The Afternoon Wrap: Thursday

  • The world doesn’t need another “wellness community” real estate article, but luckily Forbes‘ entry into the genre includes the following: “[W]hat is happening is the boomers have spent the whole time in the office, and they somewhat forgot themselves,” and “It’s not just about going to a gym. It’s not about working on your mind Read More

  • New Landmark Designation

    Yesterday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission announced the landmarking of the Claremont Theater Building at 3320-3328 Broadway on Harlem, at the southeast corner of 135th Street. The neo-Renaissance building was opened in 1914 to show “photoplays,” and was designed by Gaetano Ajello and commissioned by Harvey M. and Arlington C. Hall of Wayside Realty Company. Read More

    A Grave Situation Demanded Skepticism

    Another week, another scandal, and yet again the sound of windbags deflating. But before we lay the Arlington National Cemetery exposé to rest, a journalistic autopsy seems an unpleasant but necessary task.

    From the beginning, this story about burial plots being traded for political contributions demanded skepticism. Consider the source, or rather the lack of Read More