Strong winds blowing down Broadway dislodged a piece of aluminum scaffolding in front of the offices of The Observer around 2:30 this afternoon. Firetrucks stopped traffic on the block between 20th and 21st streets, as firefighters secured the loose metal sheet.
The main elevators at 915 Broadway were temporarily closed, forcing tenants to use the Read More
You! Designing Grand Army Plaza! [Streets]
High Line supporters start anti-Hudson Yards blog. Careful, developers. They’re watching you… [Curbed]
Gowanus Canal gets anonymous public art display. [Gowanus Lounge]
Graffiti legends removed from luxury SoHo development on exhibit tonight. [Gothamist]
Lawyer claims suspect in Linda Stein murder was coerced. [NY Times]
Office building workers authorize a strike starting Jan. 1. [NY Times]
Bianca is kicked out of moldy apartment. [NY Post]
Women buyers spark developer changes. [NY Post]
Record closing price in Harlem. (2nd item) Read More
PropertyShark keeps an eye on monthly foreclosures. [Real Deal]
Questions for Times columnist about ethnic neighborhoods. [City Room]
Real estate and design blogs throw a Christmas party. Pass the Champagne! [Brownstoner]
Upper East Side offers holiday shopping for the baby in your life… and the stores are clean! Read More
Real estate is the equalizer in New York, affecting all walks of life. It doesn’t matter if you’re a public school teacher or a stock roker, you must find an apartment.
But some take it a little further.
Dominick Ligresti, a dermatologist with offices in New Jersey and Staten Island, has been especially active Read More
City Council approves landmark status for Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar Refinery. [City Room]
Pig-investor Jay-Z looks to hotels. [NY Post]
Landlord lawsuit bill killed. [NYDN]
Most of Brooklyn’s Admiral’s Row is structurally sound. [NYDN]
Columbia expansion becomes a discussion of emminent domain. [NY Sun] Read More
Brownstoners are really into radiators. [Brownstoner]
Solow and Macklowe eye one another from across the ring, a punch may be imminent. [Real Deal]
Renderings for new building in Chelsea show the strengths of Metal. [Curbed]
Fort Greene Park sparks controversy with one-sided lack of benches. [Brooklyn Eagle] Read More
Russell Simmons buys ex’s share of penthouse apartment. He’s really winning out, considering he’s a penthouse-owning rap mogul, and she’s on reality television. [Real Deal]
Betsy Johnson’s pinko penthouse may or may not be totally hideous. [Curbed]
Is it moral to stalk the celebrities that live in your neighborhood? Read More
Javits plans get toned down, but they’ll still fix that leaky roof. [NY Times]
Upper West Side school to get rid of its middle-income housing. [NY Times]
9/11 brings one man back to the city, to settle in a Chelsea studio. [NY Times]
Brooklyn native settles in Jersey. Read More
