Jumping way, way ahead of things
Dems Thank Frank, Claim ‘Legal’ Session, Prepare for Another Extraordinary Session
NBC News Unveils Plans For New Series on War Crimes
Is Alain de Botton Sorry About Angry Comment Left On Critic’s Blog?
Palin Wasn’t Just Being a Diva
Suddenly, a Trillion Is Too Much?
Elsewhere: John Sampson Has a Message, Russell Simmons Writes a Letter
Will Journalists Be Fired For Low Web Stats?
They’ll Fly Away! South West Porch Opens in Bryant Park, Courtesy of Airline
Frank Padavan and the Coffee Defense
Liesl Schillinger Shopping a Book Based on Neologisms Blog
City Council Honors Michael Jackson; Several Members Walk Out
Extell Continues to Flood Development Pipeline, Filing Plans for Yet Another Hotel
Today on Observer.com: June 30
Zirinsky and Couric Team Up on Prime-Time Michael Jackson Special for CBS
Apparently, George Pataki Isn’t That Scary
It’s Business, Bro! CNBC’s Latest Dude-Friendly Documentary Focuses On NASCAR
CWA formally seals deal with state
At Last, De Blasio Attacks Green
Paterson: I Won’t Sign Those Bills
Christie social positions are on his Web site
Jackson Wants Muslim Holidays for Schools
Gerhard Andlinger’s Time Warner Penthouse, Once $65 M., Sells for $37.5 M. in Biggest Apartment Deal Since July ’08
Former council candidate claims councilwoman-elect is a Florida resident
Personal Democracy Forum 2009
Meet Soraya Sobreidad, a Star of the NY1 Video Contest
Senate Dems Are Still Going! N.Y.C. Sales Tax On Docket; Still No Mayoral Control
Menendez welcomes Franken to U.S. Senate
Sun Rise! New Hudson Square Hotel to Use Solar Technology Rare for New York
FDU: Christie leads Corzine by 6
A Viewers Guide to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Bramnick and the moderate LG option
One Bryant Park, St. Regis Retail Good News for Commercial Real Estate? Hardly
Dems Say Padavan Passed Through Chamber, and Now They Can Pass Bills
Weiner and Bloomberg Appear Together in Public
Jeff Jarvis: ‘Give Government Permission to Fail’
Another Legal Challenge Means New Uncertainty on Atlantic Yards
With Major Subsidies, Paterson Lures Yahoo! to Upstate New York
Vivek Kundra at PDF: Help Us Build the Future of Federal Technology
Bloomberg Not Big on Closing Schools for Muslim Holidays
New Uncertainty for Atlantic Yards as Court of Appeals Takes Eminent Domain Suit
Milgram charges two more with messenger ballot fraud
Progress! Two Sides in the Senate Chamber, Under Duress
Daggett officially opens campaign HQ
At ‘Hacking the City,’ Tech Crowd Welcomes Big Apps, Questions How Far Bloomberg Will Go
Corzine to swear-in Blanco tomorrow with Menendez also in attendance
Menza and clerk butt heads on eve of swearing-in ceremony
On the Eve of the Extraordinary Session: Democrats Squat, Republicans Appeal
Palmer not in LG mix
North Carolina-based pollster puts Christie ahead of Corzine by 10
Let’s Fix the Oscars!
Aunt Mabel Suggests…
The King (Of Pop) Is Dead; What Now?
Morning Read: Regulating Pedicabs, Channeling Groucho Marx
Morning Read, Upstate: A Court-Imposed Day of Senate Reckoning?
Von Savage calls Shaftan ‘reckless;’ Lonegan backs primary challenges to three congressmen
Michael Gross Gets Times Review, Gets Happy
Booked!
Justice Served
Torricelli hosts Menendez for DSCC fundraiser
Turner, Verplanck out of LG race
It’s Time for Obama to Spend Some Political Capital
Morning News Digest: June 30, 2009
Another Step on the Long March to Global Climate Policy
Could this be the greatest breakup movie ever?
What Happens If the Only Ones Who Can Save the Senate Are the Senators?
David Lipsky’s David Foster Wallace Book Finds a Home at Broadway
Today on Observer.com
Broker, Please! St. Regis Markets Glittery Fifth Avenue Storefronts
Judge Issues Order for All 62 Senators to Enter Chamber at Once
Elsewhere: Giuliani Hints at Not Running, Bloomberg Embraces Public Art
Why Burress Deserves Another Chance and Vick Doesn’t
Senate Dems Won’t Act on Mayoral Control
In the Battle Between Facebook and MySpace, A Digital ‘White Flight’
Green Gave Raises When He Left Office, Says They Have Nothing to Do With the New Cuts
Bloomberg Administration Resists Online Mandate, Citing User-Friendliness
Analysts: New Atlantic Yards Deal A ‘Significant Positive’ for Forest City Ratner
Bloomberg Implores State Senators to Ignore ‘Party Bosses’ and Stop ‘All the Mishegoss’
Battleground Monmouth and the Guadagno LG option
Snyder Endorsed by a Morgenthau Critic
Shots From the Streets
Lundine’s Long Trip
Public Advocate Candidates Protest a Cut, Bloomberg Doesn’t Notice
At PdF, Bloomberg Announces ‘Big Apps’ Contest, Says He’ll Dine With Winner
Conservatives angry at Lance, LoBiondo and Smith over cap-and-trade vote
Georgica on Our Minds: Wainscott Road Restaurant Welcomes Sedate Set (And, Er, Sims)
Bloomberg Announces ‘Big Apps’ Contest, Says He’ll Dine With Winner
Aunt Mabel Suggests…
No Corzine LG pick this week
Onorato Explains the Mess
Booked!
Democrats Say Pigeon Breaks Rules
How Monserrate Explains the Coup to Constituents
O’Leary tries to clear his name, and leadership looks to judge as possible replacement
The Shutterbug in Pinstripes
Politics at the Pride Parade
Morning Read, Upstate: An Elections Party, A Bittersweet Pride Parade
Box Office Breakdown: Have You Heard About This Movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?
Morning Read: Personal Democracy Forum, Renting Out Your Primary Residence
Unreal Estate: Stalking Exotic Quarry in $24.5 M. Marble House
Jimmy the Geek: V. 1.3
The Week in DVR: Start Watching The West Wing From the Beginning! Plus, Matthew Goode Is Great in Brideshead Revisited and Liv Tyler Sure Loves Italy
Pennacchio wants Jets to be proud of N.J. roots
The O’Leary controversy
NBC’s Former Specials Chief Now Planning Presidential Debates In Afghanistan
Morning News Digest: June 29, 2009
The Clock Is Ticking: Can Anyone Break the Statemate in Albany?
Fantastic video, strange locale
Obama Stays With Engagement, at a Cost To Be Determined
Obama Stays With Engagement, at a Cost To Be Determined
Corzinenomics = Hoovernomics
Weekend in Review: Albany Stagnates
Weekend in Review: Albany Stagnates
Young Atlantic City candidate drowns
Saturday in Albany: Blah, Blah Blah
Saturday in Albany: Blah, Blah Blah
Khomeini meeny miney mo…
Corzine goes retail at St. Stan’s in Sayreville
Conservatives seeking GOP House candidates
Cheezy headline of the day: Christie foes face political woes
Sliding Into Saturday: No Agreement, No Court Order
The Politics of Property Tax Relief
Sliding Into Saturday: No Agreement, No Court Order
It’s McCann in the 1st
A Silver Lining
Give ‘Em Hell, David
A Damp Spring for The City Ballet
Twelfth Night Premieres in Park; Theater Crowd Kvells for Its Summer Darling
Elsewhere: Bloomberg Remembers Jackson, Parker Lays Low
Elsewhere: Bloomberg Remembers Jackson, Parker Lays Low
Whistler’s Claim for Beauty
Cowles and Consonance: On Eve of Retirement, Glam Gallerist Recalls a Lovely Life
Today on Observer.com: June 26
Thompson Presents His Team
Thompson Presents His Team
Felder Supports Governor’s Threat to Member Items
Felder Supports Governor’s Threat to Member Items
Paterson: Weekend Session! A Court Order! No Member Items!
Paterson: Weekend Session! A Court Order! No Member Items!
Mark Turner Escapes the Shadow of John Coltrane
Siegel Defends the Adult Entertainment Industry
Siegel Defends the Adult Entertainment Industry
An Extraordinary Session: Yes Pigeon, No Parker, No Deal
An Extraordinary Session: Yes Pigeon, No Parker, No Deal
Dishin’ About Finance: Jonathan Adler Celebrates Brilliant Brother David’s Book at Madison Avenue Store
De Blasio Gets Custodians
Weekend TV
Bloomberg on Michael Jackson
Who won the week?
