6 p.m. Liesel Pritzker hosts fundraiser for Young Ambassadors for Opportunity; Gustavino's, 409 East 59th St.

Published by The New York Observer on October 10, 2008.

Law and Order: CI is filming somewhere in the vicinity of E 50th and Lex in NYC (tipster wasn’t positive of cross street but in this general vicinity).

Published by On Location Vacations on October 10, 2008.

109 E. 50th St.; 212-593-3333

Published by Zagat New York City on October 9, 2008.

Take, for instance, the Anziano chair (pictured), the best-selling modern piece from late designer and Donghia founder Angelo Donghia. From October 16 to December 21, this famous chair will be available at Donghia's New York showroom (at 979 Third Ave.) in a special color -- pink -- with all proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Foundation to support breast cancer research.

Published by New York Post on October 9, 2008.

Local demonstrations include: # Thursday, October 9: MetroTech Commons Fire Safety Day in Brooklyn, Noon - 2 p.m. # Friday, October 10: Fordham Plaza, 430 East Fordham Road in the Bronx, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. # Friday, October 10: Met Building, 200 Park Avenue, Manhattan, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. # Saturday, October 11: Community Fall Festival at College of Staten Island, the City University of New York, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on October 6, 2008.

The FDNY is battling an early morning 2-alarm fire at 747 3rd Avenue. The blaze started around 5:50 a.m. in the 38-story commercial building.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on October 6, 2008.

Here is the Apartment Address: 25 Tudor City Place #2118/2119, New York NY 10017

Published by True Gotham blog on October 6, 2008.

Episcopal Relief and Development / 815 Second Ave., 7th Floor New York, NY 10017 / (800) 334-7626

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on October 5, 2008.

The mansion at 7 Sutton Square sold for $32.5 million, well above asking.

Published by The New York Observer on October 3, 2008.

In a jaw-dropping reversal to all the fear and anxiety that's been rippling through the city's high-end real estate lately, an East River mansion, 7 Sutton Square, has sold for $32.5 million, well above its $25 million asking price.

Published by The New York Observer on October 2, 2008.

For some, that was easier said than done. One man in a gray suit spoke on his cellphone for nearly an hour before going into Central Synagogue, on Lexington Avenue at 55th Street, on Tuesday. When he emerged after the service, he was again on the phone.

Published by New York Times on October 2, 2008.

Joseph McKenna, the owner of a Quiznos sandwich franchise on East 50th Street near Third Avenue, is among the worried. Mr. McKenna, who formerly worked in a lending division at Citibank...

Published by New York Times on October 1, 2008.

Noon. The Japan Society hosts a panel discussion called "Outlook for the U.S. Economy: Distilling the Credit Crisis and Lessons from Japan," 333 East 47th St.

Published by The New York Observer on October 1, 2008.

“We plan on building the store out,” said Chad Carpenter, manager of the outlet, located at 465 Lexington Ave. “Our potential benchmark is 1,500 stores all over the U.S. in the next 10 years.”

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 29, 2008.

A vehicle struck a police officer 42nd Street and Third Avenue Tuesday afternoon, News 4 has learned.

Published by WNBC on September 23, 2008.

"This is the extension of Midtown, the preeminent business district in the world," said Weisbrod.

Published by New York Post on September 22, 2008.

The New York City Police Department today announced street closures and anticipated traffic delays relating to the United Nations General Assembly. The United Nations is located 1st Avenue and 42nd Street. The use of public transportation for the duration of the General Assembly is highly encouraged.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 22, 2008.

That means street closures, which means traffic headaches. Streets around the United Nations are closed to vehicular traffic.

Published by SI Live on September 22, 2008.

The United Nations General Assembly begins Monday, and it will cause a traffic nightmare for New Yorkers.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 21, 2008.

The event, at the Grand Hyatt, was organized by the Development Corporation of Israel in honor of the sale of $40 million in Israel bonds. Clinton went into the dinner having just withdrawn from a September 22 "Stop Iran" rally, organized by a coalition of Jewish groups.

Published by The New York Observer on September 19, 2008.

Before Hillary Clinton spoke at a dinner at the Grand Hyatt last night, Representative Anthony Weiner chatted with reporters about the September 22 "Stop Iran" rally, which was originally going to include appearances by both Clinton and Sarah Palin, but from which, after Clinton pulled out, all elected officials were disinvited.

Published by The New York Observer on September 19, 2008.

In these fleeting moments, the clouds caught the shimmering light of day’s end and the streets began to glitter with street lights and neon signs. Framed by the canyons of Midtown, these ephemeral effects, highlighted by a black border on each print, take the shape of upside-down skyscrapers.

Published by New York Times on September 19, 2008.

The arrrival of 192 world leaders at the United Nations once again translates into one huge Manhattan traffic jam.

Published by New York Daily News on September 19, 2008.

According to Mr. Powers, none of the 10 landlords that control 42 percent of the Midtown office market are overleveraged, which should have a stabilizing effect.

Published by The New York Observer on September 19, 2008.

It was a display of raw political power. Clinton managed to get Palin disinvited by a Jewish group to the rally on Monday even as she accepted the praise and adoration from another Jewish group at the Israel Bond fundraiser on Thursday night at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 19, 2008.

