Scalpers are having a field day trying to peddle tickets to this weekend's Bon Jovi concert in Central Park for as much as $1,500 a pair, even though the event is supposed to be free and the tickets carry explicit warnings that they cannot be resold, The Post has learned.

Published by New York Post on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi 's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 -- despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Published by WNBC on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 a pair - despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 8, 2008.

Besides making smart financial decisions, there are other good reasons to rent. For Quigley, it's also been a way to test-drive a neighborhood. She loves her Midtown Manhattan location yet is considering the Upper West and East sides. "So much depends on what kind of apartment I find. A good view and light are very important to me," she says.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 a pair — despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

The Philippines' ambassador to the United Nations between 2003 and 2006 is being accused of enslaving a Filipina immigrant at his Upper East Side home.

Published by New York Sun on July 8, 2008.

"It's free, no time restraints and it feels more like you are just borrowing a movie from a friend rather than creating a business transaction," said Michael Naujunas, 30, a neighborrow user who lives in Hoboken and works in midtown.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

It's a one of a kind race happening in New York's Central Park on Wednesday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 8, 2008.

Besides making smart financial decisions, there are other good reasons to rent. For Quigley, it's also been a way to test-drive a neighborhood. She loves her Midtown Manhattan location yet is considering the Upper West and East sides. "So much depends on what kind of apartment I find. A good view and light are very important to me," she says.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson celebrated their honeymoon in a midtown office building Monday, ignoring the gossips who say their relationship can't last.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 a pair -- despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Published by amNY.com on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 a pair -- despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling seats for as much as $1,500 a pair -- despite a warning they cannot be re-sold.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free.

Published by SI Live on July 8, 2008.

The horses, often old, are not only exposed to Midtown traffic, but also must navigate a maze of streets twice a day to get to and from their cramped and antiquated Far West Side stable.

Published by New York Post on July 7, 2008.

The effort to ban horse-drawn carriages from the streets near Central Park has hit full gallop, with animal-rights activists and celebs teaming up to try to put the industry out to pasture.

Published by New York Post on July 7, 2008.

Traffic was backed up for a short time after the bus began smoking on 1st Avenue between 55th and 56th Streets sometime after 4 p.m.

Published by WNBC on July 7, 2008.

New York City moves—or at least it tries to. About 3.7 million people commute daily via aging subways, trains and roads; almost 300,000 head to and from airports. And what a companionable group they are, especially on the 9 a.m. No. 4 to midtown. Crain’s New York Business’ City Facts section on Transportation includes charts on subway ridership, airport traffic and the cost of commuting, among others.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 6, 2008.

Anti-war groups hoped to channel that anger with a massive demonstration in Central Park, but the city refused to issue the necessary protest permits.

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

Commercial asking rents in midtown and downtown Manhattan rose 25.4% and 24.0%, respectively, in first-quarter 2008 versus the year-earlier period.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 6, 2008.

With 238.8 million square feet of office space, midtown is the nation’s largest business district—larger than the entire office market of Chicago or Los Angeles. Crain’s takes you on a tour of the always-evolving skyline.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 6, 2008.

Comparing the manicured lawns of Manhattan's Central Park to the barren, rat-infested eyesore of Spring Creek Park in Brooklyn, the disparity is shocking.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The new newsstands began to appear last year. The old stand on West 57th Street west of Fifth Avenue, for example, which was photographed by Ms. Barrett, is gone.

Published by New York Times on July 5, 2008.

"Let everyone else get out of town," said Jamie Moy, 32, who enjoyed the day in Central Park. "It's great. You can get any table you want this weekend."

Published by New York Post on July 5, 2008.

The cab was headed north on First Avenue, with a silver VW assigned to a Dominican Republic diplomat to its right, just south of East 54th Street. Neither vehicle had a passenger.

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 New York Daily News 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 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.

4. The St. Regis Hotel New York on East 55th Street and Fifth Avenue is spending $1 million on renovating its presidential suite [Crain's]

Published by The Real Deal on July 3, 2008.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 authority also announced that intermittent blasting and mechanical excavation will begin in mid-July on a cavern underneath Park Avenue between 49th and 51st Streets, which will connect the newly built tunnel with parallel tunnels.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Later that same day, Mr. Stewart witnessed a man spreading bird seed on the ground and netting a large number of pigeons on the Upper East Side. He called the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation, which sent an officer to the scene and arrested the pigeon poacher.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

A street sweeper let the authorities know about pigeon napping on the Upper East Side and netted himself a $2,500 reward when the poacher was convicted.

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.

Thus pigeon-napping is considered a crime (though giving them birth control is not). Two months ago, a formerly homeless street sweeper tipped off law enforcement officials about a pigeon poacher, Isaac Gonzalez, who was spreading vast amounts of seed on the Upper East Side.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Riverview, 2-01 50th Ave., Long Island City. (718) 392-5000. Grab a plate at the buffet dinner from 6 to 10 p.m., for $200 per person. Also drink up at the full and open bar.

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

"Honestly, this is what we train for," said Bohan, who is assigned to Engine 44 on the upper East Side. "You have to get him out of the car or he's going to die - that's what matters."

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

By 9:46 a.m., all 1,500 tickets to the free July 15 concert in Central Park that were available at Richmond County Bank Ballpark in St. George had been given away.

Published by SI Live on July 2, 2008.

Bon Jovi will play a free July 12 concert in Central Park as part of the leadup to the MLB All-Star Game - even though the New Jersey band's frontman admits he's not a big baseball fan.

Published by New York Daily News on July 1, 2008.

2 West 56th Street

Published by The Real Deal on July 1, 2008.

On the one hand, it’s hard to imagine that the co-op could sell for quite so much, considering it’s on just the third floor—a few feet away from the indignity of 84th Street traffic feeding out of Central Park. Then again, this is the kind of duplex where the 24-foot-wide drawing room, 20-foot-long dining room, 20-foot-long study and massive master bedroom suite (the size of the drawing room and library put together) all have wood-burning fireplaces, according to floor plans.

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

Macklowe also owns 44 and 50 East 57th, and has development rights for 42, 44, 48 and 50 East 57th Street, all of which border the larger Drake site at 434 Park, at 56th Street.

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

“The highest deal before that was Armani; that was maybe $1,600 to $1,700 a foot at 717 Fifth Avenue,” Mr. Roseman said. “That stretch of Fifth Avenue is just incredible. … Probably the highest-grossing stores per square foot in New York are Abercrombie & Fitch at 56th and Fifth and the Apple Store at 58th and Fifth. Those stores are doing anywhere between $6,000 and $10,000 a square foot. In New York, a store is considered successful if it earns $800 a square foot.”

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

. The 49 percent stake, as reported by Bloomberg News, in the approximately 90,000-square-foot retail portion, which includes a Brooks Brothers and the NBA Store, is valued in the deal at $525 million.

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

Macklowe Moves on Drake Site, Buys Out Sole Tenant in 40 East 57th

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

The snobs say Staten Island is closer to New Jersey that New York City -- so does that mean we get first dibs when Jon Bon Jovi plays Central Park this summer?

Published by SI Live on July 1, 2008.