Bloomberg on Michael Jackson
Book Based on ‘Texts From Last Night’ Blog Sold to Gotham
De Blasio Gets Custodians
Opening this Weekend: Transformers! Plus, Cameron Diaz Gets Teary-Eyed, the Return of Michelle Pfeiffer, and One of the Best Reviewed Movies of the Year
McCarthy’s Bloomberg Ad
McCarthy’s Bloomberg Ad
Sides Agree to Produce Records, Keep Talking Out of Court
Celebrating Michael Jackson Online
Sides Agree to Produce Records, Keep Talking Out of Court
Original Real Estate Stories This Week from Observer.com
Deadline for lieutenant governor selection not as close as presumed
GOP mayor set to challenge Holt
Aunt Mabel Suggests…
Jimmy the Geek: V. 1.2
Morning Read: Rangel’s Probe, Maloney’s Time, Mealy’s Campaign
Weird Science: Will the Jonas Brothers Rolling Stone Cover Work Again?
Sources: Leadership Deal Has Smith and Skelos Splitting Top Jobs
Sources: Leadership Deal Has Smith and Skelos Splitting Top Jobs
SL Green Meets the Market and Fills Up Scrapers
New Column! Hook Lines: Life and Property in Red Hook
Cold Case: Five Years After Woody Allen, $30 M. Rothschild Mansion Stays Unsold
Morning Read: Rangel’s Probe, Maloney’s Time, Mealy’s Campaign
Booked!
Morning Read, Upstate: Senate Inches Toward Deal, Parker Blasts Away
Reed It and Weep: Legendary Lou, Velvet Underground Singer, Greets Groupies at Book Signing with Schnabel
Morning Read, Upstate: Senate Inches Toward Deal, Parker Blasts Away
Morning News Digest: June 26, 2009
In the Chaos, Senate Dems May See One Last Opportunity to Wrest Schools From the Mayor
In the Chaos, Senate Dems May See One Last Opportunity to Wrest Schools From the Mayor
Last Southern Candidate Standing
Last Southern Candidate Standing
Kean votes yes on Albin
Report: Payne facing House ethics probe
Senate reconfirms Albin, 27 to 11
See a totally viral music star
Lesniak-championed economic stimulus bill passes
Christie: Corzine raises taxes again
Senate passes budget, 22 to 17
GOP critiques state budget
Paterson: No Expenses for Senators
Paterson: No Expenses for Senators
O’Toole: ‘we have built this problem brick by brick, tax by tax’
Buono up with budget exhortation
Elsewhere: ‘Governance Versus Chaos’
Senate reconvenes, passes open space bond question
Socialites Shop For Opera; $125 Chanel!
Morgenthau for Vance, Some Morgenthau Supporters for Others
Elsewhere: ‘Governance Versus Chaos’
Parker Attacks ‘Coke-Snorting, Staff-Banging’ Governor
ABC News’ Prime-Time Obama Special Attracts 4.7 Million Viewers
Parker Attacks ‘Coke-Snorting, Staff-Banging’ Governor
Sheinkopf Still Not That Worried About Bloomberg’s Prospects
Sheinkopf Still Not That Worried About Bloomberg’s Prospects
The Obama Effect … Wheee!
Following CB Richard Ellis’ Toilet Paper Trail
Leggy Mormon Kristina Stewart Ward Sells Society Tome
Oops! Sentinel’s Spring Catalog, Featuring Book by Mark Sanford, Already at the Printer
Gen Art Benefit Co-opted by MTV; Is No Party Safe From ‘Reality’ Cams?
Nielsen: Teens Are All Web and No TV? Lies!
Open-Government Techies Get Giddy About a Council Bill; But Will Bloomberg Care?
A Quick Session, With Another Tomorrow
A Quick Session, With Another Tomorrow
Today on Observer.com
Sources: Diaz Leaving Paterson for County Clerk Job
Sources: Diaz Leaving Paterson for County Clerk Job
Open-Government Techies Get Giddy About a Council Bill; But Will Bloomberg Care?
Open-Government Techies Get Giddy About a Council Bill; But Will Bloomberg Care?
As Senate Negotiations Progress, Paterson-Bashing Continues
As Senate Negotiations Progress, Paterson-Bashing Continues
Judiciary Committee won’t consider Spicuzzo today
Child Cancer Movie, Premiering on Upper West Side, Bravely Faces Off Against Robots
Spicuzzo, set to get special consideration by Senate, throws up in Governor’s office and returns home
Snyder Says Morgenthau’s Staffers Have Nothing to Fear From Her
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it’s going to be bad for the pitcher
Random House Pays North of $1 Million For Oren’s Book on Israel, But Ambassadorship Means They Have to Wait
Snyder Says Morgenthau’s Staffers Have Nothing to Fear From Her
Christie issues official post-testimony statement
Morgenthau Endorses Vance, Dismisses ‘Gossip’
Morgenthau Endorses Vance, Dismisses ‘Gossip’
New York Stimulus Counter: $3 Million Spent, Nearly $3 Billion to Go
Zimmer shows up to see Christie
A Deal, Finally?
New York Stimulus Counter: $3 M. Spent, $2.861 B. to Go
Aunt Mabel Suggests…
Be Careful What You Wish For!
Pallone and Pascrell highlight DPA invoices
Franco, My Dear: Literary Ladies Lapham Actor Up at Quarterly Reading
Star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey was arrested by Passaic Sheriff in April
Paterson Backs Giuliani
Statement By Chairman Jay Webber On Today’s Congressional Hearing
Judge rejects bail for Turner
NYC’s Weekly Top Ten in TV: Real Housewives of NJ Crashes Through
Judiciary Committee will reconvene to hear Spicuzzo nomination
Morgenthau for Vance, Some Morgenthau Supporters for Others
David Paterson Was Afraid This Would Happen
Christie calls subcommittee meeting a ‘political circus’
Cardinale halts Herbert nomination
Booked!
Mass. congressman didn’t know Christie was running for governor
Times’ Nick Bilton Takes a Byte Out of Books
The Observer 100 Speak! Voices From the Party for the Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate
Christie addresses Seton Hall ethics chair issue
Single Person’s Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Morning Read, Upstate: Espada’s Taxes, Paterson’s Threat
Tensions boil over between Christie and Cohen
Senate holds Spicuzzo nomination
Justice Department opposes DPA reform legislation
Booked!
Christie testifies that DPAs helped save an industry
DPA subcommittee meeting begins
New Gloucester GOP leaders criticize NJ GOP
Judiciary Committee approves Sweeney brother
Morning Read: ‘Seeds of Trouble’ in NYC, Replacing Weingarten at UFT
Arizona Republican calls DPA controversy a product of Democrats and the press
Observer 100 Party at the Four Seasons’ Grill Room
Zimmer lawyer complained of Ashcroft fees
Key day in race for Governor
Spicuzzo on Judiciary agenda today
Three stories to watch today
Morning News Digest: June 25, 2009
McCain Strikes a Pose, Recklessly
A compelling new novel that gets inside J.F.K.’s brain
Democratic Senators Say Paterson Tanked the Special Session
Beautiful Boys
Paterson Calls Another Session, Threatens to Withhold Pay
Senate Democrats Going Home
Cuomo Weighs In On the Senate Crisis
Elsewhere: Maloney Edges Forward, Albany’s Senators Do Not
Noted Finger Drummer James Wood Teams With John Jeremiah Sullivan For Lunchtime Performance in Bryant Park
Manhattan Office Trophies Lose Luster: Midtown Rents Off 24 Percent, Worse To Come
Boxee Grows Up, Integrates Major League Baseball
A Session of Less Than Five Minutes
M.T.A. Approves Less Lucrative Atlantic Yards Deal
Beware! Bungalow Bungler is Back
Deutsche Say No! Spurned Suitor Still ‘Ready, Willing, Able and Eager’ To Buy Worldwide
Hal Turner arrested for threatening murder of federal judges
Bronx Assemblyman: People ‘Not Listening’ to Paterson, Espada Seen as ‘Heroic’
In Preparation for Possible Race Against Andrew, Rudy Echoes Mario
Tad Friend Builds Buzz for WASP Memoir
Morgenthau Plans to Endorse Vance; Morgenthau’s Office Declines to Comment About Whether He Actually Can
Morgenthau Plans to Endorse Vance; Morgenthau’s Office Declines to Comment About Whether He Actually Can
Judge Reponds to Senate Republican Motion: ‘You Need to Resolve This’
Paterson Attorney: The Extraordinary Session Is a Means to an Ordinary End
Judge Reponds to Senate Republican Motion: ‘You Need to Resolve This’
GOP Strong not appeased
BCDO spokesman comes to Padilla’s defense
Stewart’s Opponent Calls for His Resignation
Stewart’s Opponent Calls for His Resignation
Did Dolly Lenz Do $522,473,436 Last Year? Maybe So, But Serena Boardman Is No. 1 [Updated]
Paterson Attorney: The Extraordinary Session Is a Means to an Ordinary End
Booked!