For nearly 30 breathtaking minutes, New Yorkers stared upward in disbelief as two men hung, trapped, on a scaffold that partially collapsed. The scare happened 70 stories above the ground in midtown.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 18, 2008.

This volume may help historians of American cities understand Clay Felker and his era. His imitators have obscured his originality and his genius, just as banal and brutal glass boxes have obscured Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building.

Published by The New York Observer on September 18, 2008.

New Yorkers braced Wednesday after learning the news that moose-hunting hockey mom Sarah Palin is coming to the big city for a rally next week in front of the United Nations.

Published by amNY.com on September 18, 2008.

A nonprofit group that spruces up Midtown is violating the civil rights of four Rastafarian workers by ordering them to hide their dreadlocks under their uniform caps, the feds charged yesterday.

Published by New York Post on September 18, 2008.

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the four officers, who patrol midtown streets for the Grand Central Partnership, are victims of religious discrimination.

Published by New York Daily News on September 18, 2008.

Mr. Masi’s watercolors of bridges will be featured at a show next month at the Phyllis Lucas Gallery at 981 Second Avenue, and he is compiling a book of the more than 60 paintings he has completed of the city’s spans.

Published by New York Times on September 17, 2008.

Stadlmann Zierfandler Mandel-Höh 2006 ($26.93 at Crush Wine & Spirits, crushwineco.com) — Unique to the Thermen region south of Vienna, this age-worthy wine is a subtle spice bomb, and more fulsome than typical whites from neighboring Germany.

Published by New York Sun on September 17, 2008.

10:15 a.m. The United Nations Development Fund for Women releases its Biennial Global Report,"Progress of the World's Women," at the United Nations Secretariat Building, Room 226, First Avenue and 46th Street.

Published by The New York Observer on September 17, 2008.

6 p.m. Hillary Clinton speaks at the State of Israel Bonds dinner, which will be honoring Stuart Appelbaum. In the Grand Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt.

Published by The New York Observer on September 17, 2008.

Noon. Human rights activists protest the upcoming visit of the Iranian president across from the United Nations, East 42nd Street and First Avenue.

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

As part of the deal, Barclays would get Lehman's Seventh Avenue office in Midtown Manhattan, with more than one million square feet of office space. Two data centers in New Jersey will also be part of the transaction.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 16, 2008.

The synthetic web sling, one of four used in raising pieces of a mammoth crane at 303 E. 51st St., was two years old and bore "cuts and snags that existed before the March 15 disaster," said Richard Mendelson, regional director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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

On Sept. 3, The Observer broke the news that a Japanese firm called Mitsui Fudosan is buying the 26-story 527 Madison for $225 million and that the Chicago-based TransWestern is under contract to take Tower 56 at 126 East 56th Street for $160 million. Both were part of the Equity portfolio.

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

More than a week after Upp vanished, she was spotted checking her e-mail twice at an Apple store in midtown Manhattan. She showered eight times at several city New York Sports Clubs, where she had a gym membership, police said.

Published by amNY.com on September 16, 2008.

But midtown business leaders and leasing experts are in a state of high anxiety about the possibility that Lehman Brothers' headquarters at 745 Seventh Ave. could turn into a white elephant. Lehman also rents space at nearby 1271 Sixth Ave., 1301 Sixth and 399 Park Ave.

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

The other three trophy towers have already been claimed, by Shorenstein Properties (Park Avenue Tower and 850 Third Avenue), and the Paramount Group(1301 Avenue of the Americas).

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

10 a.m. The Ford Foundation holds a forum on minority homeownership at their headquarters, 320 East 43rd St.

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

The midtown Manhattan incident was one in a wave of fatal construction mishaps in the city dating to last year. On May 30, another tower crane broke apart and fell on an apartment building, killing two workers. Other crane operations were suspended temporarily.

Published by WNBC on September 15, 2008.

The incident on East 51st Street, in busy midtown Manhattan, was one in a wave of fatal construction mishaps in the city dating back to last year. On May 30, another tower crane broke apart and fell on an apartment building, killing two workers. Other crane operations were suspended temporarily.

Published by New York Post on September 15, 2008.

Peter Glazier, co-owner of Michael Jordan’s The Steak House NYC in Grand Central Station, said he had spent the weekend watching CNBC and was worried about the future. “We’re nervous about this,” he said.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 15, 2008.

Last year's worst performer, Midtown's Cafe Fonduta scored only 160, a full 68 points more than the infamously rat-infested KFC/Taco Bell in Greenwich Village that put the whole issue of restaurant cleanliness into the spotlight.

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

Occupational Safety & Health Administration, a division of the federal Department of Labor, on Monday proposed a total of $313,500 in penalties for the accident that took place at 303 E. 51st St. in midtown Manhattan.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 15, 2008.

Peter Glazier, co-owner of Michael Jordan’s The Steak House NYC in Grand Central Station, said he had spent the weekend watching CNBC and was worried about the future. “We’re nervous about this,” he said.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 15, 2008.

Lehman Brothers owns its 1 million square foot headquarters at 745 7th Ave. while leasing acres of space at other locations including 399 Park Ave.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 15, 2008.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration, a division of the federal Department of Labor, on Monday proposed a total of $313,500 in penalties for the accident that took place at 303 E. 51st St. in midtown Manhattan.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 15, 2008.