A trio of prominent real estate firms in the city is forging ahead with plans to convert a Times Square office building into a residential property, records show, and brokers are optimistic that tenants will flock to the new digs. Midtown-based Apollo Global Management, together with RXR and SL Green, filed plans with the Department […]
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Leases Tech firm renews Midtown South lease Address: 136 Madison Ave., ManhattanLandlord: Williams EquitiesTenant: Impact.comLease size: 18,364 square feetAsset type: OfficeBrokers: CBRE’s Alex Leopold represented the tenant. Colliers’ Mac Roos, Andrew Roos, Michael Cohen and Jessica Verdi represented the landlord. Sales Bungalow Projects buys Bushwick industrial property Address: 194-200 Seigel St., BrooklynSeller: Koon-Yip Glass Creation
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Few modern minds have been able to plunge the depths of human existence like English presenter Philomena Cunk. With her trademark dim wit, easy rapport with interviewees, and complete lack of knowledge in just about every subject matter, Cunk leaves a mark (or maybe a stain?) on the documentary genre once more in Cunk on
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The city’s office market had a strong finish to 2024, providing plenty of reasons for optimism even as it has yet to fully recover from the devastating impact of the pandemic. Firms leased about 10.2 million square feet of space during the fourth quarter in Manhattan for its strongest fourth quarter since 2019, while the
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Ruth Asawa has worked tirelessly for building of the School of the Arts near San Francisco’s Civic Center.” width=”970″ height=”647″ data-caption=’Asawa is the latest artist to lend their name to a planetary feature via the IAU naming committee. <span class=”lazyload media-credit”>Photo by Deanne Fitzmaurice/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images</span>’> About a month ago, the International
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Bank Exits from NZBA Reveal the Inadequacy of Voluntary Industry Commitments – Regulation is Needed Albany, NY—Environmental Advocates NY (EANY) is urging New York State to take decisive action to regulate the financial sector and ensure alignment with climate goals following the exit of two more of the U.S.’ largest banks from the Net-Zero Banking
SL Green CEO Marc Holliday will be awarded a $10 million cash bonus if he can bring a casino to Times Square, the company disclosed in a New Year’s Eve regulatory filing. The payout dangled before Holliday underscores the massive business opportunity that a casino presents for Manhattan’s largest office landlord. It also indicates the
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Federal law enforcement officials raided the home of former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey on Thursday, as well as other locations, according to police commissioner Jessica Tisch. Tisch posted a statement to X Thursday morning that said Maddrey has been suspended, following allegations by a female subordinate that he coerced sexual favors from her
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Get set to celebrate the Lunar New Year in New York State! The Lunar, or Chinese, New Year is celebrated for 15 days, from New Year’s Eve on January 28 to the Lantern Festival on February 12. 2025 marks the Year of the Snake, specifically the wood snake, which is associated with traits of wisdom,
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Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum not in New York City, a place we know and love that already receives plenty of attention. A recent rewatch of Raging Bull (1980) pushed it into my top three for Martin Scorsese. Though shot in black and white—either because it
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