In Preparation for Possible Race Against Andrew, Rudy Echoes Mario
Aunt Mabel Suggests…
Committee Approves Renaming of Street for Jam Master Jay and Run DMC
Real Estate Stories in The Observer’s Print Edition
Committee Approves Renaming of Street for Jam Master Jay and Run DMC
The Mystery of 787 Lex! Who’s Taking the Doll Hospital?
Margaret Brennan Leaves CNBC for Bloomberg TV
Report: Two Former Stewart Staffers Will Plead Guilty to Embezzling
High Voltage, Couric’s Fitness Buddy, Zaps Varick Street With 60th Birthday Party
Report: Two Former Stewart Staffers Will Plead Guilty to Embezzling
N.J. reality TV housewife is possible congressional candidate
N.J. reality TV housewife is possible congressional candidate
Republicans Now Taking Senate Fight Back to Court
Republicans Now Taking Senate Fight Back to Court
Eloise Is Other People: Parents Sneer as Plaza Pushes Thousand-Dollar Slumber Parties Themed to Its Mini-Mascot
Senate poised to pass LG debate bill
Maziarz Blasts Dems For Pledge, Make Iran Reference
Maziarz Blasts Dems For Pledge, Make Iran Reference
DeCroce having a tough time as a recruiter
Democrats Squat, Again
Democrats Squat, Again
Yudin plays Zisa suit cautiously
ON MESSAGE: Statistics Don’t Lie, Reportedly
Kennedy Backs Vance, Citing ‘Pragmatism and Idealism’
Kennedy Backs Vance, Citing ‘Pragmatism and Idealism’
Lawsuit could force Padilla out of U.S. Marshal race
Morning Read, Upstate: Two Sessions, One Floor
Lawsuit alleges Zisa extorted money from police officers for political campaigns; Bergen County freeholder also named
Morning Read, Upstate: Two Sessions, One Floor
Deutsche Know? No We Didn’t! Bank Blindsides Would-Be Buyers of Worldwide Plaza
Thompson Hires Murphy as Spokesman
Thompson Hires Murphy as Spokesman
The Extraordinary Failure of Paterson’s Senate Plan
Morning Read: Defending Gotbaum’s Office, Courting Hip-Hop
Morning Read: Defending Gotbaum’s Office, Courting Hip-Hop
On becoming a citizen
Corzine vs. Christie, tomorrow
Clark not completely ruling out candidacy in LD1
Morning News Digest: June 24, 2009
Related Cos. vs. Bronx Electeds in Retail Fight
Related Cos. vs. Bronx Electeds in Retail Fight
The Extraordinary Failure of Paterson’s Senate Plan
One Beast of a Contract!
Color Me Baffled! Thomas Frank’s Magazine Lives Again
The New Male Beauty
Obama Health Care: The Real Version
Obama Health Care: The Real Version
With Video of Iranian Death, What’s O.K. to Air?
Merry Christmas-yes!-from the BBC
Michael Thomas Finds It Again
Achtung, Baby! Soho-cialites Palpate Pillows of Decor’s New Damsel From Munich
Gal-ographer Sheila Weller Scraps Michelle O. Bio, Sells Another on Power Broadcasting Trio
Leggo My Eggers: Author Snatches Back Wild Things Novel From HarperCollins Corporate Jaws
Lucre-Addicted Senate Democrats Are Blowing It on Health Care
Lucre-Addicted Senate Democrats Are Blowing It on Health Care
Lease Beat! One Bryant Park, 600 Lexington Avenue, 866 U.N. Plaza
A Little Depp’ll Do Ya! Johnny Gets His Gun
Bring Tissues—Lots of ’em!—to My Sister’s Keeper
Diaz: I’m Not Flipping, Despite Eating Tuna With Skelos
The Bronx Is Kvetching
Diaz: I’m Not Flipping, Despite Eating Tuna With Skelos
The Goodman Commission
Patrick Gaspard Writes Poems, Collects Comics, Kills for Obama
ON MESSAGE: Statistics Don’t Lie, Reportedly
D.C. Bureau Chief of ABC News on Town Hall with the President
A Businessman, a Berlusconi and a Recession Walk Into the Plaza … Zunino on Hook for $45 M. Sprawl
Craig Newmark Teams With White House All for Good
Rainbow! Steve Wynn Wants $25 M. for Fifth Ave Condo Damaged in the Flood
Claremont Prep Looking at 200K Feet in 25 Broadway
The Impact of Technology on Political Communication
Does the Extraordinary Session Even Count?
The New Atlantic Yards: Less Pretty, More Pricey
Elsewhere: Bloomberg Optimistic, Senate Chaotic, HuffPo Local
Madness: Two Sessions at Once, With Bills Arriving at Five
Bloomberg On the Recovery; Business Owners On the Recession
Am I Dumb For Not Understanding Transformers?
Maloney’s Multitudes
Quinn Sides With Bloomberg, Not Times, on World Trade Center Development
We Are All Aggregators Now
Seminerio Resigns
Republicans ‘Legislate’ as Democrats Sit in Silence
Quinn Isn’t Getting Involved in Public Advocate or Comptroller Races
It’s On! City Moves To Extend Historic Districts on Upper East Side, Greenwich Village
Hung Proves Size Isn’t Everything
Democrats in the Chamber! (But Still No Agreement)
Bob Weinstein’s Beresford Penthouse Listed For $29.75 M.
Former Atlantic City councilwoman pleads not guilty to illegal land deal
Espada Finally Complies With Election Law, Possibly
In the 1st, Democrats emphasize independence
Bloomberg Gets The Carpenters
Avella Hires a Ledger Reporter to Get Him Noticed
Pallone invites Vitale and Webber to debate health care in DC
Why A Democrat from Mercer County makes sense for Lieutenant Governor
The new Senate Judiciary Committee: no more rubber stamps
Senate passes on Blue Cross/Blue Shield nominee
Aunt Mabel Suggests….
Wally does the dance of the mea culpa
Booked!
Morning Read, Upstate: The End of the Coup?
June 23, 2009
Morning Read: Bloomberg’s Pensions Raises, Lesnick’s Ax Drops, ‘ Woodstock of 2010’
GOP sets schedule to pick new LD1 candidate
Process set for selecting new LD1 candidate
Corzine huddles with key Essex Dems
No on Albin
Bill Keller and Jill Abramson Ride The Times’ Publicity Caravan
Morning News Digest: June 23, 2009
The Last Thing the Iranian Reformers Need
The Last Thing the Iranian Reformers Need
What would <i>you</i> do with less than a year to live?
Former CBS News President Andrew Heyward Working for NBC as Consultant
Paterson Stands Firm as Senators Talk, Mostly to Themselves
Did You Digg It?
Paterson Stands Firm as Senators Talk, Mostly to Themselves
Gen Art Passes the Hat; CEO Admits ‘Panic’
All Things Considered Host Michele Norris Takes the Summer Off to Write Book About Race
Elsewhere: Graduation Rates, The Courtship of Pedro Espada
Elsewhere: Graduation Rates, The Courtship of Pedro Espada
Ratner To Pay $180 M. Less Upfront For Atlantic Yards
Hoppin’s Crew Holds On
Albin passes committee 9-4
Beck brings up Torricelli
Extell Inches Forward with Hotel at Antiques Garage Site
Sheekey and Walcott Talk to Senators, So Does Paterson
Senate Dems Open to Arrangement With Espada
Sheekey and Walcott Talk to Senators, So Does Paterson
Kyrillos says he’ll vote no, but not too strongly
Senate Dems Open to Arrangement With Espada
The Eric Gioia Story, as Told by Eric Gioia
Umpire v. surgeon
Soaked Southamptonites Get Sozzled At Love Heals Benefit
The Swift, Brutal Primary Strategy of Kirsten Gillibrand
The Eric Gioia Story, as Told by Eric Gioia
Lucky Law Firm Picks Another Recession to Office Shop
Bloomberg Calls Ed Improvements the Best Thing Ever; Says He Won’t Broker the Senate
Bloomberg Calls Ed Improvements the Best Thing Ever; Says He Won’t Broker the Senate
The Bloomberg Campaign: More Than Just Glamour
Albin argues against judicial philosophy labels
The Assembly’s Last Day?
The Assembly’s Last Day?
Your Open House: Upper East Side One-Bedrooms, Deals or No Deals?
Baroni and Cardinale slam Bar Association president
Ed Schultz On How he Joined MSNBC and His Future at the Network
As Another Poll Highlights Dysfunction, Cunningham Speaks for the Clowns
Roger Erickson, From Captain Kangaroo to Park Avenue
As Another Poll Highlights Dysfunction, Cunningham Speaks for the Clowns
Albin: ‘I do not seek to legislate’
Diaz Threatens to Revolt If Paterson Brings Up Gay Marriage
Sarlo opens Albin hearing
St. Martin’s Press to Publish Book Based on Blog Mocking Hipsters
Albin renomination hearing draws near
If You Were Thinking of Hiding Things in Your Coffee, Don’t
Booked!
