After completing an extensive series of renovations, 254 Park Avenue South hopes to entice new residents looking for a pad in the Flatiron District.  Standing 287...

Published by nycondoblog.com on July 23, 2008.

Different designers were selected by the trust to match the distinctive looks and personalities of the neighborhoods of Clinton, Midtown, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Tribeca, and Battery Park City through which the park extends.The Hudson River Park Trust hopes to have 80 percent of the park construction completed by the end of 2009.

Published by WNBC on July 23, 2008.

His Mexican heritage, however, came in handy when he was put in charge of the wine program at Tabla, after stints at Gramercy Tavern and Craftsteak. Confronted with chef Floyd Cardoz's inventive Indian cuisine, he realized he was not entirely in alien territory.

Published by New York Sun on July 23, 2008.

Another lien filed by the state taxman seeks $175,902 from Rev. Al Communications, one of the many business ventures Sharpton has registered to a Chelsea office.

Published by New York Post on July 23, 2008.

SIDELONG GLANCE Restaurateur Michael Sinensky of Village Pourhouse, Proof Bar & Lounge, Hudson Terrace, and the Big Easy has opened SideBar (120 E. 15th St. at Irving Place, 212-677-2900). Chef Jason Bunin is cooking up "a contemporary American menu of light fare and unique snacks," and according to the press materials, did work as a sous chef at Patria.

Published by New York Sun on July 23, 2008.

Different designers were selected by the trust to match the distinctive looks and personalities of the neighborhoods of Clinton, Midtown, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Tribeca, and Battery Park City through which the park extends.The Hudson River Park Trust hopes to have 80 percent of the park construction completed by the end of 2009.

Published by WNBC on July 23, 2008.

SIDELONG GLANCE Restaurateur Michael Sinensky of Village Pourhouse, Proof Bar & Lounge, Hudson Terrace, and the Big Easy has opened SideBar (120 E. 15th St. at Irving Place, 212-677-2900). Chef Jason Bunin is cooking up "a contemporary American menu of light fare and unique snacks," and according to the press materials, did work as a sous chef at Patria.

Published by New York Sun on July 23, 2008.

In classical WD-50 fashion, Dufresne pulled out a few of his many emulsifiers (a strain called A16M and another unappetizingly named gellan gum) to beat back the competition at yesterday’s Tofu Around the World Cook-off at the Astor Center in the East Village.

Published by amNY.com on July 23, 2008.

Some rents in some neighborhoods did drop, on average—Chelsea non-doorman one-bedrooms dropped 9 percent from April to July—but the general trend was one of unremitting steadiness: no sharp peaks, and, more importantly, no deep valleys.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

Artisanal versions—full of creamy flavor, but relatively low in fat—are appearing in savory dishes at high-end restaurants all around town. At Craft on 19th Street, an appetizer of pork belly sauced with yogurt goes for $16.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

“It’s getting slower and slower,” said Brian O’Connell, an undergraduate student at New York University who takes the No. 4 to his job as an intern with the Brooklyn district attorney’s office. “One day we stopped at Bowling Green, they told us there was a power outage, we waited 30 minutes and then they said we’re not going anywhere.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

No. 4 riders say delays are worst between Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan and Union Square.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

Robert White, founder and president of Real Capital Analytics, says in the statement that "Peter’s expertise in the commercial real estate industry and his successes in the publishing arena are a tremendous addition to RCA. We are confident that his editorial leadership will heighten our edge in delivering the industry’s most compelling and relevant publications."

Published by GlobeSt on July 22, 2008.

Artie Traum, a guitarist, songwriter and producer who helped carry the spirit of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene to Woodstock, N.Y., died on Sunday. He was 65 and lived in Bearsville, N.Y., near Woodstock.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

In the 10th Precinct in Chelsea, there have been 62 burglaries so far this year, 10 more than last year, for a 19.2 percent increase.

Published by New York Post on July 21, 2008.

The headmaster at Grace Church School in Greenwich Village, George Davison, estimated that more than a third of his first-graders are 7 years old.

Published by New York Sun on July 21, 2008.

Presented as part of the larger New York International Latino Film Festival, the Hola Mexico Film Festival runs from July 23 to July 27 at the Quad Cinema in Greenwich Village.

Published by New York Daily News on July 21, 2008.

Greenwich Village and the Upper East and West sides are among the neighborhoods hardest hit, bucking what city officials said is an overall drop of 8.9 percent citywide.

Published by New York Post on July 21, 2008.

Decades later, the music still resonates. Rehearsals for the 60's rock musical have been taking place at the Public Theatre in Greenwich Village.

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

FEAST CHEAP Work up an appetite — it's NYC Restaurant Week — and there are two weeks of dining deals! More than 230 of the city's best restaurants, including Eleven Madison Park, Gramercy Tavern and Artisanal, whip up three-course prix fixe lunches for $24.07 and three-course prix fixe dinners for $35. (July 21-25 & July 28-Aug. 1, www.nycvisit.com)

Published by New York Daily News on July 20, 2008.

To pull all this off, Mr. Meyer has reorganized his company into three new divisions. His well-regarded upscale restaurants—Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park and The Modern—are now part of the core restaurant division. Industry experts estimate that unit generated more than $70 million in revenues last year.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 20, 2008.

Marie is a fitness model who says she's spent time alone with A-Rod in her apartment in Chelsea.

Published by New York Post on July 20, 2008.

Once an uninteresting dining scene, Second Avenue in the East Village now offers a compelling variety in these restaurants, most of them no more than two years old.

