Obama No Longer Staying at the Waldorf Astoria; 32nd Street Plaza to be Cleared of Homeless for Pope
- Obama is no longer staying at the Waldorf Astoria, purportedly because of China’s Anbang Insurance Group’s takeover of the hotel. [Guardian]
- The city’s office building boom still isn’t enough to meet demand. [Crain’s]
- The homeless will be cleared from an area near the 32nd Street plaza between Penn Station and Herald Square in anticipation of the Pope’s arrival. [NYP]
- Brokerage Compass is now valued at an incredible $800M. [TRD]
- Inside Nate Berkus’ New York home. [Arch Digest]
Images: The Waldorf Astoria (L); Strangers offer a helping hand to a homeless man in NY (R)