Diaz Threatens to Revolt If Paterson Brings Up Gay Marriage
If You Were Thinking of Hiding Things in Your Coffee, Don’t
Is Sarlo up to running the Judiciary Committee?
Workers’ comp judicial nominee takes back comment on questionnaire
Poll: ‘Wrong Direction’ Still Winning Big; Cuomo Too
The Swift, Brutal Primary Strategy of Kirsten Gillibrand
Baroni says Judiciary Committee meeting will go ‘all night’ if necessary
Diane Sawyer: ABC News Pitched Bush Administration on Town Hall Forum; Bush Passed
Who wins the 2009 gubernatorial election?
Aunt Mabel Suggests…
Senators at the House of Justice
Morning Read: Bloomberg Pushes for Mayoral Control, All About Leib Glanz
Morning Read, Upstate: David Paterson Pulls the Trigger
Morning Read, Upstate: David Paterson Pulls the Trigger
Morning Read: Bloomberg Pushes for Mayoral Control, All About Leib Glanz
Box Office Breakdown: America Loves Sandy! Plus, Year One Doesn’t Win
Bib Gourmands on Observer.com
Young Woo, the Modest Real Estate Mogul Who Wants You To Rule the World
The Week in DVR: The Premiere of NYC Prep! Plus, Neve Campbell Returns to TV in The Philanthropist
Bill Keller Hits Airwaves to Talk Kidnapping, Iran and the Daily Show
GOP seeks replacement candidate in 1st district
This Is Vito’s Guy?
June 22, 2009
Albin confirmation hearing today
Conrad denies Inside Edge report
Morning News Digest: June 22, 2009
Poll: ‘Wrong Direction’ Still Winning Big; Cuomo Too
Paterson Acts, Senators From Both Parties Complain
Paterson Acts, Senators From Both Parties Complain
As Tehran Roils, Obama Refuses to Pander
As Tehran Roils, Obama Refuses to Pander
VSL: Sponsored // Economical Luxuries
Is this the most beautiful place in the world?
Weekend in Review: Albany, Afghanistan, Iran
Weekend in Review: Albany, Afghanistan, Iran
GOP candidates drops in District 1
Haines judgeship to be considered after election
McGreevey Redux
This Is the Cup of Hiram’s Blood, Which Will Be Shed for You and for All
This Is the Cup of Hiram’s Blood, Which Will Be Shed for You and for All
La Goulue Gets a Reprieve
Elsewhere: The Coup in Song, Maloney Belittled
UES B&N Is Huge! But Will It Be Empty In a Week?
Elsewhere: The Coup in Song, Maloney Belittled
This Is Vito’s Guy?
White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers Wows The Creative Coalition
Source: Paterson Will Call Special Session by Wednesday
Source: Paterson Will Call Special Session by Wednesday
Wearing Red, But Not Making a Statement
Francis Bacon’s Strange Sizzle
Which ABC Employees Gave Money to Obama?
Republicans Undertake an Actual Open Nominating Process for the McHugh Seat
Republicans Undertake an Actual Open Nominating Process for the McHugh Seat
Electeds Want Delay on M.T.A. Atlantic Yards Vote
FSG’s Jonathan Galassi Interviewed in Poets & Writers
As Espada Speaks for Them, a Republican Coalition Maintains Its Posture
Today on Observer.com
Wearing Red, But Not Making a Statement
Quinn: Nobody Made Gotbaum a Priority, Complaints Are ‘Ridiculous’
Quinn: Nobody Made Gotbaum a Priority, Complaints Are ‘Ridiculous’
Al Sharpton, Senate Broker
Weekend TV
Al Sharpton, Senate Broker
The New Teflon President
The New Teflon President
Gotbaum on Being a Budget Victim
Gotbaum on Being a Budget Victim
Richard Simmons on Tony Avella, Julia Roberts
As Espada Speaks for Them, a Republican Coalition Maintains Its Posture
At Auction Next Week: Girls Like Us Author’s Book on Couric, Sawyer, Amanour
Richard Simmons on Tony Avella, Julia Roberts
Pallone and Pascrell hope Christie will testify about the ‘unknown’ and ‘unanswered’
Aunt Mabel Suggests…
Original Real Estate Stories This Week on Observer.com
At Endorsement of Katz and de Blasio, Carpenters Official Says Bloomberg Looking ‘Better Every Day’
A Tie for Oddo
Oh, Mercer, Mercer Me: Rockers Reach for Immortality at Songwriters Gala
At Endorsement of Katz and de Blasio, Carpenters Official Says Bloomberg Looking ‘Better Every Day’
Pundit: Christie decision to testify was the right one
A Tie for Oddo
Kenneth D. Laub (Still) Wants $35 M. For His House
ON MESSAGE: As a Working Mother of Two…
Gotbaum Says 40 Percent Budget Cut Is ‘Payback’ From Quinn for Term Limits
Gotbaum Says 40 Percent Budget Cut Is ‘Payback’ From Quinn for Term Limits
ON MESSAGE: Malcolm Smith, Still Your Leader
El Divorce
The New Straphangers
The Paterson Solution?
Christie will testify
Morning Read: Monserrate the Hero, Gerson’s Flying Phone
Report: Walter Cronkite Seriously Ill
Morning Read, Upstate: The 12th Day of Senate Coup
Opening this Weekend: Sandra Bullock Gets Romantic, Michael Cera Gets a Loin Cloth and … Woody Moves Back to New York!
Morning Read: Monserrate the Hero, Gerson’s Flying Phone
Cimino is now running Hamilton hospital
How Far We’ve Fallen: Good Midtown Office Space for Rent Directly at $37 a Square Foot
Hey, New Yorkers! Get Your iPhone Apps!
Morning Read, Upstate: The 12th Day of Senate Coup
Booked!
Candura outwits Morris GOP Senators
Morning News Digest: June 19, 2009
The Paterson Solution?
Kennedy Helps Vance Raise Money
Hear the ’90s in 66 minutes
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G.O.P. Endorsing Bloomberg Tonight, Officially
G.O.P. Endorsing Bloomberg Tonight, Officially
NBC News Puts Mark Lukasiewicz In Charge Specials Unit
Bottle Bill Case Adjourned Two Weeks
Bottle Bill Case Adjourned Two Weeks
Kennedy Helps Vance Raise Money
A Member-Item List for a Recession
A Member-Item List for a Recession
Political Questions Aside, Espada’s Health Clinic Passes Inspection
Elsewhere: Owning the Espada Story, Koppell’s Christmas Rule, a Bronx Coup
Political Questions Aside, Espada’s Health Clinic Passes Inspection
The Sad Truth About Ryan Reynolds’ Career
Elsewhere: Owning the Espada Story, Koppell’s Christmas Rule, a Bronx Coup
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Fox News’ ACORN Fixation: A Tale of the Tape
Giuliani Attacks Paterson on Spending, Leadership
Dems Try to Restrain Espada, Again
The Bloomberg Campaign: More Than Just Glamour
Dems Try to Restrain Espada, Again
David Vigliano Out With a Christmas Book By Clay Aiken
Can Mark Green Really Be a Front-Runner?
Can Mark Green Really Be a Front-Runner?
Lake Rings Our Bell at Whitney Art Party
Giuliani Attacks Paterson on Spending, Leadership
Port Authority Chief Fires Back at Mayor; For First Time, Names the Names of Projects Sacrificed to WTC Financing
Skelos Refuses to Endorse Espada Publicly
Skelos Refuses to Endorse Espada Publicly
Debt in Venice
Gillibrand Vows to Sponsor Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Gillibrand Vows to Sponsor Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Giuliani courts Bloomberg in search of Christie endorsement
Live Like a True Super Villain in Trump Tower for Less Than $15 M.
Big Senate Meeting, Ongoing
Big Senate Meeting, Ongoing
Panic in Detroit
Christie: Corzine uses ‘billions in one-shot gimmicks’
Bill Keller Had ‘No Notion’ That He Would File from Iran
Koppell Votes Against Muslim Holidays for Public Schools
Silver to Senate on Mayoral Control: No Tinkering, Please
Livington councilman/dentist in trouble over prescriptions
Koppell Votes Against Muslim Holidays for Public Schools
Silver to Senate on Mayoral Control: No Tinkering, Please
Speaking for Weprin, Sheinkopf Attacks Katz, Ignores Liu
Smith Misses
Redistricting could give Webber a Senate seat
Sullivan’s Travels: Novelist Courtney Has Come a Long Way, Baby
Democrats Cast Stones at Republicans, Espada
Unreal Estate! Does a Study by Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?
