What costs $500, smells like urine, and bears no trace of modern day utilities? If you guessed a great real-estate investment, well then, you’d be right!
In a new series exploring its readers apartments, Gothamist shares the experience of Lisa R., who moved into her East Village tenement in 1980. The building had been abandoned for 10 years, which may account for its exceedingly poor upkeep. Read More
“I’m literally just a Jewish person living in New York City, but I guess my neighbor doesn’t like that.”
Although he’s pulling the race card, The Observer can’t help but sympathize with Zev Geller, who is being sued for $500,000 for constructing a “fire hazard” on the terrace of his Trump Place condo, according to the Post.
And by “fire hazard” we are referring to his 20-foot sukkah, Read More
Although The Observer has only been privileged of seeing the kind of trap door found on the bottom of an infant’s onesie, there are some New Yorkers who have, in fact, encountered the real deal.
Secret passageways, trap doors and hidden rooms are no longer reserved for the sets of movies. There are actual New York City residences, stretching from the Upper East Side all the way to Park Slope, The Times reports, whose blueprints don’t reveal all. Read More
The honor system is dead. One needs to look no further than to Philip Micali for evidence. When he saw that his home was being featured as The Post‘s “House of the Week,” a day after signing it away to buyer Jean Gath, Mr. Micali started to waver on the deal.
His irises, having been replaced by green dollar signs, led him to rescind the original contract and then ask Ms. Gath for an additional $55,000, making the total asking price $795,000, according to The Daily News.
What’s a girl to do? Read More
When it comes to rats and eating on the subway, which side of the tracks are you on?
Senator Bill Perkins has introduced a bill in Albany that would ban eating on trains and platforms. One of its most surprising opponents is new MTA chairman Joe Lohota, or the “rat czar,” as Read More
Let’s just say, he’s over it, and who could blame him? A 6-foot-3 body is not meant to sleep on a couch (unless induced by the consumption of a few beers). But up until recently, Knicks point guard, Jeremy Lin, didn’t seem to have a choice. After being cut from the Houston Rockets and then waived by the Golden State Warriors, the Knicks picked Lin up in December. His future with the team, whether or not they would sign him for a second year, was uncertain. Rather than risk renting, Mr. Lin decided to crash his brother’s couch, as has been noted in almost every mention of him. Read More
When David Koch left his home at 1040 Fifth Avenue, which was once occupied by Jackie O., he said one of the things he would miss the most was his views of the Temple of Dendur at the Met across the street. One thing he did not miss? The deteriorating plazas out front. Read More
The Observer headed downtown Monday to sample some treats from the World Financial Center’s new food truck court. The four-wheeled eateries showed up on Friday, and the mobile food market brings fresh, high-quality lunch fare to the community of Battery Park City.
Just be forewarned: there will be obstacles separating you from achieving that happy Buddha belly. A barrage of yuppies and tourists (a rather dangerous combination) will attempt to frustrate and delay you, so remember to stay focused, and agile. The Observer was nearly taken out by a suited-up-stockbroker.“Is he serious? That’s gonna be a ridiculously impossible trade!” he yelled into his cell phone while his flailing arm came inches away from close-lining me. Read More
It’s Friday night and your friend has been bugging you for weeks to get dinner at that restaurant he’s been dying to go to, but you’ve resisted ($175 for a hamburger, really?). But now that it’s Restaurant Week (and there’s a pre-fix menu), you’re going! So you hop in your car and head downtown. The traffic gods seem to be in your favor and you make it to your destination with time to spare. There’s just one minor problem: there’s no parking. Read More
It seems that the prayers of Dr. Seuss’ lovable Lorax are finally being answered—in the form of MillionTreesNYC. But like all things, it comes at a cost.
Having recently reached its halfway point of planting 500,000 trees in October 2011 (a year ahead of schedule), MillionTreesNYC now faces its biggest obstacle yet: the U.S. economy. Just as nearly every other industry’s budget and workforce are being trimmed, the greenery program is no exception, according to City Limits. Read More
