Last summer, Simon Rich was in the thrall of Brooklyn Heights, in no small part because the curveball pitch was invented there. "That alone is reason enough to live in this neighborhood," he told The Observer at the... MORE >
At Tina Brown's girl-power extravaganza last night, Women in the World 2011, hosted by Newsweek and The Daily Beast, Diane Von Furstenberg named her female role model as Rebecca Lolosoli, a woman credited with creating a girls-only village in... MORE >
Greenwich Village has been clamoring for a new hospital ever since St. Vincent's closed nearly a year ago. Now, with the news that North Shore-LIJ is poised to open an emergency care facility in the next few years—no major... MORE >
Town has posed the conundrum of the century: "Thinking about moving downtown... but just need more square footage? Has outdoor space always been high on your wish list? Love Battery Park City, but find the carrying costs a bit... MORE >
Plenty happens each day, but the devil's in the details. How much do you remember? --Which actor incensed a performance artist by dissing her UCLA commencement speech? --Which network is experiencing an "executive exodus"? (It's the one you... MORE >
Big Fuel Communications, the braintrust behind MySpace's marketing campaign, are massively growing their Manhattan headquarters. The social media marketing and branded content agency has taken 40,000 square feet at 40 West 23rd Street, which also houses Home Depot's Chelsea store. We... MORE >
A sleek prewar loft in the middle of Greenwich Village seems like the perfect home for Chipotle founder Steven Ells—a wrap of modern comfort made from authentic, homey ingredients. Yet Mr. Ells bought his burrito-sized seventh-floor spread at 147... MORE >
New York Times executive editor Bill Keller might soon be eating the words of this week's column, "All the Aggregation That's Fit To Print." No, not because he reveals to the world his wife's twilight tweeting habit. Not even because... MORE >
Not long ago Burger & Barrel opened in Soho offering $25 truffle burgers as if the Great Recession were already over (or perhaps it never began). But reality comes roaring back, with news that lenders have sought to foreclose... MORE >
In the shadow of the Williamsburg Bridge—and now luxury condominiums—West Williamsburg forms a nice artists' enclave on the Brooklyn side of the East River. The neighborhood, on a sliver of land between the river and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and which... MORE >
If there's one thing I hate more than spilling a Shiner Bock on my iPhone 4 just after I just downloaded the newest OkCupid... MORE >
"I am going to see how fast I can write a novel," Blake Butler wrote on his blog, gillesdeleuzecommitted - suicideandsowilldrphil dot com, on April... MORE >
"I see people who buy $25 mac-and-cheese on both sides of this argument," Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives, told The Observer... MORE >
When David Foster Wallace hanged himself with a black belt and his arms bound by duct tape on the patio of his home in... MORE >
One early morning about two weeks ago on the Upper East Side, Mayor Bloomberg sat down for coffee (black, no sugar) with Michael Mulgrew... MORE >
Late last month a defamation lawsuit was filed against the journalist Michael Lewis. The irony of Mr. Lewis being sued for vilifying anybody is... MORE >
When David Foster Wallace hanged himself with a black belt and his arms bound by duct tape on the patio of his home in...
"Food is always drama," Seline Dell'Orto, proprietor of Manganaro's Grosseria Italiana was explaining to The Observer on Monday afternoon. It had been a tough...
"I see people who buy $25 mac-and-cheese on both sides of this argument," Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives, told The Observer...
Late last month a defamation lawsuit was filed against the journalist Michael Lewis. The irony of Mr. Lewis being sued for vilifying anybody is...
Last summer, outside the Starbucks on Second Street and Covina Avenue in the Belmont Shores neighborhood of Long Beach, Calif., Catarina Toumei stepped...
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