Speaking for Weprin, Sheinkopf Attacks Katz, Ignores Liu
Democrats Cast Stones at Republicans, Espada
Aborn Wins GLID by One Vote; Thompson, de Blasio, Yassky Win Too
Spitzer Describes Obama Financial Regulations as Insufficient; Uses ‘Titanic’ Metaphor
Quinn Considers the Challenges of Regulating Commercial Rent
Spitzer Describes Obama Financial Regulations as Insufficient; Uses ‘Titanic’ Metaphor
Gerson Seeks to Head Off Bowery Developers, Angry Constituents
Jimmy the Geek: V. 1.0
Gerson Seeks to Head Off Bowery Developers, Angry Constituents
Aborn Wins GLID by One Vote; Thompson, de Blasio, Yassky Win Too
Codey ‘shocked’ by $400 million windfall
Some good news for Corzine
Quinn Considers the Challenges of Regulating Commercial Rent
Malone gives Republican response to windfall
The Party of Monserrate Holds Its Nose
Will budget postponment impact Albin vote?
Who wins a special election for State Senate in the 8th district?
Stile on Bergen: where’s the campaign?
Morning Read, Upstate: The Coup Breeds Inaction, The Assembly Passes Mayoral Control
Morning Read, Upstate: The Coup Breeds Inaction, The Assembly Passes Mayoral Control
Aunt Mabel Suggests…
Times, ProPublica Journos Get $719,500 for DocumentCloud
Tell Us What You Really Think! Retail Brokers Gloom Rather Dramatic at Opera Booster
Roberts: budget vote likely for next week
Tasy waits to weigh in on Christie’s LG pick
Choi can’t run as GOP mayoral candidate
Report: Budget vote postponed
Booked!
Morning Read: Probing Spitzer, Investigating Seabrook, Coaching Bloomberg
Morning Read: Probing Spitzer, Investigating Seabrook, Coaching Bloomberg
Trout recall effort goes kaput
Budget day
AFRAID TO GOVERN
An Unexciting Man for an Unexciting Job
Kerik succeeds where Blagojevich fails: a slot on a reality TV show
Will the state budget pass today?
Single Person’s Movie: Fight Club
Morning News Digest: June 18, 2009
How to Invent Facts About the Iranian Election
How to Invent Facts About the Iranian Election
The Party of Monserrate Holds Its Nose
The little problem in Iran you’re not reading about
Republicans Make an Offer That Leaves Skelos and Espada in Charge
Republicans Make an Offer That Leaves Skelos and Espada in Charge
A is For Access? ABC News Chronicles a Day in the Life of Tim Geithner
Elsewhere: Enhancing Bloomberg, Highlighting Espada
Bloomberg and Silver Keep Up the Offensive Against the Port Authority Over WTC
Elsewhere: Enhancing Bloomberg, Highlighting Espada
Bloomberg and Silver Keep Up the Offensive Against the Port Authority Over WTC
Spotlight on the Skylights at Carnegie Hall Landmarks Hearing
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Dollinger Gets Nominated for a Judgeship, Robach Smiles
Dollinger Gets Nominated for a Judgeship, Robach Smiles
Pedro Espada Math
Pedro Espada Math
Bloomberg and Silver: Strange Bedfellows in WTC Offensive Against Port Authority
An Unexciting Man for an Unexciting Job
Silver’s Mayoral Control Bill Passes, With Holdouts
Silver’s Mayoral Control Bill Passes, With Holdouts
Real Estate, Take Notice! Manhattan’s Share of Private-Sector Jobs Declines, Brooklyn’s Increases
The Rafael Incident With Espada, Subpoenaed
‘Is There a Mayor’s Race In This City?’ ‘Excellent Question.’
Bloomberg’s Coney Island Plan Heads to Council Amid Expensive Questions
What We Missed in the Manhattan D.A. Race
Surf Lodge Owners Defend Themselves
‘Is There a Mayor’s Race In This City?’ ‘Excellent Question.’
Lots of Counties for Gillibrand, But Brooklyn Still Won’t Take Her Calls
Lots of Counties for Gillibrand, But Brooklyn Still Won’t Take Her Calls
Suozzi Laments Albany Sinecures
Optimism, Sculpture and Pink Dumplings at Manhattan House, City’s Biggest Condo Conversion
The Year of the Senate Primary
The Year of the Senate Primary
Bloomberg Gets African Imams
Mark Walsh Back at Lehman Brothers–Why Did He Leave in the First Place? Oh, Right
Dem split in Cumberland gives GOP hope in Freeholder race
Suozzi Laments Albany Sinecures
The Rafael Incident With Espada, Subpoenaed
If Maloney Runs, Who Replaces Her?
Aunt Mabel Suggests…
Peter Murphy’s endorsement vs. his wink and nod
Novel About Hemingway Sold to ‘Loving Frank’ Editor For North of Half a Million
Print Stories in This Week’s Observer…
AFL-CIO endorses Corzine
Centinello will replace Povia as Executive Director of N.J. GOP
Drawings of a New ‘Old Master’
Hold the Geritol! Sandy Bullock Still Has Sass
Sampson: Let’s Just Go Home
Sampson: Let’s Just Go Home
Poll: 94% of New Jerseyans can’t name a state Supreme Court Justice
Espada Wants an IG Probe of His Investigators, IG Says No
Espada Wants an IG Probe of His Investigators, IG Says No
Lonegan back with AFP
Gordon hired to work in N.J. by DNC group
Bloomberg Gets African Imams
David Yassky Is Sad About Dock Street, Optimistic About the 33rd Council Race
David Yassky Is Sad About Dock Street, Optimistic About the 33rd Council Race
Poll: P.A. Race Wide Open for the Not-Green Spot
Poll: P.A. Race Wide Open for the Not-Green Spot
Judge dismisses Coniglio motions
Morning Read, Upstate: Coup Day Nine
Morning Read, Upstate: Coup Day Nine
Booked!
Morning Read: Maloney Attacks, Bradley Dominates, Levy Threatens
Morning Read: Maloney Attacks, Bradley Dominates, Levy Threatens
Judgeship close for Haines
Should the Senate confirm the renomination of Associate Justice Barry Albin to the New Jersey Supreme Court?
Morning News Digest: June 17, 2009
Letterman apologizes for Rodriguez joke
Lease Beat! Major Manhattan Landlord-Tenant Transactions
Private-School Poppets Welcome Ferrell, Hugh Grant, Reality-Show Cameras
Oh, Zoe! Packing ’Em in Over at Meatpacking, Griffin Opens Arms to Leo, Kate H., Stylist Rachel
Why Is Gross’ Museum Expose Missing From NYPL Stacks?
In first state of city speech, Diaz says she’s been honest with Perth Amboy
The Cause That Distresses
When Will 30 Rock Book Sales Abate? Friedlander joins Lit’ry League of Fey, Morgan
June 16, 2009
‘It’s a Family Affair,’ Says DVF of Celeb-Clogged CFDAs
Dueling Foster Wallace Bios: Two Hit Market, One Sells
The Zen Art of Early Show’s Zev Shalev
Times Staffers Get Cut—From Daily Show Segment
New HuffPo CEO Hippeau Wants to Grow
Learn what today’s scientists think about tomorrow
High Life for the High Line; Ed Norton Fetes Park at Sweaty Gala
Paterson on Governing Amid Senate Chaos, Circling ‘Sharks’
Bloomberg Versus Paterson and Corzine at WTC
Bloomberg Versus Paterson and Corzine at WTC
When Comptroller Candidates Attack
Mike vs. Larry vs. Jon and David
When Comptroller Candidates Attack
Paterson on Governing Amid Senate Chaos, Circling ‘Sharks’
Elsewhere: Bloomberg Dominates, Monserrate Explains
So Much for TALF! No Takers from New York Fed as First Deadline Passes
On the Senate Giving the Assembly Bad Name
On the Senate Giving the Assembly Bad Name
Exorcising Leona From the Helmsley Hotel She Made Famous
Senator Working Mom Keeps Working
What We Missed in the Manhattan D.A. Race
Nazi Zombies? You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!
