By Elise Knutsen 11/01/11 10:48am

Super Brokers

Marion Hedges

Prudential Elliman Broker Marion Hedges in Critical Condition

Philanthropist and Prudential Elliman real estate broker Marion Hedges is in critical condition after a vicious prank by two Harlem teens, the Post reports. Ms. Hedges was buying Halloween candy at Target when the pair pushed a shopping cart off a four story ledge, knocking Ms. Hedges to the ground as her young son screamed.

A doctor who happened to be passing by gave Ms. Hedges CPR for a full minute before she became responsive. Rushed to the hospital, Ms. Hedges is currently in a medically induced coma. Read More

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 6/08/11 4:25pm

Softball Report

A Newsweek/Daily Beast-er takes one for the team.

Softball Report: Daily Beast Takes One for the Team…in the Face

The New York Media Softball League continues to heat up as landlocked editorial staffers channel their sublimated rage into line drives. Two-time champions the Wall Street Journal Capitalists faced off against the Newsweek/Daily Beast team during Week 2 of the league’s exhibition play. In 2010, the only team to slay the mighty Beast was Newsweek. After a tumultuous year in which the properties merged and the editorial reins were handed to Tina Brown, the combined entity can be sure of at least one outcome: a better, tougher softball team. Read More