The thoroughbred scene will move from Belmont to Aqueduct in a few weeks, and racing will continue through the winter at the newly renovated racino in Queens. What happened at Aqueduct last winter must not be repeated, and it is up to the state to make sure that it isn’t. Read More
128 East 13th Street.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission held an emergency hearing today to in order to hear testimony from the public regarding the former Van Tassel and Kearney horse auction house at 126-128 East 13th Street.
A developer’s dream.
Built in 1904, the building served as an auction house for well-heeled New Read More
Sorry, this is a bit late, but we were busy gambling away our Christmas bonus on Friday afternoon.
Apparently Albany on Friday announced some $30 million in aid to the New York Racing Association, the private firm that runs the racetracks at Belmont, Aqueduct and Saratoga on a state franchise,to keep it from filing for Read More
On a recent evening Venice Adrien, wearing a white terry-cloth pant suit, welcomed me into her apartment at the Chelsea Hotel, where she’s been living for 14 years.
“It’s a good place to live and it’s a good place to hide,” she said, as her Italian greyhound, Geist, sniffed me. She offered me a Tab Read More
“That’s one thing about New York,” said Jorge Chavez, the jockey who won the Kentucky Derby. The 4-foot-10-inch, 39-year-old man with chestnut skin, thin lips and sharp, dark eyes smiled slightly as he waited to race at Belmont Park on May 10. “When you win, when you do good, they all be happy for you,” Read More
