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And Not a Penny Less for Bronfman's Park Ave Triplex

Gordon and Dailey Jones Pattee had been trying to sell their triplex atop 812 Park Avenue since November 2007. The 15-room home came on the market for $36.5 million before being cut three times: $29.75 million, $22 million, $15.9... MORE >

By Matt Chaban | May 6, 2011 | 6:49 pm

CUNY Board to Reconsider Decision To Nix Kushner Degree

The Board of Trustees at the City University of New York has just announced that they are holding an emergency meeting Monday night to reconsider the decision to nix the honorary degree awarded to Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tony... MORE >

By David Freedlander | May 6, 2011 | 4:35 pm

Family of Deceased Princeton Professor Questions University's Silence

The family of Antonio Calvo, the Princeton professor whose April 12 suicide was preceded by a controversial suspension, has issued a statement about the university's silence surrounding the circumstances of Dr. Calvo's departure from Princeton. The statement further undermines... MORE >

By Emily Witt | May 6, 2011 | 2:20 pm
$4.7 million gets you all this.

It's Free to Look: On Duane Street, Two Lofts Become One

It's as simple as opening up one wall to make two of these Tribeca lofts one. The combination leaves the buyer with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, 16 foot ceilings, and a custom kitchen. The Sotheby's listing says combined lofts, with... MORE >

By Matt Coyne | May 6, 2011 | 12:28 pm

Hilfiger Preps for Hotel in Clocktower, Plops Hamptons Cottage in Meatpacking

The preppy lifestyle may look like a relaxing one, but Tommy Hilfiger has been a busy, busy man. Last year, he sold his eponymous company, where he is still the lead designer, for $3 billion. Since then, he has... MORE >

By Matt Chaban | May 6, 2011 | 12:00 pm

GroupMe Growing Up Fast, Makes First Acquisition

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By Ben Popper | May 6, 2011 | 11:22 am
Summer lovin'.

Trend Alert! 9 of the Best Manhattan 'Street Sweets'

Now that the sun's out, many would say dessert season is over. Not so--never so. The warmth is merely an opportunity to take your dessert to go, to enjoy your saccharine in the sun instead of in that stuffy... MORE >

By Emily Atkin | May 6, 2011 | 11:02 am

Politico Senior Editor Gregg Birnbaum is Duh, Winning

We always knew we liked Gregg Birnbaum, from his obsessive Hillary Clinton campaign blog, his glorious exit from the Post in December and his resemblance to Cabin Boy's Chris Elliott. Now, a tipster points us to the New Jersey... MORE >

By Kat Stoeffel | May 6, 2011 | 10:31 am
Ms. Lauren cutting her cake.

Party for 'NYO Magazine' at Dylan's Candy Bar, Hosted by Dylan Lauren, Jared Kushner and the Observer Media Group

The Observer celebrated its second issue of NYO Magazine, featuring candy entrepreneur Dylan Lauren on the... MORE >

By The Editors | May 5, 2011 | 9:41 pm

Should We Retire 'Ground Zero?'

In his column today, the Post's Steve Cuozzo (the 100th most powerful man in real estate) suggested that New Yorkers retire the phrase "ground zero," and let the term become--like bin Laden and the chaos surrounding the WTC's reconstruction--a... MORE >

By Amanda Sterling | May 5, 2011 | 4:36 pm

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