Ana Stinner's actions got her mom a $100 ticket Tuesday night after a parks officer says the toddler destroyed a tree branch in the Chelsea Waterside Park.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

A group of waiters at the Old Homestead Steakhouse claim they've been getting stuck with the worst tables at the Meatpacking District eatery - loaded with tip-averse foreigners and non-famished diners - since they sued the restaurant for ripping off tips.

Published by New York Post on July 4, 2008.

A former inspector accused of lying about examining a crane that later collapsed in midtown Manhattan and killed seven people has pleaded not guilty in a New York City court.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 3, 2008.

Clad in black and carrying single red roses, family and friends of supermodel Ruslana Korshunova gathered Thursday at a Greenwich Village funeral home for a somber farewell.

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

An informal survey found that the seals of some countries, like the Dominican Republic, have vanished altogether, even if her countrymen are here in great numbers. Honduras and Costa Rica have two surviving signs each. Cuba has three, including one in Greenwich Village, whose sorry state seems an echo of that country, rusting with a surveillance camera nearby.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

A former inspector accused of lying about examining a crane that later collapsed in midtown Manhattan and killed seven people has pleaded not guilty in a New York City court.

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

A former inspector accused of lying about examining a crane that later collapsed in midtown Manhattan and killed seven people has pleaded not guilty in a New York City court.

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

Cafe Grumpy (cafegrumpy.com), 224 West 20th Street (between 7th and 8th Ave), and in the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn (193 Meserole Avenue at Diamond St.).

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

"It is terrible," said Annemarie Hernandez, who was shopping in midtown with her 3-year-old grandson Robert Joseph on Tuesday. "We have no choice because it's like needing gas in your car."

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

Midtown resident Harold VanderMalle, 80, said a gallon of milk at the Gristedes at 26th St. and Ninth Ave. was $4.99.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

“I think a lot of the people who watch me and react that way are supposed to be part of the generation who supposedly stopped watching TV news,” Mr. Kiernan told The Observer the other day from the green room in NY1’s studio in Chelsea Market.

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

In addition, tickets will be available in Manhattan at DHL All-Star FanFest at the Jacob K. Javits Center on July 11, and MLB.com also will be conducting a random drawing for tickets.

Published by SI Live on July 1, 2008.

The place would simply revert to R&L Restaurant, its prior moniker before Mr. Morellet moved in and turned her family’s formerly dingy diner space into a popular meatpacking district destination. (The old R&L signage still hangs above the door.)

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

A sudden heat wave that pushes the system to its limits or an accident like the steam pipe rupture in midtown last summer could be devastating.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 1, 2008.

Right now there is 20 million square feet of office space available in Manhattan, up 35% from the year-ago period. In midtown alone, there are 84 blocks of space of more than 50,000 square feet available, up from 38 a year earlier.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 1, 2008.

In addition, tickets also will be available in Manhattan at DHL All-Star FanFest at the Jacob K. Javits Center on Friday, July 11. MLB.com also will be conducting a random drawing for tickets.

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

Many people have thought for a long time that Michael Bloomberg’s solid waste plan--which included opening a garbage transfer station near Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District--would never pass in Albany, given that three Assembly members from Manhattan opposed it.

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

Florent, the undistinguished but somehow unforgettable diner that ushered in the transformation of Manhattan’s meatpacking district, closed amid fanfare and heartbreak on Sunday night.

Published by New York Times on June 30, 2008.

The vacancy rate for Midtown, for instance, the borough's top office submarket, increased from 6.4 percent in June 2007 to 8.2 percent this June. The vacancy rate for top-shelf, Class A towers in Midtown increased to 7.4 percent in June from 5.5 percent a year ago.

Published by The New York Observer on June 30, 2008.

The march began at 52nd Street in Midtown and wound down to the West Village.

Published by New York Sun on June 30, 2008.

The march began at 52nd Street in Midtown and wound down to the West Village.

Published by New York Sun on June 30, 2008.

Which NFL star pulled a girl toward the bathroom of a West Chelsea club the other night with the line: "Baby, you have no idea what I'm about to show you?" She fled toward the end zone.

Published by New York Daily News on June 30, 2008.

Vacancy rates for Midtown South and for Downtown were also up annually and monthly. In Midtown South, the all-important Class B rate (that's the dominant type of office space in that submarket) was up to 10.4 percent in June, from 7.1 percent in June 2007.

Published by The New York Observer on June 30, 2008.

The parade, one of dozens that take place around the world, commemorates the Stonewall riots of 1969, when patrons at a Greenwich Village gay bar fought back against a police raid.

Published by SI Live on June 30, 2008.

A sudden heat wave that pushes the system to its limits or an accident like the steam pipe rupture in midtown last summer could be devastating.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 30, 2008.

The parade, one of dozens that take place around the world, commemorates the Stonewall riots of 1969, when patrons at a Greenwich Village gay bar fought back against a police raid.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 29, 2008.

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

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

Highlights from City Room reader comments about comfort food, E. B. White on the subway, public officials’ perks, the High Line, airport security, the ‘Waterfalls’ display, taxi TV’s, a recreation of seedy Times Square and more.

