Extell has secured $168 million in EB-5 funds for their Central Park Tower, but the completion date has been pushed back a year to November 2020. [TRD] A Manhattan judge upheld a one-year rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments. [Gothamist] NYC second graders will get to name 13 of the new citywide ferry boats. [DNAinfo] Street artist Buff Monster […]
A rendering of 666 Fifth Avenue. Credit: Kushner Companies/Zaha Hadid Architects
New York-based designer (and 13-year U.S. citizen) Karim Rashid said he had a “crazy journey” getting by US Border Control at JFK. [Dezeen] Discovery’s trivia show “Cash Cab” hasn’t aired new episodes since 2005, but it’ll return later this year with a series of guest hosts. [Huffington Post] 10 lost or never-built structures in Prospect Park. [Untapped] An […]
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The drumbeat for making the statue of Fearless Girl a permanent fixture in Lower Manhattan continues. Over the weekend, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the bronze statue of the little girl staring down the Wall Street bull, which had been installed to celebrate International Women’s Day, will remain through February 2018. But that hasn’t satisfied several […]
Fed up with the price of protecting the first lady in her ritzy Manhattan high-rise, taxpayers are urging members of the Senate to force Melania Trump to relocate. Security for Trump and 10-year-old Barron, who currently reside in the president’s Trump Tower, costs an average about $136,000 daily, according to the NYPD. By June—when mother […]
The owner of the illegal Trump Tower Airbnb listing was fined $1,000. [NYT] And the investor who bought Donald Trump’s childhood home in December for $1.4 million has already flipped it for a 50 percent profit. [NYP] 80-year-old art supply store Pearl Paint closed three years ago to make way for “bespoke” lofts, which are now up […]
Swale floating park returns this spring with a new look Kushner Cos. vision for 666 Fifth Avenue has Zaha Hadid design and $12B ambitions Philip Johnson’s Rockefeller Guest House, a ‘secret’ modernist gem on Manhattan’s east side Artist who created Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’ angered by ‘Fearless Girl’ statue $5.5M ask for renovated Hamilton Heights […]
After launching sales in September, Renzo Piano’s two-towered 565 Broome Street is finally on the rise. [CityRealty] The quest to sell the most expensive house in NJ. [LL NYC] This year’s Macy’s Flower Show, opening Sunday with more than 5,000 plant varieties, will be carnival themed. [NY1] Science shows that living in a city can […]
Amtrak will soon offer more weekend service options between Boston and New York, the railroad company announced Thursday. Those who take Amtrak’s Acela Express service will have more departure times to choose from on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons, beginning April 8. For Saturdays, the first Amtrak Acela train will leave Boston’s South Station at […]
17th century Barberini tapestries now on view at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. [Untapped] Baseball commentator and former Yankees and Mets pitcher David Cone has listed his Greenwich Lane pad for $10.5 million, which he bought just a year ago for $8 million. [NYP] Elevators are rising to the challenge of supertall towers with […]
Signed into law Tuesday, the program dedicates 600 vehicle spaces—300 on-street and 300 off-street—throughout the five boroughs to companies such as ZipCar, Car2Go and Hertz. It is intended to encourage car-sharing in order to reduce the number of privately-owned vehicles in the city, thereby easing pollution and traffic. MORE AT METRO NY…
Why Robert Moses just won’t go away. [NYT] For the third year in a row, NYC’s most popular dog breed is the French bulldog, followed by Labrador retrievers and standard bulldogs. [amNY] The Guardian scrapped plans to move its U.S. headquarters into a Kushner-owned Dumbo building after its reporters revolted. [Buzzfeed] This week’s New Yorker cover, “Shelf […]
Pier 17, the centerpiece of the Howard Hughes Corporation’s $1.5 billion South Street Seaport redevelopment, is on track to open in summer 2018. [NYP] “Citizen Jane: Battle for the City” is a new documentary about the historic feud between Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses, produced by Robert Hammond, co-founder of the High Line. [Archinect] This month, […]
Billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller, former head of Chase Manhattan and patriarch of one of the most famous and influential American families, died on Monday, a family spokesman said. He was 101. One of the few remaining links to the “gilded” era of robber barons, he was the son of John D. Rockefeller Jr., who developed […]
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There is a movement afoot to make permanent a bronze statue of a little girl staring down a bronze statue of a very large charging bull in the Financial District. In addition to two online petitions, local elected officials are also pushing to keep the work in place. The 50-inch “Fearless Girl,” which now has its […]
Governor Cuomo unveiled a $1.8 billion plan to redesign the South Bronx’s Sheridan Expressway with pedestrian walkways providing access to Starlight Park and the Bronx River. [WSJ] Countdown clocks at the new Second Avenue Subway stations provide estimates, not real-time data. [NBC NY] Charity Hearty Start teams up with local bodegas to deliver breakfast sandwiches […]
Rare East Coast Eichler home asking $490K shows off its unique modern design with new interior photos Marvelously mod prefab guest house was built in just two days time St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s new geothermal plant is up and running ‘Barefoot Contessa’ Ina Garten asks $2M for Parisian-style Upper East Side pied-a-terre Huge Whole Foods coming […]
Live blogging St. Patrick’s Day at McSorley’s. [Eater] Don’t forget, starting Sunday the MTA fare hike takes effect–raising monthly and weekly MetroCard prices from $116.50 and $31 to $121 and $32. [Gothamist] New Yorkers chose “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as the winner of the “One Book, One New York” program. [Business Insider] The American […]
We all have our favorite neighborhood bars, after-work bars and fancy bars. But when it comes to St. Patrick’s Day, it’s all about finding a proper Irish bar and the right crowd to celebrate with. Ride-sharing company Lyft just released their driver data (based on pick-ups and drop-offs) on where the action is on St. […]
$400M deal between Kushner Companies and Anbang for 666 Fifth Avenue raises eyebrows, insiders say the numbers don’t add up. [TRD] Pritzker Prize–winning architect Richard Meier launches a 12-piece lighting collection. [Architizer] Is Sixth Avenue the new Fifth Avenue? [NYP] Mapping the roughly 120 Irish pub in Manhattan. [Vine Pair] The Times Square police substation […]
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Even on the sunniest day, a dark cloud lingers. It is the veil of exhaust and stench of garbage that hovers over northern Bushwick. Osiris Arias and his wife, Marina, have endured it since they moved to the Brooklyn neighborhood in 1995, and it has only gotten worse, they say. The source of their problem […]
In NYC, more than 24 new boutique fitness studios opened in 2016, and there are now 1,000+ locations on ClassPass. But when does the bubble burst? [Well + Good] Most New Yorkers use Citi Bike to get to other transit stops quicker. [NYDN] An interview with the CEO of State Street Global Advisors (the firm […]
Brooklyn’s own restaurant week is back to help you make budget-friendly discoveries of new hidden gems or try a popular hotspot. Dine in Brooklyn returns Monday, March 20, through Thursday, March 30, with three ways to save on meals. Take a leisurely two-course lunch that’ll set you back just $15, or seem like a high roller […]
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