Posted by in New York on 07 20th, 2010 | No Comments
Will, The Abused Williamsburg Dog, Doing Okay
Will, The Abused Williamsburg Dog, Doing Okay
The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals has sent us these photos of the dog who was thrown to the ground in Williamsburg last week by 30-year-old Alexandra Mendez-Diaz—who prior to bodyslamming the dog on to North 7th Street declared she was “the Queen of Brooklyn.” Following...
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Posted by in New York on 07 20th, 2010 | No Comments
Stay Tuned For Thunderstorms
Stay Tuned For Thunderstorms
Last night’s storm damage (WABC 7) We know it’s been hot these past nineteen days of July. And now, it’s going to thunderstorm-y. The Post says , ” Now we can expect at least a week’s worth of thunder and lightning with sporadic storms barreling through the city almost...
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Posted by in New York on 07 20th, 2010 | No Comments
Romantic Bank Robber Leaves Bouquet for Teller
Romantic Bank Robber Leaves Bouquet for Teller
Police have released a surveillance camera image of a bank robber who held up a Bank of Smithtown on Seventh Avenue in Chelsea last Thursday morning, armed with nothing more than a bouquet of flowers. And they weren’t even the treacherous clown flowers that spray water when you go in for a sniff!...
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Posted by in New York on 07 15th, 2010 | No Comments
New Restaurant and Bar Radar: Tiella, Radish, Beny’s Delice
New Restaurant and Bar Radar: Tiella, Radish, Beny’s Delice
      Click through on the images for more details on deep dish pizza at Tiella on the Upper East Side, homemade-chic to go from Radish in Williamsburg, and seriously French pastries at Beny’s Delice in Clinton Hill. See the rest here:  New Restaurant and Bar Radar: Tiella, Radish,...
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Posted by in New York on 07 15th, 2010 | No Comments
Six Months Later, Swoon Looks At Haiti
Six Months Later, Swoon Looks At Haiti
                    Last night Honey Space , an art space run by Tom Beale at 148 11th Avenue, hosted A Picture of Haiti: Six Months Later (but you knew that, because you subscribe to our indispensable newsletter). Before getting in to the serious stuff,...
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Posted by in New York on 07 15th, 2010 | No Comments
Monserrate Refuses To Admit He Has No Future In Politics
Monserrate Refuses To Admit He Has No Future In Politics
Daily News/Davies Former State Senator Hiram Monserrate is not stopping at boxing to remake his image, but rather is looking to be a contender of a different kind—for a seat in the State Assembly. After month-long rumors of an attempted run, The Times confirms Monserrate filed nominating petitions...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 07 14th, 2010 | No Comments
Checking In: Brooklyn Boutique Hotels Popular With Retirement Age Rockers
Checking In: Brooklyn Boutique Hotels Popular With Retirement Age Rockers
The Hotel Le Jolie is that odd “boutique hotel” next to the BQE in Williamsburg. The Hotel Le Bleu is that odd glow-in-the-dark “boutique hotel” next to taxi depots on Fourth Avenue in what some now consider Park Slope. Who stays in these curiosities? Relatives of residents of...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 07 14th, 2010 | No Comments
Linkage: Madonna Riles More Neighbors; Crane Collapse Trial Twists; More!
Linkage: Madonna Riles More Neighbors; Crane Collapse Trial Twists; More!
[Sidewalk not a big fan of The Donald's work; photo via Curbed Photo Pool/j.v.c.a. ] · NYC comptroller going after banks that aren’t trying to avert foreclosures [NYT] · Madonna gets in trouble over horse fence on new Hamptons estate [Page 6] · Defense presents new theory for crane...
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Posted by in New York on 07 6th, 2010 | No Comments
The Mosquitoes Are Coming For Us: West Nile In NYC
The Mosquitoes Are Coming For Us: West Nile In NYC
A side of West Nile scaremongering with your heat wave? Why not. According to the Brooklyn Eagle , the Department of Health has detected West Nile virus in city mosquitoes for the first time this season in three boroughs, more specifically in Old Town (Staten Island), South Jamaica/Rochdale Village...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 06 28th, 2010 | No Comments
184 Kent Goes Halfsies, Gets Political: Williamsburg luxury waterfront building 184 Kent…
Williamsburg luxury waterfront building 184 Kent is officially 50 percent leased, according to a press release from the building’s developers. But even as the rental numbers creep up , there are still rumblings of discontent: the movement in support of two 184 Kent workers who were allegedly fired...
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