Published by New York Times on June 27, 2008.

The organization promises an environmentally sensitive All-Star Game from a red-carpet parade on a 100% recyclable fiber carpet to Hall of Famers’ carpooling around the city. The league has even organized clean-air hybrid buses to shuttle fans between the stadium in the Bronx and the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on the west side of Manhattan for the celebration events.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 27, 2008.

So Brooklyn is taking on Manhattan’s annual Fancy Food Show — June 29 through July 1 at the Jacob Javits Center — with its rival UnFancy Food Show, to be held Sunday, at the East River Bar [97 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street, (718) 302-0511] in Williamsburg.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

Last month, Mr. Stone, who has a primary residence in Miami, packed up his Manhattan apartment and moved out. In the meantime, he's staying at a luxury hotel on 58th Street, while scoping out a new apartment in Chelsea.

Published by New York Sun on June 27, 2008.

Over at Studio B, a Greenpoint nightclub, there’s finally something hotter than the late-night dance parties: the rooftop barbecue. Starting last week, the club is throwing a monthly barbecue party featuring DJs, drink specials and a rotating cast of guest chefs — Avery Wittkamp (Marlow & Sons), Lesley Stockton (Dram Shop) and Heather Meldrom (ex-Craftsteak) are already lined up — dishing out $4 plates of gourmet grub.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

The new Starbucks at 7th Avenue and 23rd Street is in good company: there’s one already on 23rd and 6th… and 8th. [BlogChelsea]

Published by New York Times on June 27, 2008.

Downshifting from the annual “Fancy Food Show” at the Javits Center, local producers and low-key consumers will be gathering for artisan cheeses and PBR at the “Unfancy Food Show.” [Gothamist]

Published by New York Times on June 27, 2008.

Average June rents for non-doorman studios were below $2,000 on the Upper East Side ($1,831), the Upper West Side ($1,968), Harlem ($1,287), and Midtown West ($1,984).

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 26, 2008.

One person was killed and another person was injured in a fast-moving fire in Midtown Wednesday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 26, 2008.

The unveiling took place hours before the Friends of the High Line held a fund-raiser for the second leg of the $170 million project.

Published by New York Post on June 26, 2008.

Google's co-founder, Sergey Brin, and Senator Schumer on Monday cut the ribbon on Google's 50,000-square-foot offices in Chelsea Market. The new offices are an expansion of Google's 500,000-square-foot office space across the street at 111 Eighth Ave.

Published by New York Sun on June 26, 2008.

Of late, shutters have been making a comeback. There is Shigeru Ban's Metal Shutter Houses, a residential condominium under construction at 524 W. 19th St. in Chelsea. Its "shutters" open vertically, like many garage doors.

Published by New York Sun on June 26, 2008.

The 92-48 vote came over the objections of three Assembly members who represent neighborhoods around the site in the Meatpacking District.

Published by New York Post on June 26, 2008.

City officials and the Friends of the High Line presented the final design for the first phase of the High Line, the $170 million park being built on the West Side of Manhattan. (See related blog post.)

Published by New York Times on June 26, 2008.

An apartment fire in Midtown Manhattan left an 83-year-old man dead on Wednesday evening, officials said.

Published by New York Times on June 26, 2008.

Spanning 10 city blocks, section two will begin at 20th Street and Tenth Avenue and run north to 30th Street. It is the narrowest, straightest portion of the High Line, but that belies its complexity, principals of the design teams Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro, James Corner and Ricardo Scofidio, said.

Published by New York Sun on June 26, 2008.

What better place to track the habits of tastemakers and trendsetters than the West Village, a neighborhood filled with lithe fashionistas and their imitators, big-spending bankers, all sorts of retail, and quaint real estate that is well beyond the price range of average folks.

Published by The New York Observer on June 26, 2008.

An art installation space where the park cuts through the Chelsea Market, formerly a Nabisco factory.

Published by New York Times on June 25, 2008.

Average June rents for non-doorman studios were below $2,000 on the Upper East Side ($1,831), the Upper West Side ($1,968), Harlem ($1,287), and Midtown West ($1,984).

Published by The New York Observer on June 25, 2008.

Final designs for the $170 million High Line park were unveiled today. City officials and Friends of the High Line made the presentation at a press conference in Chelsea.

Published by New York Daily News on June 25, 2008.

Those elements include Gansevoort Plaza, the park’s southern terminus in the Meatpacking District and a major access point for the park.

Published by New York Times on June 25, 2008.

The state launched the first probe after getting complaints from the public, and an initial investigation showed CVS and Rite Aid were the worst offenders. Among the expired products still on shelves were nasal decongestant at the CVS on Grand St. and Mighty Milk formula at the Rite Aid on Ninth Ave.

Published by New York Daily News on June 25, 2008.

In a news release from Local 32BJ, Walter Bonifacio, a security guard who works at a Midtown office building, said: “This raise couldn’t come at a better time. With everything getting more expensive, from gas to groceries, it’s getting harder and harder to pay the bills each month.”

Published by New York Times on June 25, 2008.