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Midtown East

Beyoncé sold her One Beacon Court apartment.

Beyoncé Sold This Sleek Manhattan Apartment in Just 11 Days

It turns out she's not just scooping up multimillion-dollar homes
By Morgan Halberg
Midtown East.

Midtown East Plan Finally Enters Lengthy Zoning Process

The seven-month review process on the proposal to rezone a major swath of Midtown East has kicked off, city officials announced.
By Terrence Cullen
Molly Stromoski for Observer

At 85, Heritage Cigar Brand Nat Sherman Eyes the Future

Somewhere between innovation and nostalgia, you’ll find Nat Sherman, a heritage cigar brand with a panache for the past and an eye on the future.
By Zoë Miller
GRANDER BUILT: Dan Garodnick pushed for transit dollars in exchange for SL Green Realty Corp.'s 1 Vanderbuilt. (Photo: Michael Nagle/for Commercial Observer)

Dan Garodnick Is Making Midtown East Rezoning Hinge on Transit Upgrades

By Lauren Elkies Schram
MTA to promote locations made hard-to-reach by 7 train shutdowns. (farm3, flickr)

MTA Promises to Promote Neighborhood that It’s Cutting Off Access To

By Kim Velsey
Not this time around.

Mayor Bloomberg, Real Estate Industry Denied One Last Rezoning

By Kim Velsey and Jill Colvin
The Graybar, one of the five buildings that will move to a public hearing.

Commission Moves Midtown East Buildings To Next Stage of Landmarking Process

By Kim Velsey
Mr. Stringer's suggestions include a provision aimed at 425 Park.

Upfront Transit Money Sways Scott Stringer on Midtown East Rezoning

By Stephen Jacob Smith
Bloomberg sweetens the deal.

Eager to Pass Midtown East Rezoning, Bloomberg Decides that City Should Front the Money for Infrastructure Improvements

By Kim Velsey
The area north of Grand Central Terminal still has the highest office rents in the city, but the building stock is aging.

Midtown East Rezoning: Now With More Housing! (and Air Rights)

By Stephen Jacob Smith
The Municipal Art Society is worried that the Midtown East upzoning would allow development that would block views of the Chrysler Building, among other landmarks.

Much Ado About Nothing? Midtown East Rezoning Not All That Grand

By Stephen Jacob Smith
Grand Central Station: an example of balancing progress and preservation well. (TravelJapanBlog)

The Station that Started It All: How Grand Central Embodies the Battle Over Midtown East

By Kim Velsey
Don't block my landmark, bro. (Getty)

East Midtown Hold Up: Maloney, State Pols Ask City Hall to Slow Down Rezoning

By Matt Chaban

No Midtown for Old Men: MAS Wants 17 Buildings Saved in Face of Bloomberg’s Big Rezoning

By Matt Chaban

A High Line for the East Side: Strolling the Park Avenue Promenade

By Matt Chaban
A good idea? (DCP)

Richard Florida Warns of Super-Tall Towers—So Should We Be Scared of the Midtown East Rezoning?

By Matt Chaban

How About Another Empire State Building or Two? City Outlines Mega Midtown East Rezoning

By Matt Chaban

Faulty Towers: Midtown Needs a Makeover, with Twice as Tall Towers, But Can Mayor Bloomberg Get It Right?

By Matt Chaban
Needs work. (Globe Images)

Is Midtown Too Small? City Planning Outlines Ideas for Adding (Much) Taller Towers

By Matt Chaban
A claustrophobic's nightmare.

Hotelier Gets Claustrophobic With Tomb-like Rooms

By Jess Schiewe
Charlie Rangel. (Getty)

The Mayor’s Very Big Plans for Midtown East

By Matt Chaban
Scott Rothstein

U.S. Government Sells Ponzi Schemer Scott Rothstein’s $5 M. Bloomberg Pad

By Elise Knutsen
A land swap to make Robert Moses proud.

Park Life: The East Side’s Landless Gentry Fight for Every Scrap of Open Space

By Matt Chaban

Following Ugly Lawsuit, Senegal Closes on Site for New Mission

By Dana Rubinstein
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