By Stephen Jacob Smith 3/27 3:34pm

Manhattan Transfers

We hope Mr. Willis has a more pleasurable stay at the El Dorado than he had at Nakatomi Plaza.

Bruce Willis Pays $8.8 M. for U2 Bassist Adam Clayton’s El Dorado Pad

Last time Bruce Willis tangled with a tower, his Die Hard character escaped from the clutches of a German terrorist group with only his trusty Beretta sidearm. We hope his stay at El Dorado at 300 Central Park West, where he just picked up a co-op apartment, is less eventful.

The four-bedroom spread was rumored to be in contract for $8 million, according to New York Post, but as in The Sixth Sense, there’s a twist at the end of this purchase: Mr. Willis and wife Emma ended up paying $8.85 million for the fourth-floor unit, according to city records—a bit over the asking price of $8.695 million. (Even celebrities, it seems, can’t buy a co-op without listing their name on the need! Or maybe they just wanted the tax abatement?) Read More

By Benjamin-Emile Le Hay 9/11/12 9:00am

Fashion Week

Alicia Keys eyes the Edun collection.

Fashion Feeding Frenzy for Farm Stand Apples and Doughnuts at EDUN’s Runway Show

It’s not every day that you discover a makeshift organic fruit and cider farmer’s market stand outside a fashion show. But that’s precisely what had been constructed outside Skylight at Moynihan Station at EDUN’s spring 2013 runway presentation this past Saturday afternoon. Breezy Hill Orchards of Staatsburg, New York was stocked with the dozens of varietals of pears and apples freshly picked. Before the show, sweaty fashion editors, stylists and buyers could take a refreshing sip of apple cider. It was a smart pairing considering that Edun, which was founded by Ali Hewson and U2’s Bono, works with African manufacturers to give them an economic boost. Naturally the majority of attendees beelined it to their seats, but The Observer gulped down a bottle before the show. Read More

By J. Gabriel Boylan 7/29/08 11:32am

Making The Brand

What does U2 sound like?

For a question that seems so absurd to ask-surely, everyone knows!–it’s pretty hard to answer. Not because the band has been around for over three decades and experimented with a number of styles. Its that the answer is tautological: U2 sounds like U2. Its commercial success and attendant ubiquity has Read More

By Sloane Crosley 5/22/06 12:00am

To the Guys In the Garden Apt.: I Think I Hate You

Dear Neighbors,

Everyone has a right to a Saturday night, but—especially as summer approaches—please try to remember that you live on a very residential block, and when you start blaring the Killers, U2 and Kanye West on a constant loop from 2 p.m. to 5 a.m., it can make your neighbors want to throw Read More

By Staff 3/15/06 4:48pm

March 16, 2006: Business Attire Required

Tomorrow morning Tom Suozzi will be recognized for his service as the outgoing co-chairperson of the Metropolitan Transportation Council at their annual meeting.

Madame Tussauds unveils a wax figure of U2 lead singer Bono–will they put him next to Hillary?

Then the City Council Committee on Lower Manhattan Redevelopment will unveil its proposal regarding Read More

By Mac Randall 11/22/04 12:00am

Achtung! U2′s Back, Baby: Buy the Disk-and the Book, Too

You’ve seen the ad: Shadowy figures wearing white earpieces gyrate against brightly colored backdrops as U2 pumps out an abbreviated version of its new single, “Vertigo”-all in the service of Apple’s iPod. Perhaps you were disheartened by the sight of one of rock’s most famously idealistic bands shilling for a computer company. If so, it Read More

By Frank DiGiacomo 12/15/03 12:00am

Power Punk: April Bloomfield

Gastro-pub Girl comes to town; backed by Ken Friedman, Mario Batali-and maybe Bono-a British chef is ready to change the way New York thinks of the words ‘Spotted Pig.’

Red-striped watch cap pulled low over her eyes, 29-year-old April Bloomfield was moving fast through the frosty air of lower Sixth Avenue when I asked her Read More