March 31, 2009, 3:33 pm
Manhattan Lower East Side, Quicklink
The Coney Island boardwalk and Brooklyn Bridge repairs are getting most of the pub regarding the city projects that are getting an injection of stimulus money, but Streetsblog points our attention to other efforts set to cash in. One highlight: East Houston Street between Second Avenue and the FDR will soon have wider sidewalks, bigger medians,
March 31, 2009, 3:15 pm
Barbara Corcoran has agreed to appear as a judge in the forthcoming ABC reality TV show Shark Tank, an adaptation of the British show Dragon's Den in which desperate entrepreneurs beg rich benefactors for money. Said series creator Mark Burnett, "Babs!!!!!" [In The Shark Tank, h/t Trulia]
March 31, 2009, 2:18 pm
We're not sure if Rem Koolhaas's Twitter ("It's as if we need the reassurance of Dubai's demise to restore our own confidence.") is actually the zany Dutchman himself—what, no comment on the Beijing hotel fire?—but we can be fairly confident that the Frank Lloyd Wright Twitter isn't actually FLdubz, and yet that doesn't make it any less
March 31, 2009, 1:57 pm
The years of warfare surrounding the Brooklyn Navy Yard's desire to demolish the historic but decrepit mansions along Admiral's Row to make way for a new supermarket and more commercial space may be nearing an end. Crain's reports that the Navy Yard's operator and the National Guard have reached a deal to demolish all but one of the residences
March 31, 2009, 12:07 pm
Whoever's left at Deutsche Bank just issued a research report about real estate. As per usual, avert your eyes: "A new Deutsche Bank research report looks at markets that potentially have the hardest to fall and finds the NY region the most vulnerable, with a 47% price plunge possible." [Clusterstock]
March 31, 2009, 10:58 am
Brooklyn Gowanus, Brooklyn Park Slope, Quicklink
Architect Enrique Norten's buzzed-about project on Carroll Street/Garfield Place in the Park Slope/Gowanus DMZ has popped up on StreetEasy under the name Garfield Sparta. Say what? Apparently, Brownstoner reported in June that the name appears on a sign at the construction site. Will the most incredibly awesome new name since Palazzo Chupi stick?
March 31, 2009, 10:31 am
We chatted it up on the Brian Lehrer show on WNYC this morning on the endlessly fascinating topic of rent. The show's blog has a lively comment thread of recent rental experiences, including this unlikely gem: "Mini-storage spaces are negotiable currently. We were considering getting rid of our storage space. We let the management know we were
March 31, 2009, 9:24 am
Manhattan Financial District Wall St Battery Park City, Quicklink
Developer Larry Silverstein finally commented on his 80-story Four Seasons hotel/condo at 99 Church Street in the Financial District—the one reportedly on hold—and he used the occasion to debut his Robert Evans imitation: "Is this going forward? Can't do it without financing. Is financing available today? Not easily. Will financing be
March 31, 2009, 9:08 am
Brooklyn Downtown Brooklyn, Quicklink
Though a judge has blocked the Brooklyn House of Detention expansion for now, the city's plan to award the contract to the architects who'll design the jail's addition has been blocked (for the second time!) by William Thompson, comptroller and potential mayoral candidate. Thompson says his office "uncovered serious flaws and improper conduct" in
November 16, 2009, 8:00 pm
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