While the majority of their peers are content to perform in jeans and tees surrounded by little more than effects pedals, Apes and Androids would rather dish out their manic glam rock wearing wife-beaters, bandanas and full-color face paint while a giant papier-mâché monster looms overhead and the band’s friends—all clad in zombie Read More
Here’s a look at some of the latest creations from a boisterous group of Coney Island enthusiasts, newly energized as Coney mega-landlord Joe Sitt has begun not renewing leases. The group, the Coney Island Coalition, sent an email to us on Wednesday saying they were planning a rally today at the boardwalk where they Read More
Stymied by the economy, state and local housing finance agencies are struggling to find buyers for $30 billion worth of bonds. [Bond Buyer]
Many states are making it tougher to become a mortgage broker by instituting hurdles such as background checks and ethics training courses. [NY Times]
Now that its Read More
Kevin Sheekey is making an argument for Caroline Kennedy in the Senate on the grounds that she endorsed Barack Obama, while the New York Democratic establishment "turned its back” on him.
But what about Sheekey’s boss, Michael Bloomberg, who did not endorse any candidate during the presidential primaries or during the general election? Read More
Our last look back at ’08 today. Happy New Year and see you tomorrow! Be safe.
September 23
Ask anyone around Wall Street these days: Are bankers still buying ties? Inevitably, someone will respond, “What, to hang themselves?”
“Isn’t this a cool tie?” gushed an eager saleswoman Read More
Journalists like end of the year round ups, so here's a quick round up of round ups.
The top 10 DVDs of the year, courtesy of the Middletown THR.
A year of Western NY politics from Buffalo Pundit.
And the Buffalo News seems exasperated with all the Read More
ALBANY—Out of the 450 inmates in the state who applied for a New Year's reprieve, David Paterson commuted the sentences of two.
Freddie Warren, 56, is serving 20 years to life on a drug dealing charge. Incarcerated since 1990, he has spent 400 hours learning American Sign Language. He would be eligible for parole in Read More
Second-to-last look back from our ’08 archives:
October 7
Landlords’ Reign Atop Office Market Ends; Stats Point to Dismal ’09 Start
It was a dour Tuesday morning at Michael’s, as Cushman & Wakefield brokers and their assorted guests gathered in the back room for the third-quarter office market analysis and scrambled eggs with Read More
A snapshot from our year.
January 1
Right now, as an entry point to the metro region, the existing Penn Station is certainly not what we would desire. It’s—the metaphors I use I’m not sure I want printed. … When you go down into the depths of Penn Station, you Read More
Kevin Sheekey says the Democratic establishment in New York “turned its back” on Obama during the primary, unlike Caroline Kennedy.
Reports of Sheekey distancing himself from Caroline Kennedy make it MSNBC.com.
CityFile makes the case for dumping Sheekey, or getting him out of New York by having Read More
