LIRR service to Grand Central Madison starts this week
Photo of Grand Central Madison in December 2022; Credit: Marc A. Hermann / MTA on Flickr After a month-long delay due to vent exhaust problems, Grand Central Madison will officially open this week,...
View ArticleNew uniforms for Empire State Building workers take cue from the skyscraper’s...
All photos courtesy of the Empire State Building Employees of the Empire State Building’s 86th-floor Observatory will look a little different the next time you see them. The uniforms of Observatory...
View ArticleNYPL acquires archive of Joan Didion’s papers including personal photos,...
Joan Didion, undated. The New York Public Library (NYPL) has acquired an extensive collection of papers and personal items belonging to writer Joan Didion and her husband, writer John Gregory Dunne....
View ArticleLatest casino proposed for NYC includes a giant Ferris wheel near the U.N.
Rendering of Freedom Plaza. Credit: Soloviev Group. As the competition for three New York City casino licenses heats up, the latest contender, Soloviev Group, announced this week a partnership with...
View ArticleA mini version of NYC’s Hippo Ballerina sculpture is now in Turtle Bay
Photos courtesy of Cavalier Galleries A smaller version of New York City’s Hippo Ballerina sculpture debuted this week in Turtle Bay. Created by Danish artist Bjørn Okholm Skaarup, Hippo Ballerina is a...
View ArticleFull LIRR service begins at Grand Central Madison
Image courtesy of Marc A. Hermnan / MTA on Flickr Grand Central Madison finally opened with full Long Island Rail Road service on Monday, with a totally new schedule for commuters and a 41 percent...
View ArticleBritish Consulate’s Midtown East penthouse, asking $7M, hits the auction...
Photo courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens This 6,000-square-foot full-floor residence in the Beekman Regent condominium at 351 East 51st Street, currently asking $6,995,000 (down from $8,500,000 in 2021),...
View ArticleHuge light installation coming to site of proposed Midtown East casino near...
Longwood Gardens, P.A USA – Copyright © 2022 Bruce Munro. All rights reserved. Image courtesy of Serena Munro An impressive light installation will debut this fall at the storied 7-acre vacant site...
View ArticleRosie O’Donnell’s ritzy Midtown East penthouse hits the market for $8.3M
Photos courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens Rosie O’Donnell is trading Manhattan for Malibu. The comedian put her Midtown East penthouse on the market last week for $8,300,000, following a move to the...
View ArticleNYC’s historic Roosevelt Hotel becomes arrival center for asylum seekers
Photo by Billy Hathorn via Wikimedia Commons A historic hotel in Midtown that has been closed since the start of the pandemic will become the city’s first arrival center for migrants, Mayor Eric Adams...
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