday, the greenhouse at the Greenbelt's Native Plant Demonstration Garden in New Springville was left unattended.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

The center's prime location at the corner of Travis Avenue and Draper Place and easy access to Richmond Avenue have begun to draw interest from Paulo and other higher-ups involved in the redesign of the Fresh Kills Landfill.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Starting at the bottom of the Greenbelt's Yellow Trail, adventure seekers climb through 6.6 miles of lush trees, bushes and naturally growing, untouched wildlife such as Reeds Basket Willow Swamp, before ascending Todt Hill and enjoying the panoramic views of Staten Island afforded by Moses Mountain. The workout is wonderful.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Robin and Jennifer Oakes of Port Richmond have been working diligently at their kitchen table every night for three months, stringing together small, multicolored beads and charms into bracelets. These accessories are more than just a fashion statement.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Melissa Luczun dances at Vida restaurant in Stapleton.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Vida is offering Moroccan cuisine and entertainment by belly-dancer Melissa Luczun, formerly of Stapleton, on every last Thursday of the month.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

The waiting times at 2079 Forest Ave., Mariners Harbor and 550 Manor Rd., Castleton Corners, each clocked in at five minutes, with Manor Road offering the best adjacent parking on the North Shore.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

The new post office in the St. George Ferry Terminal and the West Brighton post office at 1015 Castleton Ave. are the best bets at midday.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

The waiting times at 2079 Forest Ave., Mariners Harbor and 550 Manor Rd., Castleton Corners, each clocked in at five minutes, with Manor Road offering the best adjacent parking on the North Shore.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

The people working and waiting in line there were exceptionally friendly, though, and more optimistic than the woman in line in front of me in the Port Richmond post office (wait time: 10 minutes) who was literally praying out loud:

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

The post office in St. George at 45 Bay St. had no nearby parking and the longest wait: 15 minutes around 1 p.m. on a weekday.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

And it's best to avoid the first 10 days of the month and the last week of the month, according to a postal worker in St. George who said that's when customers line up to process monthly checks and money orders.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

City Councilman Michael McMahon, center, is surrounded by students from Dreyfus Intermediate School, Stapleton, who took part in a semester-long art program at Art Lab, funded through his office.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Staten Island prosecutors are looking for more victims as they construct a case against a dog owner whose pit bulls escaped from his yard and brutally mauled a 90-year-old man on a Port Richmond street.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

World War II veteran Henry Piotrowski lost a leg and could possibly lose an arm after the two pit bulls entered his 94 John St. yard around 11 a.m. Wednesday and attacked him.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Police and Animal Care and Control officials swarmed the area and found the animals a block over at McNair's 59A Newark Avenue home where they had returned after the mauling.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Staten Island's East Shore will soon become home to New York City's first tattoo museum -- so boasts the modest sign propped in the shop window of Island Tattoo, Grasmere.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Credit the store owner's passion for the history of his trade, the blurring of high and popular arts that's drawn attention to the world's most intimate canvas, and the recent availability of floor space above the little ink shop at 203 Old Town Rd.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Also on view at the New York Tattoo Museum will be relics Dozer has been collecting for nearly 30 years, plus signed photographs of hundreds of firefighters who came to the downstairs shop for the "official" commemorative World Trade Center tattoo.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Also on view at the New York Tattoo Museum will be relics Dozer has been collecting for nearly 30 years, plus signed photographs of hundreds of firefighters who came to the downstairs shop for the "official" commemorative World Trade Center tattoo.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

For so long we've been waiting for someone to open up something here like we had many years ago. (remember the orange drinks for a dime? - remember running in the hot sand to get a hamburger/hot dog?) Why can't the Victory Diner (which is stored in Midland Beach) become our much needed food stop?