‘This Mess Is Worse Than Ever’
Marilyn Maye Is Better Than Ever
‘This Mess Is Worse Than Ever’
Oh, Woody! You Came Home to New York Only to Disappoint Me
Senator Working Mom Keeps Working
Christie and Corzine give dueling speeches
Portia de Writer! Jennifer Walsh Out With Writing Sample From Ally McBeal Star
Time to Yank the A.M.A.’s License
Ann Curry Defends Foreign Correspondents, Twitter; Rick Sanchez Defends CNN
Recession Aggression! Hotel Planned for Ninth and 42nd
Think Coffee to Peddle Caffeine Near NYU
Time to Yank the A.M.A.’s License
Espada Jr. Implores Dems to Show For Session, Warns, Vaguely, of ‘Legal Implications’
Let’s Re-light the Lamp by the Golden Door: A Case for Immigration Reform
Vito Lopez on Diana Reyna
The Other Campaign: Jon Corzine versus Creigh Deeds
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Elsewhere: Bloomberg Dominates, Monserrate Explains
The Kid Stays Out of the Co-op! Board Nixes Another Buyer of Charles Evans’ 895 Park Triplex
Koch for Ulrich
Vito Lopez on Diana Reyna
Espada Jr. Implores Dems to Show For Session, Warns, Vaguely, of ‘Legal Implications’
Koch for Ulrich
Co-op Queen Kathy Sloane Settles Up with Caesar
Judge Dismisses Democratic Challenge to Senate Coup
Judge Dismisses Democratic Challenge to Senate Coup
Senate Republicans Will Pass the Assembly’s Mayoral Control Bill, If They Can
Paterson Asks the Senate to Do the Easy Things
Paterson Asks the Senate to Do the Easy Things
The Real Fake New Yorker
Sheldon and Me
RGA airs anti-Corzine TV ads
ELEC picks ex-GOP operative as Executive Director
A Lesson in Times Metaphors: Is Albany More Like Feudal Japan or Afghanistan?
Senate Republicans Will Pass the Assembly’s Mayoral Control Bill, If They Can
It’s Official: WNBC-4 Replacing 5 P.M. News with Lifestyle Show
Coniglio lawyer seeks recordings of Christie editorial board with The Record
Sheldon and Me
Monserrate Says He’s on ‘Right Side of History’
Carroll Explains the Unimportance of the Term-Limits Question
Monserrate Says He’s on ‘Right Side of History’
Judge Punts Again, to Laughter; Paterson Counsel Sees Hope
Judge Punts Again, to Laughter; Paterson Counsel Sees Hope
Landmarks Commission Moves to Designate Lexington Avenue; Landlord Lobby Uneasy, Activists Ready the Champagne
Booker insists Obama administration aware of ‘the urgency of Newark’
Carroll Explains the Unimportance of the Term-Limits Question
Balcony, In Use
Poll: Bloomberg Leads Among Democrats, Voters Say His Spending is ‘Overkill’
Balcony, In Use
Bipartisanship, But How?
All the Democrats Have to Do Is Wait
All the Democrats Have to Do Is Wait
Come on, Hollywood! We Know You Love the ’70s … Just Don’t Love It This Much
Morning Read: Cheering the City Budget, Lunching at the Grill Room
Aunt Mabel Suggests….
Morning Read, Upstate: The Coup Yields Stalemate
Morning Read, Upstate: The Coup Yields Stalemate
Poll: Bloomberg Leads Among Democrats, Voters Say His Spending is ‘Overkill’
Iran Coverage on Twitter: Counter Arguments to the Online ‘Revolution’
Searching for Lunch? Ask Hunch!
Morning Read: Cheering the City Budget, Lunching at the Grill Room
Booked!
Zimmer concedes Hoboken election
Morning News Digest: June 16, 2009
Bloomberg’s Budget Deal: ‘No Major Cut,’ At Least for Now
Bloomberg’s Budget Deal: ‘No Major Cut,’ At Least for Now
Bipartisanship, But How?
A good movie that didn’t get its proper due
SouthBeachDiet.com Parent Looks to Fatten Up
Democrats Want the Judge to Go Back in Time; Republicans Want Him to Freeze It
Democrats Want the Judge to Go Back in Time; Republicans Want Him to Freeze It
Dems: Espada Is Violating His Restraining Order
Dems: Espada Is Violating His Restraining Order
Elsewhere: Maloney’s Rationale, Facebook Madness
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Republicans Hold a ‘Session,’ Blast Dems for Not Attending
Elsewhere: Maloney’s Rationale, Facebook Madness
Bikes in Buildings Bill Gets Nod From Bloomberg Administration; REBNY Relaxes Opposition After Exemptions Added
Socialites Purr at Wildlife Conservation Gala
Booked!
Republicans Stand By Espada, Both Sides Head to Talks
Chuck Norris Writing His Own Book of Chuck Norris Facts
Quinn Praises Sales Tax Exception, Says More Than 1,000 Jobs Saved
The Deep Meaning of the Facebook Vanity URL
Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer to Moderate Discussion with the President About Health Care
Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar Gisele Bundchen Covers Strike Out at the Newsstand
Your Open House: 134 North 10th Street, Williamsburg
Monserrate Returns Behind ‘Conference Leader’ Sampson
Barron: Let the Republicans Have Hustler Sellouts Espada and Monserrate
The down-ballot implications of Christie’s LG pick
City Wants a Less Ugly BQE in Carroll Gardens
Sights From a Bungled Coup
Jackson and Brown sentenced to 25 and 20 months respectively
Monserrate Time Again
At Auction Today: Novel About Hemingway’s First Wife Hadley Richardson
Buono and Bucco go head-to-head on state budget in committee
Precedent for Power-Sharing, Though Maybe Not With This Much Hostility
Golisano Says ‘Thank You’ to Espada and Monserrate
Christie compares budget to four-year-old Corzine campaign promises
The Bloomberg-Siegel Moment
Judge Orders Senate Foes Back to the Table
Utah residency doesn’t stop DePalma
Republican turns Obama against Democrats in committee battle over healthcare
Why the Iranian Election Disaster Is Really Bad for Obama
Why the Iranian Election Disaster Is Really Bad for Obama
Another Transparency Web Site
Doherty praises Webber pick
Smith Hanging On For Legal Purposes as Senate Approaches 31-31
Cunningham says Corzine will be a tough sell
Aunt Mabel Suggests….
Who Is John Sampson?
Luxury Rent Check! The Near Future of Manhattan’s Higher-End Apartment Market
Box Office Breakdown: The Hangover Keeps the Charts Hungover, Pelham Takes the Local and Eddie Murphy Bombs Again!
Morning Read: Monserrate Returns
Stender won’t get BPU, will continue Assembly bid
The Week in DVR: Hot Nurses, Gordon Ramsay’s F-bombs, and Val Kilmer as the Lizard King. And, What the hell happens in the The Happening anyway?
Morning Read: Monserrate Returns
What is Going on with the Ratings at CBS Evening News?
Morning Read, Upstate: Hiram Comes Home, NYSUT Backs Gillibrand
Morning Read, Upstate: Hiram Comes Home, NYSUT Backs Gillibrand
How does independent Chris Daggett affect the race for Governor
Former Bush, Alito & Starr staffers to discuss Albin nomination
Corzine’s judicial appointments include some political names from both parties
Morning News Digest: June 15, 2009
Smith Hanging On for Legal Purposes as Senate Approaches 31-31
Meet an artist who thinks big while making small
Weekend in Review: Golisano on Albany, Suozzi on Gay Marriage
Weekend in Review: Golisano on Albany, Suozzi on Gay Marriage
Monserrate: Chaos Has Been Therapeutic for Dems
Pro-Monserrate Robocall Likens Him to Obama
Daggett argues that Christie’s NJEA pass and Corzine’s CWA deal prove his point
Monserrate: Chaos Has Been Therapeutic for Dems
Pro-Monserrate Robocall Likens Him to Obama
Amodeo & Polistina oppose Harrington appointment
The Capitol’s Rising Stars, Announced
Elsewhere: Weiss Leaves, Bloomberg Connects
Elsewhere: Weiss Leaves, Bloomberg Connects
Clinton’s Paterson Video
Clinton’s Paterson Video
Steve Israel Is Going to Watertown, Malcolm Smith Is Not
Monserrate Stays Away, Smith Fades
Monserrate Stays Away, Smith Fades
State Fighting Bottle-Bill Ruling
State Fighting Bottle-Bill Ruling
Hamptons Seasonal Benchmark for High-End Renting: $295K
Kissinger, Rushdie, Star Jones Splash Into Pool Room For Four Seasons’ 50th
Steve Israel Is Going to Watertown, Malcolm Smith Is Not
Dem Senators Gather, Tensely
Dem Senators Gather, Tensely
Isay Supports Maloney, But Not in a Paid Way
Kolb Wants Letterman Fired Over Palin Remarks
Isay Supports Maloney, But Not in a Paid Way
Kolb Wants Letterman Fired Over Palin Remarks
West Side Rail Yards Forum: High Line To Be Incorporated; 4.4 M. Feet of Residential; Fewer Retail Shops
Bloomberg Hopes Albany Will Function ‘Someday’
Subway Series Time, But the Real Action Is in Philadelphia
Democrats Meeting at 250 Broadway; Sampson Says ‘We Are Not Going Back to the Minority’
Democrats Meeting at 250 Broadway; Sampson Says ‘We Are Not Going Back to the Minority’
Green Business and Sustainability Management Have Finally Arrived
Who is Jeff Pulver and Why Is He Hosting a Conference About Twitter?
