Nevertheless, outrage followed, and A-Rod quickly distanced himself from Boras, ultimately asking two Goldman Sachs executives to let the Yankees know he was interested in resuming talks.

Published by New York Daily News on September 6, 2008.

Louis Posner, 52, allegedly promoted prostitution and laundered money at the Hot Lap Dance Club in midtown. He is accused of hiding club profits - $20,000 a night - by spreading them around 13 bank accounts opened in different names.

Published by New York Daily News on September 5, 2008.

...left to serve in World War II. Cecil operated the restaurant Morgen’s East at 141 W. 38th Street from 1947 until he sold it in 1985. While he operated it, it became a...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 5, 2008.

Good thing, because with the Bryant Park style spectacular officially kicking off this morning with BCBG Max Azria at 10 a.m., showgoers are going to need to fuel up.

Published by New York Daily News on September 5, 2008.

At this morning's Yigal Azrouel show in West Chelsea, attendees received gift bags stuffed with t-shirts, nail polish, and—this was new!—prophylactics. Sheathed in feminine floral packaging, the condoms (pictured above) were designed by Mr. Azrouel himself for condom manufacturer Proper Attire ("PROPER ATTIRE Required for entry," read the boxes). The color palette roughly complimented Mr. Azrouel's earth-toned runway looks.

Published by The New York Observer on September 5, 2008.

The site—a glass-walled skyscraper—is between 41st and 42nd streets, and 10th and 11th avenues. The crane is visible from the 11th Avenue side.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 4, 2008.

The measure gained further impetus this summer with the seeming-epidemic of nut-climbers who scaled the 52-story New York Times tower at 620 Eigth Ave. Two men - pro-climber Alain Robert and amateur-copycat Renaldo (Ray) Clarke - made separate successful climbs almost to the top on June 5.

Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

A construction worker died Thursday after falling more than 500 feet from scaffolding on the side of a Midtown, Manhattan building, the FDNY said.The incident happened at a construction site 41st Street and 11th Avenue around 9:20 a.m., police said.

Published by WNBC on September 4, 2008.

City says total economic impact for the eight-day event will reach $391 million as out-of-town journalists, buyers and gawkers converge on Bryant Park.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 4, 2008.

In February, at the end of the last New York Fashion Week, an exclusive Daily News survey revealed the whitewashing of runway shows in the Bryant Park tents and adjacent New York Public Library.

Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

Fashion week takes place at the tents in Bryant Park, but one designer has decided to do away with a live show.

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

The fashion shows at Bryant Park are showcasing spring '09 this week, but most of us are still scrambling to answer the question, "What should I be wearing this fall?"

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

Cancel claimed that Pravia approached him in Union Square park around 6 a.m. Saturday looking for drugs and that the two went to his apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood, police said. After the slaying, Cancel stayed in the apartment to watch the gory horror film "Saw" before leaving before 11 a.m., police said.

Published by amNY.com on September 3, 2008.

In a coldblooded move straight from a Hollywood horror flick, the alleged killer of a Pace University student sat in the victim's Chelsea apartment and watched the gory horror film "Saw" just moments after smothering the teenager in his sleep, police said yesterday.

Published by New York Post on September 3, 2008.

The man claimed Pravia approached him in Union Square park around 6 a.m. Sunday looking for drugs and the two went to his apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood. The man, is identified as Jeromie Cancel and police say he left sometime before 11 a.m., police said.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 2, 2008.

Detectives are interviewing a drug dealer who confessed to killing a Pace University student who was found dead in his Chelsea apartment with a cord around his neck and a plastic bag shoved down his throat, police sources said.

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

The police said Tuesday that they planned to charge a 22-year-old man with killing a Pace University student who was found dead in a Chelsea apartment on Sunday with an electric cord wrapped around his neck and a bag in his mouth.

Published by New York Times on September 2, 2008.

A 19-year-old Pace University student who was found dead in his Chelsea apartment with a sheet over his body and an electric cord wrapped around his neck, was last seen being helped into a taxicab early Saturday morning after a party, the police said on Monday. [NYT]

Published by New York Times on September 2, 2008.

Police are looking for clues in the death of a Pace University honor student who was discovered dead in his Chelsea apartment, strangled with an electrical cord that was still wrapped around his neck.

Published by WNBC on September 2, 2008.

A 22-year-old Queens man has confessed to killing a Pace University student, who was found strangled in his Chelsea apartment Sunday, police sources said today.

Published by New York Post on September 2, 2008.

Carlos Campos, the men's wear designer known for his perfectly tailored suits, has announced that he will show his first women's wear collection on September 7 at the Altman building in Chelsea. But Mr. Campos, who was born in Honduras, doesn't plan to do it quietly: he will use only black models in his runway show.

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

The police said Tuesday that they planned to charge a 22-year old man with killing a Pace University student who was found dead in a Chelsea apartment on Sunday with an electric cord wrapped around his neck and a bag in his mouth.

Published by New York Times on September 2, 2008.

The Pace University student found dead in his Chelsea apartment with an electric cord around his neck and a plastic bag in his mouth partied all night and made several after-hours calls to male friends before he died, law-enforcement sources said.

Published by New York Post on September 2, 2008.

