Dr. Bartha, R.I.P.

Last Monday morning, this reporter (and hundreds of others) raced over to 34 East 62nd Street, where firefighters were still trying to put out the flames, following a massive explosion. Details began to emerge: it was not a terrorist attack, but allegedly the work of a distraught doctor, Nicholas Bartha. Read More

Breaking: Elliman Broker Sent Email Before Building Collapse

This morning, Prudential Douglas Elliman broker Mark Baum received an email from Dr. Nicholas Bartha, the owner and occupant of 34 East 62nd Street, the site of today’s massive explosion.

“I read the email at around 8:50 or 8:55,” said Mr. Baum, who became concerned for the doctor’s welfare. “I reported it to Read More

The $19 M. Showhouse Flip

Since Oct. 20, interior-design aficionados (and nosy neighbors) have been plunking down $25 to get a rare peek inside the 12,400-square-foot limestone mansion at 9 East 67th Street to see what they’ve done with the place.

“They” are the designers invited by the American Hospital of Paris Foundation to decorate 21 of the house’s rooms Read More