Emily Senay and Avery Seavy must be Tolkien fans, as they have traded a three-bedroom in the Majestic for a four-bedroom in the Eldorado, those well-known two-towered co-ops 20 blocks apart on Central Park West. Not only has the couple upgraded their space but their views, as well, moving from the back of the former building to the front of the... MORE»
At around noon yesterday, the P.A. inside the Park Slope Food Co-op crackled to life. "Does anyone know if we still have any iodine tablets?" came the query across the fluorescent-lit, bulk bin-lined, members-only... MORE»
Quinnipiac is out with a hodgepodge of numbers on NYC issues: Wal-Mart 57-36 percent say electeds should allow a Wal-Mart to open here. 68-29 percent say they'd shop there once... MORE»
Hard living in the Manhattanville houses [News] Cobble Hill gets first parking-spot pop-up cafe [Brownstoner] Montauk manse that won architecture award back on the market for $29.5 million [Real... MORE»
To all the Jets fans out there tonight in their green and white celebrating St. Patrick's Day, an extra shot of Jameson is in order. Despised Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was tackled on his Time Warner Center condo, scoring a million dollars less than he originally wanted. That said, the Bündchen'd back was not sacked for a loss, as some had... MORE»
Twitter, the Web's main repository of personal oversharing, political dissent and tasteless self-promotion, is donning a suit and tie. The little blue bird has been perching in a spartan temporary New York City space since September, searching for the perfect spot for its first New York City headquarters. Now The Observer has learned that it plans to sublease Facebook's former digs at 340 Madison Avenue, according to a source with knowledge of the... MORE»
Atlantic Yards has its problems. Bruce Ratner's arena-cum-condos megaproject has involved insider deals and eminent domain, Russian oligarchs and Chinese visas, bratty Brooklynites and disgraced lobbyists. The news, revealed in today's Times, that Ratner is trying to save on construction costs by using prefab building technology is far from the biggest story to involve Atlantic Yards.... MORE»
Property taxes were one of the biggest issues in last year's gubernatorial campaign, but it was seen largely as a suburban issue affecting upstate and Long Island homeowners, not the vast ranks of city residents who tend to rent. But it turns out property taxes have consequences right here in the five boroughs, as The Brooklyn Paper reports that The Last Artist in All of Williamsburg may be felled by out of control... MORE»
Located in Prospect Park South, which Stribling has dubbed "Brooklyn's most elegant neighborhood," this landmarked home features 12 rooms filled to the brim with old-world drama. The three-story house was built in 1908 on the corner of Abemarle and Westminster, by a couple that aimed to please "high... MORE»
The land/development-site market in New York City is one of the most difficult to figure out. The perception is that land values plummeted during the peak of the recession, in 2009, and that value increased in 2010 as the market started to comeback. The sales data, however, reflects a very different... MORE»
Overdue Donnell Library hotel plan is back [Crain's] Danny Meyer won't open anything at Tabla, making wave for Peruvian joint... MORE»
Nearly a year ago, N.Y.U. unveiled its expansion plan for the next 25 years, which would add 6 million square to the university--already the third-largest landowner in the city, behind the Catholic Church and Columbia.... MORE»
Jeannie Park and David Chan bought 109 Waverly Place five years ago for $5.1 million. It was a pretty good price for an 1840s Federalist-style home half a block off Washington Square Park. The only catch was that the five-story red-brick beauty had years before been carved up into six apartments and an owner's duplex, and four of those units had rent-regulated tenants in them, as The Observer reported at the... MORE»
A landmarked, 124-year-old building at the center of the Upper West Side's high-end shopping stretch has gone on the block for $13.5 million, according to brokers. Besides being historic, however, the mixed-use building at 241-247 Columbus Avenue, at 71st Street, is already home to more than 100 feet of retail frontage, including space filled by Paige Premium Denim, Harry's Burritos and Clarins, the cosmetics... MORE»
Israeli soldiers—as well as those who aspire to lift weights like them—will be able to sweat in peaceful harmony now that Israeli Krav Maga, the official self-defense training program of the Israeli Defense Forces, has signed a lease in New York. Set to open by early this summer, the 2,600-square-foot gym will unfold at 919 Second Avenue, on the lower level of the newly built luxury condo The... MORE»
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