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

These days, the Oakwood resident is still donating, along with her husband, Mike Kormanik. But the couples' generosity now has a patriotic purpose: They are paying back for the privilege of living in America.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Convinced that education and reading is a way to combat poverty, Mrs. Kormanik was a reading volunteer at PS 50, Oakwood, for five years, and established a thriving book club for adults six years ago. She is also the founder of Staten Island Giving Circle, a book club that conducts a charity raffle.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

The Top Tomato Super Store, open only a few months, is bright and shiny which, to some foodies, carries the same appeal as a spanking new car.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

So the Staten Island mom slipped into her son's empty classroom at PS 52 in Dongan Hills during the May 29 event, grabbed his teacher's Louis Vuitton handbag, according to authorities, and made off with her credit cards.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

So the Staten Island mom slipped into her son's empty classroom at PS 52 in Dongan Hills during the May 29 event, grabbed his teacher's Louis Vuitton handbag, according to authorities, and made off with her credit cards.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

It's one of the world's top settings: the green, unfolding expanse of Central Park's Great Lawn. Framed by a skyline that stretches in four directions and surrounded by a ring of shady trees, the Lawn idealizes outdoor theater.

Published by New York Daily News on July 3, 2008.

The matron had returned to the bus after escorting another student into a Borough Park public school.

Published by WNBC on July 3, 2008.

Not to be outdone by Marshall’s, Target finally hits the bullseye in Manhattan. We first noted that Target aimed it’s sights on Harlem last year but now that the East River Plaza is moving forward, talk is really starting to heat up about the new crimson coated neighbors.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 3, 2008.

Come celebrate Independence Day weekend at the Dog Run with coffee, donuts and fun while socializing with fellow dog owners and discussing issues concerning St. Nicholas Park and St. Nick’s Dog Run.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 3, 2008.

The new Graceline Court, at 106 W. 116th St., is a prominent example of the architectural feature, characterized by beams supported only at one end. The modern, mid-block, 16-story tower, designed by Feder & Stia, looms partially over the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

A far more dramatic cantilever can be found at the Linden 78, a 20-story condominium building designed by Handel & Associates and now under construction at 230 W. 78th St. The Linden will have an imposing cantilever section starting at the sixth floor, hovering above the low-rise buildings along Broadway.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

In 1908, Ernest Flagg designed one of Lower Manhattan's most distinctive skyscrapers for the Singer Manufacturing Company, at Broadway and Liberty Street, several floors of which bulged outward near the top. It was demolished, sadly, in 1968.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

In 1966, Marcel Breuer designed the Brutalist Whitney Museum of American Art on Madison Avenue at 75th Street, with its impressive and rather ominous cantilevers on the avenue.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

In 1983, Edward Larrabee Barnes carved away a large chunk of the lower floors at the base of his IBM Building at 590 Madison Ave. at 57th Street.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

The 21-story, L-shaped Georgica condominium tower at 305 E. 85th St., designed by Cetra/Ruddy, has mid-block frontage on Second Avenue and overhangs neighboring buildings.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

The Isis, a 19-story tower by FXFowle at 303 E. 77th St., also has two cantilever sections.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

On the southeast corner of Third Avenue at 86th Street, Robert A.M. Stern has designed the Brompton, an apartment tower whose southern façade cantilevers a bit over the low-rise building at the 85th Street corner.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

Swanke Hayden Connell has designed an office building at Park Avenue and 125th Street, to be known as Harlem Park. Its staggered form of boxes, some slightly cantilevered, is reminiscent of the recently opened New Museum of Contemporary Art on the Bowery, designed by a Japanese architectural firm, SANAA.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

Actor Justin Long, best-known for his starring role in a series of Macintosh computer commercials, has purchased an apartment at the high-rise Blue luxury complex at 105 Norfolk St., on the Lower East Side.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

Nathan's hot dog contest to Sonic Youth in Battery Park: How to have a great fourth in the city.

Published by amNY.com on July 3, 2008.