Weekend TV
Original Real Estate Stories This Week from Observer.com
Dilan: ‘Malcolm Has Done a Great Job as Our Leader. However…’
Dilan: ‘Malcolm Has Done a Great Job as Our Leader. However…’
James Gandolfini Meets With the Real Mayor
Who Will Be Seated at the High Line’s $100,000 Dinner Tables on Monday?
Cold Case: After Five Years, Benny Shabtai’s 870 Park Down From $33 M. to $17.5 M.
James Gandolfini Meets With the Real Mayor
Meanwhile, Espada Remains Restrained
Meanwhile, Espada Remains Restrained
Christie declines to seek NJEA endorsement
Who Is John Sampson?
Glenwood Head on Manhattan Luxury Rents: Down 10 Percent, Coming Back Up
‘You Really Have to Do This Amongst Yourselves’
‘You Really Have to Do This Amongst Yourselves’
Cammarano set to become next Hoboken Mayor
Sampson to Raise Money for the Guy He Might Replace
Sampson to Raise Money for the Guy He Might Replace
Get Your Summer Movies!
Lautenberg throws Christie and Romney into Bush bundle
The Court Proceeds as Monserrate Makes Everyone Miserable
A Message of Support for Paterson (!) From Bill Clinton
Morning Read: Monserrate’s Demands, Comrie’s Hands, Schumer’s Travel
Morning Read: Monserrate’s Demands, Comrie’s Hands, Schumer’s Travel
Provisionals plus absentees put Cammarano up by 161 over Zimmer, clerk certifies results
Opening This Weekend: Another Eddie Murphy Bomb, Denzel Washington and John Travolta Take the Subway, and, Sam Rockwell, Space Oddity
Morning Read, Upstate: The Coup Goes to Court
Morning Read, Upstate: The Coup Goes to Court
After Board factors in absentees, Cammarano now leads by 115 votes
Trent Reznor Quits Twitter
Morning News Digest: June 12, 2009
A Message of Support for Paterson (!) From Bill Clinton
The Court Proceeds as Monserrate Makes Everyone Miserable
The Last Thing David Paterson Wanted
The Last Thing David Paterson Wanted
VSL:WEB // Meet the world’s biggest animal, online
Scenes from a real-life wonderland gone wrong
VSL:SCIENCE // Good news for 98-pound weaklings
At Greek celebration, Corzine says like many New Jerseyans, ‘I came here by choice’
Verplanck named to state post
Harrington named to Casino regulatory panel
Swine Flu at NBC?
Bloomberg Wants Four More Days to Fix World Trade Center
Bloomberg Wants Four More Days To Fix World Trade Center
Bloomberg Wants Four More Days to Fix World Trade Center
Appellate Judge: Espada Jr. Can’t Be Senate President Yet
Wilmers Exits ESDC as State Development Agency Turmoil Continues
Appellate Judge: Espada Jr. Can’t Be Senate President Yet
‘Democrats in Name Only’
Elsewhere: Netroots for Gillibrand, Monserrate’s Day in Albany
Wilmers Exits ESDC as State Development Agency Turmoil Continues
Wilmers Exits ESDC as State Development Agency Turmoil Continues
The Capitol’s Rising Stars, Announced
Bloomberg Hopes Albany Will Function ‘Someday’
Elsewhere: Netroots for Gillibrand, Monserrate’s Day in Albany
Mayor, Council Unveil New Building Carrots for Suspended Developments
Alesi Lives to Tell the Tale
Alesi Lives to Tell the Tale
PBS’s Woodruff Chronicles the Struggles of Young Finance Majors
Weiner Thinks Aid To Gaza Could Be the Wedge Issue Among Pro-Israel Democrats
Socialites Freak at Food Film; Coralie Paul Plumps for Tomatoes
‘Courtesy Calls’ Aside, Paterson Wants No Part of the Senate Mess
‘Courtesy Calls’ Aside, Paterson Wants No Part of the Senate Mess
The Assembly Acts on School Control, On Its Own
The Hyperlocal Bandwagon Rolls On: AOL Acquires Patch; Times Wants You to ‘Be the Journalist’
Gay-Rights Activists on Duane’s Uncomfortable Calculus
The Assembly Acts on School Control, On Its Own
Gay-Rights Activists on Duane’s Uncomfortable Calculus
Unreal Estate! 14 Windows Facing the Sunrise
Seeking youthful vision for party, Christie recommends Webber for GOP chairmanship
Bizarro Zoning Fight in Williamsburg: Housing Advocates Want City to Build Taller and Bigger
Ed Koch on Post-Coup New York: ‘Sickening,’ ‘Laughing Stock’
Ed Koch on Post-Coup New York: ‘Sickening,’ ‘Laughing Stock’
Paterson’s Ethics Head Says Body Should Stay
Meditations in Awesomeness: An Early Guide to Season Three of Mad Men
Paterson’s Ethics Head Says Body Should Stay
Models in Model! Condo-Charity Event Channels Jes Wade, Peter Rabbit
Tasini, At Least, Isn’t Dawdling
Restoin-Roitfeld at Reeky Party!
Tasini, At Least, Isn’t Dawdling
Storming the Floor, The Coalition Gavels In
Weiner Thinks Aid To Gaza Could Be the Wedge Issue Among Pro-Israel Democrats
Storming the Floor, The Coalition Gavels In
Times Editors Bomb in Daily Show Visit
Norman Siegel Has an Economic Adviser Named Michael Bloomberg
Got Any Change? At REBNY Retail Awards, Brokers Put Up Brave Front
Officially, Christie taps Webber to head state GOP
In Pension-Probe Announcement, Cuomo Makes the Hevesi Argument
In Pension-Probe Announcement, Cuomo Makes the Hevesi Argument
Back to the Gates: Judge Will Hear Dem Challenge, But Won’t Stop Espada Today
If This Goes On Much Longer, the Session May Automatically End
If This Goes On Much Longer, the Session May Automatically End
Council Approves Dock Street, 40-9
‘Democrats in Name Only’
Back to the Gates: Judge Will Hear Dem Challenge, But Won’t Stop Espada Today
An argument for Al Leiter for LG: 65% of N.J. voters like Yankees or Mets
Christie, auditioning Donovan for LG, says Corzine ‘is going to try to make me look like Rosemary’s Baby’
Vas aide admits to ‘straw-donor’ scheme in ’06 House race
Morning Read, Upstate: Beyond Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland
Morning Read, Upstate: Beyond Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland
Morning Read: Billionaires Rule
Single Person’s Movie: American Psycho
Haines preparing to quit Senate for judgeship
Menza’s political pedigree
Are Asian Investors About to Storm Manhattan Real Estate? AIG Deal Suggests Yes!
Grade Tom Wilson on his 4 1/2 years as New Jersey Republican State Chairman:
Christie to announce Webber as GOP State Chairman today
Can Iran, and Obama, Break the Cycle of Idiocy?
Morning News Digest: June 11, 2009
Governor’s Race: Eight Key Quinnipiac Findings
Can Iran, and Obama, Break the Cycle of Idiocy?
VSL:SCIENCE // The largest subatomic particles in the universe
VSL:WEB // A free Lojack for laptops
See an amazingly beautiful, interactive music video
Aponte Says Senate Will Stay Locked Down
Aponte Says Senate Will Stay Locked Down
Webber will be new GOP State Chairman
Hoboken’s provisional ballots – and 79 additional absentee ballots – count set for Friday
Like ‘Axis of Weasel,’ But a Clown
Like ‘Axis of Weasel,’ But a Clown
Thompson Calls the Coup ‘Insanity,’ Connects It to Term-Limits Extension
Bizarro Zoning Fight in Williamsburg: Housing Advocates Want City to Build Taller and Bigger
Thompson Calls the Coup ‘Insanity,’ Connects It to Term-Limits Extension
Bizarro Zoning Fight in Williamsburg: Housing Advocates Want City to Build Taller and Bigger
Duane Staying With Democrats ‘As of Now,’ an Aide Says
Duane Staying With Democrats ‘As of Now,’ an Aide Says
Elsewhere: An Offer From Bloomberg, The Revolution That Wasn’t Televised
Monserrate Balks, Leaving Republicans With Half a Coup
Monserrate Balks, Leaving Republicans With Half a Coup
Council Approves Dock Street, 40-9
Council Approves Dock Street, 40-9
Who Will Challenge the Senate Defectors?
