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PolitickerNY

Mayor Bloomberg Adds More Properties to His Collection Photographers Finally Leave Anthony Weiner’s Apartment Alone Anthony Weiner May Receive Boost as the Lone Jewish Candidate

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Confirmed: Paul Schimmel Will Join Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles Report: Hirshhorn Director Richard Koshalek Will Resign, Following ‘Bubble’ Vote Creative Time Taps Lucy Lippard, Rebecca Solnit as 2013 Summit Keynote Speakers

Media

Jonathan Martin Named Political Correspondent at The New York TimesAshton Kutcher Says He Hates Using Twitter Ever Since the Media 'Fucked it Up'The Feature Well vs. Featurewell.com

Real Estate

Mayor Bloomberg Adds Yet Another Property to His Collection Sandy Who? Red Hook Townhouse Tries To Set Neighborhood Record With $2.15 M. Pricetag On the Market: Will SUNY Tax Breaks Spur Development? Unlucky Developer Will Try Again In the Flatiron; Ben Shaoul Sells Upscale FiDi Rental

Culture

Brooklyn Bowl Owner to Build Rock n' Roll Preschool/Bar in Gowanus Post Stalks Photographer Who Secretly Snapped Photos of Neighbors Court Also Thinks $2,000 Fine for Plucking a Used TV Antenna From the Trash is Ridiculous

Opinion

I Like Bike Hate Crime in the Village Silver: Stay and Deliver

Commercial Observer

Morgan Stanley Inks Largest Sublease of the Year Digital Marketing Firm DataXu Inks 8,732-Square-Foot Midtown South Deal Eastern Consolidated Arranges $15.9 M. Sale of Adjacent Chelsea Buildings, Owner Will Replace ‘Rainbow Station’

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