Two of Mr. Roche's friends, Tim and Dagny DuVal, own the building, which was once an iron factory, then a paint factory, and later an ice cream factory. The DuVals, former owners of Plant Specialists, now split their time between their Long Island City home and Italy.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal has long been known as a stinky body of liquid contaminants, but a landscape architecture design firm and community advocates are aiming to transform its shores into a "sponge" park between the Third Street and Carroll Street bridges.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

The Paramount Group purchased another property owned by Macklowe, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, for $1.45 billion, while the San Francisco-based real estate investment firm Shorenstein Properties is in contract for Macklowe's office building at 850 Third Ave. and will acquire a 93% interest in 65 E. 55th St., also known as Park Avenue Tower.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

The Paramount Group purchased another property owned by Macklowe, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, for $1.45 billion, while the San Francisco-based real estate investment firm Shorenstein Properties is in contract for Macklowe's office building at 850 Third Ave. and will acquire a 93% interest in 65 E. 55th St., also known as Park Avenue Tower.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

he Paramount Group purchased another property owned by Macklowe, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, for $1.45 billion, while the San Francisco-based real estate investment firm Shorenstein Properties is in contract for Macklowe's office building at 850 Third Ave. and will acquire a 93% interest in 65 E. 55th St., also known as Park Avenue Tower.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

On Tuesday, the Carlyle Group; one of the world's largest private equity firms, Extell Development Company, and RREEF Alternative Investments announced that they have secured the largest construction loan secured in America this year, $613 million, for the development of two luxury residential buildings at Riverside South, on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

If anyone asks you where the first school was established in Brooklyn in the 17th century, you can tell them at the corner of Bridge St. and Fulton St. in what is now Downtown Brooklyn.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

One of the most fashionable speakeasies in Brooklyn during the Prohibition era was Oetjen’s at 2210 Church Ave. In just the year of 1930 it was raided by federal agents three times.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

...30 a.m. and 3 p.m.The Dublin Athletic Club sponsored a race at Eastern Parkway and Broadway. The Empire Gun Club held an event at Bergen Beach while the New York Canoe...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

328 Berry St., Williamsburg. (917) 570-1476 or www.amrichardfineart.com.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

Ongoing exhibitions. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000 or www.brooklynmuseum.org.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

344 Grand Ave. (718) 230-5002 or www.rushphilanthropic.org.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

163 Plymouth St., DUMBO. (718) 222-1885 or www.galleryqb.com.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

347 Van Brunt St., Red Hook.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

Fairway Market CafĂŠ: Through July 19. 480 Van Brunt St.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

The Sovereign Bank: Through August 18. 498 Columbia St.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

Red Hook Public Library: July–Sept. 7 Wolcott St.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

85 Fort Greene Place, Fort Greene. (718) 673-0706 or www.ioi-nyc.com.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

353 Van Brunt St., Red Hook. (718) 875-2098 or www.kentlergallery.org.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

123 Smith St., Boerum Hill. (718) 797-3116 or www.micromuseum.com.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

910 Grand St., second Floor, Williamsburg. (718) 782-7755 or www.nurtureart.org.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

92 Plymouth St., DUMBO. (718) 834-8761 or www.smack mellon.org.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

65 Union St., Red Hook. www.redtinshack.com.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

227 Fourth Ave., Gowanus. (866) 469-2687 or www.brooklynlyceum.com.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

128 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn Heights. (718) 222-4111 or www.brooklynhistory.org.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street. (718) 694-1600 or www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/museum.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

338 Sixth Ave., Park Slope. (718) 965-3391 or www.puppetworks.org.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

CAMBA Small Business Services, 884 Flatbush Ave., second floor, Flatbush. (718) 282-2500 ext. 242 or http://www.camba.org/> www.camba.org

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

145 Plymouth St., DUMBO. (718) 722-9204 or mhpbooks.com.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.

106 Court St., Downtown Brooklyn. (718) 246-4996.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 3, 2008.