Saks Boarded Up, Streets Empty; Amazing Photos of Sandy Preparation
Via Getty Images, remarkable photos of the lead-up to Hurricane Sandy potentially making landfall in the city. Read More
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Benvenuto, L’Huff Po: 10 Glamorous-Enough Nominees for Editor of Huffington Post Italy
On January 19, Arianna Huffington announced the launch of the latest international edition of The Huffington Post, Italy’s L’Huffington Post. Like El Huffington Post and La Huffington Post–we’ve learned so much about definite articles this year–L’HuffPo is a partnership with a local media company, the Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso, publisher of la Repubblica and L’Espresso. Read More
The Boldest Commercial Leases of 2011
After three years of lamb-like hesitation, the world’s boldest office tenants returned to the market with a vengeance, proving that, even during times of uncertainty, big deals can still be made. With Bloomberg, Conde Nast and Bank of America leading an aggressive leasing charge, 2011 marked the year of Read More
Holiday Galas 2011
Since law firm Fried Frank kicked off the holiday gala season with its annual party at Cipriani 42nd Street last week, the commercial real estate industry has been awash in spirits-soaked, caviar-speckled bacchanals from the trendy Dream Downtown to Gotham Hall.And while networking and deals are often the primary objective, so too are dancing, dining Read More
The Biggest Building Sales of 2011
All told, the commercial building sales that actually saw daylight this year transformed the city. And those that didn’t, well, they made a mark, too. From Google to Coach on the upside, and Beacon Properties on the downside, the biggest buys and near misses of 2011 left Read More
On the DL, LES Invades LA PDQ at OHWOW Show
Last night downtown New York was seemingly transplanted wholesale for a show at the OHWOW gallery in Los Angeles. Post 9-11 featured Dan Colen, Terence Koh, Hanna Liden, Nate Lowman, Adam McEwen, Ryan McGinley, Agathe Snow, and Aaron Young, and the Patrick McMullan photos showed a few familiar faces that seemlessly managed to infiltrate the Read More
Party for ‘NYO Magazine’ at Dylan’s Candy Bar, Hosted by Dylan Lauren, Jared Kushner and the Observer Media Group
Facial Recognition! New York's Lawmaker Look-alikes
Is it just us, or do many of our elected officials remind you of someone else? Yes, Tom DiNapoli, we’re talking about you.
Seriously, New York’s halls of power are starting to resemble an old episode of “Night of 1,000 Stars!”
Check out New York’s Lawmaker Lookalikes >>
(By the way, one more resemblance Read More
Gagosian Buys a Warhol, as London Sales Soar
The art world is giddy in London this week, where a slew of auctions of million-dollar art are taking off. There’s been record prices for a Rodin that caused a queasy sensation in its day, a Salvador Dali of a floating poet and Warhol’s candy-red “Self-portrait”, which Larry bought (likely for a client).
Here, Read More
How the ‘Mad Men’ Spent Their Bummer Vacation
Mad Men is still mired in renewal talks between network AMC and production company Lionsgate (show creator Matthew Weiner, pictured at right, has indicated it may never return), and fans are getting restless. So, too, actors! As delays run on indefinitely, it’s unclear to what degree the stars of the show should be Read More