Elsewhere: An Offer From Bloomberg, The Revolution That Wasn’t Televised
Katz’s Argument for a N.Y.-Centric Investment Strategy: We’re Better
The Macklowe Selloff: What Happened to Harry’s Buildings
Deutsche Bank Demo Costs Grow Again By $20 M.; More to Come
Environmentalists Protest Gennaro’s Environmentalism
Chaos at the Senate Doors: Dems Prepare Court Action, Republicans Wait for Monserrate
Environmentalists Protest Gennaro’s Environmentalism
Chaos at the Senate Doors: Dems Prepare Court Action, Republicans Wait for Monserrate
Monserrate’s Former Chief of Staff Wants Him Back With the Democrats
Monserrate’s Former Chief of Staff Wants Him Back With the Democrats
Ferriero files motion to dismiss corruption case
Espada Says He Has Keys, Talks With Duane
Espada Says He Has Keys, Talks With Duane
Smith: We’re Going to Court
Smith: We’re Going to Court
Since When Have the Senate Dems Had a Problem With Thuggery?
Since When Have the Senate Dems Had a Problem With Thuggery?
Paterson to Democrats: Open the Chamber and Have a Vote
Paterson to Democrats: Open the Chamber and Have a Vote
Katz’s Argument for a N.Y.-Centric Investment Strategy: We’re Better
Brennan challenges Vega for Jersey City council presidency
Analysts dissect Quinnipiac poll
Morin sees bigger implications in Menza’s Hillside campaign
Indictment Links ‘Assembly Member #1,’ ‘City Council Member #1’ to Housing-Money Scam
Indictment Links ‘Assembly Member #1,’ ‘City Council Member #1’ to Housing-Money Scam
Daggett campaign says independent will have ‘cushion’ of contributions by end of month
Fat, Happy Law Firm Seeks 250K Feet in Midtown or Downtown
Democrats Work to Pull Monserrate Back In, Sharpton Plans An Albany Trip
Democrats Work to Pull Monserrate Back In, Sharpton Plans An Albany Trip
Hoboken principals in conference right now at Board of Elections Office
Session Outside?
Menendez and Pascrell paint Christie red
Who Will Challenge the Senate Defectors?
Session Outside?
Menza declares victory in Hillside mayor’s race
Oglesby not ready to make nice
Christie to campaign with Donovan tomorrow
Corzine calls Christie’s critique ‘tepid,’ says fight ultimately about NJ issues
Morning Read, Upstate: Kumbaya
Smith by a Thread, Sampson Moving Toward Leadership, Duane Flirting With Republicans
Smith by a Thread, Sampson Moving Toward Leadership, Duane Flirting With Republicans
Morning Read, Upstate: Kumbaya
Morning Read: Golisano Takeover, Bloomberg’s Reaction, Ice Cream Conspiracy
Vas may be socked with even more charges
New Jerseyan is top contender to be Ambassador to Germany
Morning Read: Golisano Takeover, Bloomberg’s Reaction, Ice Cream Conspiracy
Christie considering invitation to testify in DC
For GOP, a statewide candidate leading in June for the first time since ’97
Corzine stumps with Buono today
No easy peace in Passaic
Two more poll tidbits
Who should Chris Christie choose as his running mate?
Warren Dem Chairman loses re-election bid
Hightstown Democrats settle primary tie
Cammarano’s secret weapon in a Hoboken recount: Angelo Genova
Quinnipiac: U.S. Senators doing fine
Corzine upside-down approvals nearly everywhere
Christie up 8 points in South Jersey
Daggett not in Quinnipiac poll
Richards expected to retire
Obama has 68% approvals in N.J.
Morning News Digest: June 10, 2009
Quinnipiac: Christie leads 50%-40%
Murdoch’s Monster: The Journal of the Plague Years
Cammarano claims victory in Hoboken mayoral race
Cammarano rallies his troops as absentee ballots give him the lead
Coup Ends a Brief Era of Liberal Opportunity
VSL:WEB // Channel your inner Phil Spector, online
VSL:SCIENCE // American astronauts as you’ve never seen them before
See a totally heart-stopping action movie
Coup Ends a Brief Era of Liberal Opportunity
Who’s Safari Now?
The Sultan of Stains
A Rare Win for Taxpayers
Robocall Says Monserrate ‘Abandoned Barack Obama’
Fey says his work starts now
The Albany Rebels
Robocall Says Monserrate ‘Abandoned Barack Obama’
In Hoboken, turnout is 10% higher in runoff
Dobbs’ Ratings Dip Down
Bruised Bob Weinstein Tries for Beresford Record: Wants $34 M. for Five-Bedroom Duplex [Updated]
Brrright Lights! Socialites Shiver at McInerney’s Montauk Book Bash
Obama Redefines the Debate for New York’s Israel Boosters
Gaming Preferences of the Three Billy Elliots, Revealed!
A Claptrap to Lure the Groundlings
After the Coup: Landlords Get a ‘Reprieve’
Wife of Famed Tribeca Pediatrician Mesmerizes Celeb Mommies With Art
Ker-splash! Ted Danson Ditches Eco-Benefit; Housewives Don Cerulean Hues
Zimmer could be Hudson’s first elected woman mayor
The People’s Portraitist
Democrats Put Out Dirt on Espada
Democrats Put Out Dirt on Espada
Rumana strikes a conciliatory note by offering a co-chairmanship
Rumana wins reelection
Robo-Caller Seeks Info on ‘Crook’ Espada
Who’s Afraid of Public Insurance?
Menza leads in Hillside
The long count of absentees
Obama Redefines the Debate for New York’s Israel Boosters
Fey ousts Oglesby in Gloucester; Oglesby tries for vice chair
Marco? Portfolio! Private Equity Waits from the Real Estate Sidelines to Jump In
Could Online Games Save the News?
After the Coup, an Anti-Coup Clause
The Dunce Confederacy
Robo-Caller Seeks Info on ‘Crook’ Espada
Cammarano leads by 88 votes after 600 absentees counted
After the Coup, an Anti-Coup Clause
The fight for the Passaic County Republican Party winds down in Wayne
Who’s Afraid of Public Insurance?
Sara Vilkomerson’s Third Stringer: Space Oddity
Should a Fuss Be Made Over Colorblind Casting?
Second Cast Is First Best in New ABT Work
She’s Still Here!
Elsewhere: Obama Has a Dove, Schoen Has a Poll, The Coup Has Some Fallout
The Love That Dares to Sing Its Name
Hillside as tight as it gets
More Moreau, Please!
Talented Mr. Agostinelli Sells East 72nd Co-op for $6.5 M.; Plenty of Room for Breakfast
A Poll That Means Less If Bloomberg Is Running Against an Actual Person
Oh, Brother! Coppola Goes Back to the Family for Indie Treat
June 9, 2009
After the Coup: Landlords Get a ‘Reprieve’
Hoboken in the hands of Farina
Taking a Rent Check
Elsewhere: Obama Has a Dove, Schoen Has a Poll, The Coup Has Some Fallout
Progressive Agenda ‘On Hold’
Dean’s Two Guys in Brooklyn
Progressive Agenda ‘On Hold’
What Now for Same-Sex Marriage?
A Poll That Means Less If Bloomberg Is Running Against an Actual Person
Howard Dean Reflects on Double-Endorsing, Obama, Florida, Facebook
Michael Bloomberg’s Two Favorite Mega-Projects
Howard Dean Reflects on Double-Endorsing, Obama, Florida, Facebook
Young Woo in Contract for 70 Pine, 72 Wall; Downtown’s Biggest ’09 Deal!
No rain late as campaigns work commuter foot traffic
Queens Democrats Still Behind Malcolm Smith, Mum on a Monserrate Primary
Dean’s Two Guys in Brooklyn
Emma Bloomberg Campaigns
Queens Democrats Still Behind Malcolm Smith, Mum on a Monserrate Primary
Hoboken endgame
Golisano: ‘Don’t Talk to Me About Ethical Background in Albany’
Borough Presidents on the Coup: Disappointed, Not All Surprised
Golisano: ‘Don’t Talk to Me About Ethical Background in Albany’
Paterson Won’t the Leave State, Isn’t Fighting for Smith
Paterson Won’t the Leave State, Isn’t Fighting for Smith
City Construction Spending Hits $31 B. Record in ’08, But That’s Likely a Peak
Borough Presidents on the Coup: Disappointed, Not All Surprised
Page Six Goes to the Beach
Trippi Confirms He’s In Talks With Maloney
Court says PCRRO meeting will happen tonight
It’s Time to Blow Up Weeds
Menza turns to Christie for help among GOP voters as Jewell watches the weather
Lonegan’s warning shot
Trippi Confirms He’s In Talks With Maloney
Brooklyn’s Priciest Ready for Its Flip
Lonegan: Christie will have to ‘maintain’ conservative positions or risk losing base vote
Lease Beat! Recent Manhattan Landlord-Tenant Transactions
Emma Bloomberg Campaigns
Smith Is Still Democratic Leader, But Not All Dems Are Willing to Say So
Smith Is Still Democratic Leader, But Not All Dems Are Willing to Say So
Rangel: Senate Flip Is a ‘Real Embarrassment’ to New York
Dear Hollywood: Enough With the Indie Music! Signed, Everyone
Anatomy of a Coup
