Donald Trump Reports for Jury Duty; Did Louis C.K. Come to Mayor de Blasio’s Defense?

By Diane Pham

August 18, 2015

Here’s a hilarious (and somewhat poetic) account of what went down when Donald Trump was called into jury duty this week. “He listed his occupation as ‘real estate’.” [NYT]
A caller who sounded a lot like comedian Louis C.K. dialed into “The Brian Lehrer Show” this morning to defend Mayor Bill de Blasio. He identified himself as “Louis in the Village.” [Politico]
More renters would rather live in an Airbnb-friendly building. [NYDN]
10 bright and bold new murals are up along the Pacific Park construction site in Brooklyn. [DNA Info]
Rockaway’s nearly 100-year-old bar has sold. [DNA Info]
Residents band together to stop the 900-foot Norman Foster-designed tower from rising in Sutton Place. [NYT]
Composer Jonathan Sheffer has sold his gutted West Village townhouse (which comes with plans for a penthouse expansion and basement) for $18.1M. [WSJ]

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$50M penthouse is the last residence available at the Upper East Side’s famed Surrey Hotel

By Aaron Ginsburg

Manhattan's famed Surrey Hotel is making a comeback. Following bankruptcy proceedings, new owners, and a renovation, the 100-year-old Art Deco landmark at 20 East 76th Street on the Upper East Side reopened last month as a condo hotel, with 100 hotel rooms and 14 condos, part of the Surrey Residences. Now, after a whisper sales campaign, just one remaining apartment is about to hit the market: a three-bedroom duplex penthouse asking $50,000,000. The sprawling residence, the building's most expensive, offers 5,195 square feet plus 2,346 square feet across three terraces and a private rooftop.
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