A tower that for decades was considered one of the city’s premier corporate addresses may be acknowledging that it’s no longer the only game in town. The high-rise 9 W. 57th St., a 50-year-old, slope-faced Plaza District tower that’s also known as the Solow Building, has added a tenants-only restaurant from the trendy Kent Hospitality […]
Leases Federal agency group inks 1 Aviation Plaza lease Address: 159-30 Rockaway Blvd., QueensLandlord: Edward J. Minskoff EquitiesTenant: General Services Administration for Customs and Border ProtectionLease size: 139,377 square feetAsset type: OfficeBrokers: JLL’s Joe Brennan and Chloe Edwards represented the landlord, along with Jeffrey Sussman in-house. CBRE’s Vincent LaManna, Richard Freel, Maria Kobe and Ralph
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Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Along with their primary purpose of honoring American leaders, state funerals provide the irresistible opportunity to watch some of the country’s most powerful people mingle in public. Jimmy Carter’s pomp-filled funeral on Thursday was no different. All five living presidents showed up — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a slew of housing affordability proposals Thursday morning, indicating that the issue will remain a major part of her 2025 agenda after being at the center of contentious legislative negotiations over the past two years. Hochul’s priorities for the year include making it harder and less attractive for institutional investors like
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In 2019, New York City took a bold step toward climate action with Local Law 97, one of the most ambitious building decarbonization laws in the country. The law’s first year of implementation in 2024 has placed significant pressure on building owners to take meaningful steps in addressing emissions and improving reporting practices. With over
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Broadway had a strong holiday season even without the tens of thousands of theatergoers who descended on the Gershwin Theatre. But if it weren’t for “Wicked,” we couldn’t be so blunt: Broadway just had its best week in six years. The Tony-winning musical ushered in the new year by becoming the first Broadway show to
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Struggling to understand what I’d just witnessed at the Metropolitan Opera on New Year’s Eve, I strode onto Lincoln Center Plaza in a torrential downpour and suddenly thought of the Gypsy revival that recently opened twenty blocks to the south. Perhaps because the director of the evening’s new production of Aida is Michael Mayer, the
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As 2025 begins with wildfires wreaking devastation across Los Angeles, it’s now clear that insured losses from natural catastrophes last year soared to the highest since 2017. At $140 billion, insured losses globally were more than double the 30-year average of roughly $60 billion, according to industry data compiled by Munich Re and published in
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New York City is one of the world’s most famous cities for a reason. Home to iconic landmarks, world-renowned museums, and a food scene like no other, you’ll find it all in the Big Apple. But this city is also full of amazing hidden gem destinations and off-the-beaten path activities. Admire the Statue of Liberty’s
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The Brooklyn Academy of Music heads into 2025 poised for change. Last year, Amy Cassello, who has been with BAM for over a decade, officially became its new artistic director. She joins at the helm Gina Duncan, who became BAM’s president in 2022 with a mandate to increase Black and Brown membership through efforts like
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