Published by New York Times on July 19, 2008.

At the Walgreens in Union Square, elderly customers have a strong preference for generics, said pharmacist Mario Alongi.

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

He'd been on the lam as authorities hunted him for dressing as a firefighter and terrorizing a Chelsea woman for 13 hours on Halloween 2005.

Published by New York Post on July 18, 2008.

The following wetland areas will be treated: Chelsea East.

Published by SI Live on July 18, 2008.

Thugs stabbed an unarmed off-duty cop outside a Chelsea club yesterday when he asked them to stop hurling insults at his girlfriend and other women.

Published by New York Post on July 17, 2008.

Yogis from around the city will be leading a free 3 p.m. session of yoga in Union Square Park Thursday.

Published by WNBC on July 17, 2008.

"I can't wait to go o the theater!" said NYU student Ryan Robichaud, 20, as he was fitted for a $200 Batman "Dark Knight" suit at New York Costumes in Union Square yesterday.

Published by New York Post on July 17, 2008.

Before joining Second Stage two years ago, Ms. Richard spent 20 years at the Roundabout, a theater that evolved from a space in the basement of a Chelsea supermarket to the former Selwyn Theater on West 42nd Street. “Everything I learned from Roundabout is coming in handy here,” she said. “It didn’t get easier.”

Published by New York Times on July 16, 2008.

Actors Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have said they oppose a huge hospital development in Manhattan's historic Greenwich Village.

Published by amNY.com on July 16, 2008.

Cooper Square Realty, which manages Newswalk and 200 other apartment buildings in New York City, uses computerized calls not just for package notices but also to tell residents when there are condo board meetings, building repairs, service interruptions or emergencies.

Published by New York Times on July 16, 2008.

Sources tell WNBC the officer was walking down a street in Chelsea with his girlfriend and three other women when they were approached by a group of males.

Published by WNBC on July 16, 2008.

Actors Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have said they oppose a huge hospital development in Manhattan's historic Greenwich Village.

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

At Alto, they mix Amaro Montenegro and grapefruit juice for a house cocktail ($12). A version of the Old Fashioned, served at Union Square Café (21 E. 16th St., between Fifth Avenue and Union Square West, 212-243-4020), the Danny Noonan is mixed from Blanton's Bourbon, Averna Amaro, and Cointreau, with an orange twist ($12).

Published by New York Sun on July 16, 2008.

Even swaths of densely liquor-licensed West Chelsea have recently been rezoned to allow for more housing, less hip-twisting.

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

Rogan Gregory’s new clothing store at Bowery and Bond Streets is announced by the crumbling signage of the business that preceded it: the Bouwerie Lane Theater. The designer’s name appears, hologramlike, in the glass window over the door, but only if you squint.

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

...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.

"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.

This month, hosts in Manhattan’s party districts can send a text message to an ice truck sponsored by the company that markets Baileys Irish Cream, Smirnoff, and Captain Morgan to have ice delivered to their door (the truck will cover the East Village on July 19 and the West Village on July 26).

Published by New York Times on July 15, 2008.

But in a twist rare for a landmarks hearing, the hospital’s president, Henry J. Amoroso, led a boisterous demonstration of 100 health care workers and hospital employees across the street in Washington Square Park. As he led them in a chant of “Let St. Vincent’s Build,” many carried signs saying “We Deserve A World-Class Hospital.”

Published by New York Times on July 15, 2008.

Demonstrators had intended to gather outside an apartment building at 47 East 3rd Street, owned by controversial landlord Alistair Economakis, who has been trying to uproot its rent-stabilized tenants for years in order to create a sprawling manse for himself and his family.

Published by The New York Observer on July 14, 2008.

A standard option in the "station domination" advertising package the MTA offers is the use of overhead projectors to display images on the walls of subway passageways. After a successful pilot project in the Union Square subway station, two overhead projectors are used in the passageway linking the Lexington Ave. subway lines to the shuttle at Grand Central Terminal.

Published by New York Daily News on July 14, 2008.

12:30 p.m. Community members demand a stop to the East Village/LES Rezoning Plan before scheduled public hearing; in front of 1 Centre St.

Published by The New York Observer on July 14, 2008.

Alistair Economakis won a court battle to evict the nine rent-stabilized tenants from the building at 47 E. 3rd Street - but opponents say they'll move the action to the neighborhood's gentrified streets.

Published by New York Post on July 11, 2008.

The protesters also plan to march on the upscale Bowery Wine Company, then man the barricades at the NYU dormitories on the Bowery.

Published by New York Post on July 11, 2008.

A career move spurred George Fleck, 32, to give up a $1,800 rent-controlled, studio apartment in Chelsea last year. For $1,300, he got a one-bedroom apartment with a balcony overlooking downtown Atlanta's Piedmont Park.

Published by New York Sun on July 11, 2008.

The wait is over for the new 3G iPhone Crowds of expectant buyers lined up outside the Apple Stores in Midtown, Chelsea and SoHo hours before the new phone went on sale Friday morning.

Published by WNBC on July 11, 2008.

The Flatiron building at 23rd Street is probably New York’s best-known triangular stricture, but the Silas C. Herring Lock and Safe Company Building, more affectionately known as the L’il Flatiron Building, is cuter.

Published by New York Times on July 10, 2008.

Owner Nicholas Morgenstern (Daniel, Gramercy Tavern) decided to open the eatery on the neighborhood’s already-crowded restaurant row because he felt his food would give the neighborhood something new to chew on.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 10, 2008.