By Chloe Malle 8/06/10 8:22pm

Close! Beresford Corner Nabs $10.2 M., Under Asking

In early May, sometime around Mother’s Day, while the rest of New York City flocked to farmers’ markets for the season’s first peonies, real estate nerds and professionals were glued to their computer screens hung up on a certain Corcoran listing which mysteriously changed from “On the Market” to the nebulous “No Longer Available” on Read More

By Sheelah Kolhatkar 1/19/04 12:00am

Well-Groomed Nerds Brandish Protractors in F.A.O.’s Sale

On a recent evening at F.A.O. Schwarz’s flagship Fifth Avenue store, giant “Entire Store on Sale!” signs were dangling from the ceiling. The floor was streaked with shredded tutus and tissue paper, and the G.I. Joe Motorized Missile Launcher was 40 percent off.

“They’re closing F.A.O. Schwarz?” gasped one thick-limbed child as he stumbled Read More