Posted by in Real Estate on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Development Battles: The latest of several proposals to…
Development Battles: The latest of several proposals to…
The latest of several proposals to save Queens’ West Side Tennis Club : actually play tennis in it! Representative Anthony Weiner wants the U.S. Tennis Association to hold one match a year at the Forest Hills stadium, which is otherwise set to become 75 $1M condos if the club’s members accept...
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Posted by in New York, Real Estate on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Board to Death: Park Avenue Residents Condo-Blocking Tiger’s Mistress?
Board to Death: Park Avenue Residents Condo-Blocking Tiger’s Mistress?
With chatter about Tiger Woods’s Manhattan bachelor pad dominating discussion, one has to wonder: What about his harem? According to the tabloids , Rachel Uchitel , Tiger mistress #1 and upcoming Celebrity Rehab co-star, wants to spend her hush money on a $1.995 million Park Avenue condo , but...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Curbed Roundtable: September State O’ the Market: Time to Make Predictions
Curbed Roundtable: September State O’ the Market: Time to Make Predictions
A week ago, optimism was in the air, along with stats suggesting prices were up and sales were happening. June’s sales numbers looked good as the buyer tax credit expired. But now it’s September, the temperature’s climbing back toward mid-summer highs, and not everyone is feeling so...
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Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Will Queens Sextuplets Steal The Gosselin’s Spotlight?
Will Queens Sextuplets Steal The Gosselin’s Spotlight?
Let’s face it: Jon and Kate Gosselin’s sextuplets just aren’t cute anymore —it’s sort of like watching six almost-awkward-era Jonathan Lipnikis. So move over and make way for the Queens sextuplets! TLC just signed them—and their mom and dad—for an 8-episode...
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Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Cop Claims He Was Brutalized By Police
Cop Claims He Was Brutalized By Police
Some citizens are no strangers to the baton’s end of police brutality , but it’s rare for another cop to be the recipient of it. Yet that’s exactly what Larry Jackson, a six-year veteran assigned to the 110th Precinct, says happened to him last weekend. “To get my butt beat like...
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Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Video: NYC Man Walks From Rockaway To Rockaway
Video: NYC Man Walks From Rockaway To Rockaway
Matt Green walks through Rockaway Beach, OR (with his supplies) yesterday (Rick Bowmer/AP) A New York City man named Matt has been walking across the country and documenting his journey here . He started in Rockaway Beach, Queens, and just ended—152 days later— in Rockaway Beach, Oregon...
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Posted by in New York on 08 19th, 2010 | No Comments
Last Night’s Sunset (Now With Timelapse)
Last Night’s Sunset (Now With Timelapse)
                                                      The sunset last night was so gorgeous that we knew there would be plenty of photos taken—and here are some...
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Posted by in New York on 08 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Steven Slater: Bag Nazi, Folk Hero, High On "Blue Juice"
Steven Slater: Bag Nazi, Folk Hero, High On "Blue Juice"
Click through for the latest on Our Hero Steven Slater (he’s currently out on $2,500 bail!)—where you’ll find memos from JetBlue (they are angry!), the Queens DA office’s press release, insider info on Slater’s tendency to be a “bag nazi,” the flight attendant’s...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 08 9th, 2010 | No Comments
Sunnyside Pwned: Despite the popularity of Pawn Stars,…
Sunnyside Pwned: Despite the popularity of Pawn Stars,…
Despite the popularity of Pawn Stars , some residents of Sunnyside aren’t fans of the biz: In fact, they’re trying to prevent an EZ Pawn from opening on one of the neighborhood’s most prominent corners . A petition says the shop would broadcast a “message of financial decline,”...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 07 29th, 2010 | No Comments
Preservation Watch: A developer may build warehouses on…
Preservation Watch: A developer may build warehouses on…
A developer may build warehouses on Maspeth’s historic St. Saviour’s Church site, which was controversially deforested and nearly demolished despite immense pressure from locals and politicians to preserve the site . Some are still holding out hope that the developer will sell the land and...
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