Other possibilities include the former New York Times building at 229 West 43rd Street, owned by Lev Leviev’s Africa Israel Investments, with 627,000 square feet

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

CHELSEA (WABC) -- New York City police say they believe a college student was suffocated by a man he invited to his home. They are questioning the man and say they expect to charge him.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 2, 2008.

Cops were hunting Monday for friends a Pace University student called before he was found dead in his Chelsea apartment - a cord around his neck, a plastic bag shoved down his throat.

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

For new residents, Roosevelt Island is an urban suburbia, a landscaped refuge from cramped quarters in Chelsea, the Upper East Side or the East Village.

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

Pravia was from Pittsfield, Mass. but was living in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. He was a sophomore honors student at Pace University.

Published by amNY.com on September 1, 2008.

Nineteen-year-old Kevin Pravia was found lying in his bed after police were called to the scene by Mr. Pravia's roommate who discovered the body Sunday night. Mr. Pravia was from Pittsfield, Mass. but was living in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. He was a sophomore honors student at Pace University.

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

This isn't the first time Mr. Chang has sold property to Magna. This year alone, he sold the Rhode Island firm 8 Stone Street in the Financial District, 60 West 36th Street and 231 East 43rd Street.

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

This isn't the first time Mr. Chang has sold property to Magna. This year alone, he sold the Rhode Island firm 8 Stone Street in the Financial District, 60 West 36th Street and 231 East 43rd Street.

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

Pravia was from Pittsfield, Mass. but was living in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. He was a sophomore honors student at Pace University.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 1, 2008.

It's a common sight in the club-heavy Meatpacking District, which has replaced Chelsea as the epicenter of the Manhattan party scene - and home to all the woes that follow.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

The downtown migration of the party crowd has provided a welcome respite for its former home: West Chelsea.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

"I need some waffle fries," said Adam Freed, a 23-year old investment banker from Chelsea, after taking his tiny swig and offering a decidedly mixed review.

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

The sign for an art installation inside a storefront at 264 West 40th Street was later covered up.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

A man on his way to work heard the screams of a woman who had just been mugged near Union Square — then went hand-to-hand with the robber, holding him for cops. “I was just in the right place at the right time,” said the worker, José Goncalves, 35, a Chelsea club manager from Bayside, Queens. [New York Post]

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

“Joint ventures are an ideal approach for times like these,” he says. “This is a more conservative approach to buying.” Mr. Katz’s other holdings include 2 Times Square and two plots in the Hudson Yards area.

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

Climbers: Three different men scaled the outside of the Midtown headquarters of The New York Times to call attention to various causes.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

There are many, many examples in and around the New Times Square of businesses or other private organizations taking over services that had been provided by local government, from the Friends of Bryant Park to the 42nd Street Development Corporation to the Times Square Alliance to the Midtown Community Court, a fascinating hybrid courtroom/treatment center located just north of Times Square.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

Hilfiger sold 25 West 39th Street in December 2005 for $53 million to a company called 25 West 39th Street Realty. Included in the sale contract was a clause that gives Hilfiger a cut of any sale recorded with a deed before December of 2006.

Published by The Real Deal on August 28, 2008.

Fifteen-year-old weekend flea market the Antiques Garage will soon sell its last vintage Oriental rug in Chelsea.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 28, 2008.

The Jersey: Ninth Ave. and 39th St., NW corner, near the Lincoln Tunnel

Published by Derivative Works on August 27, 2008.

Last December, bearded designer Rogan Gregory and his partner Scott Hahn were invited to a Christmas party at the Midtown home of nonegenarian labor lawyer and free subway advocate Theodore Kheel. Mayor Michael Bloomberg was there, as was Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. ("It was definitely a bit of an older crowd," recalled Mr. Hahn.)

Published by The New York Observer on August 27, 2008.

“You look around and expect a truck to veer off and plow into you at any moment,” he said. “It’s not Bryant Park. You’ve got exhaust coming at you. But it’s kind of cool.”

Published by New York Times on August 26, 2008.

On the second-to-last Sunday in August, an open house for a four-bedroom, $11,000-a-month apartment in Chelsea was canceled and two Upper West Side open houses, also for rentals, were largely empty, barring the presence of nervous brokers.

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

While it may be becoming less expensive to rent an apartment in Manhattan, some brokers are hesitant to go as far as to label this a renters’ market. “It’s difficult to call it that,” says Sepp Seitz, a Halstead broker active in midtown west and Chelsea. “If you look at rents here, they are incredibly higher than elsewhere. There is still low inventory, and what is renting is going very quickly.”

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

“I think it’s dangerous,” said Vicki Lee, who nonetheless sat with two friends eating lunch at a cafe table on the esplanade just south of 38th Street. Ms. Lee, a clothing designer at a Midtown fashion company, was careful to sit so that she could keep an eye on the traffic heading downtown.

Published by New York Times on August 26, 2008.

“When I first got here, I’d go out in the city with people I worked with, and I felt I was missing something,” said Ms. Kasbeer, who moved to New York from Milan in 2006. I was going to clubs in Chelsea, the Lower East Side, things I wouldn’t do now.”

Published by New York Times on August 26, 2008.

As if New York wasn’t stimulating enough already, the city has provided a new kind of thrill right in the heart of Midtown: an esplanade carved into Broadway where people can sit and relax as cars and trucks whiz by.

Published by New York Times on August 26, 2008.