March 2025

David Barton sued for allegedly failing to pay rent at former YMCA of Village People fame

A landlord battle is weighing on fitness entrepreneur David Barton’s attempt at a comeback. Barton, who after a career break is operating Gym U NYC at the former McBurney YMCA building at 215 W. 23rd St. in Chelsea, is facing claims he owes building owner Mitchell Marks $1.4 million, according to a lawsuit filed by […]

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Leonor Fini’s Mythmaking, Masquerades and Resurgent Market

Histrionic, chameleonic and magnetically seductive: these adjectives deftly capture the essence of Leonor Fini, whose life played out as an endless masquerade of roles and fantasies. Amid the recent market surge in interest surrounding her work and uniquely idiosyncratic, multidisciplinary practice, Fini is often grouped with Latina Surrealists. Yet, despite being born in Buenos Aires,

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The New York Liberty are Getting a State-of-the-Art Training Facility in Greenpoint

Brooklyn’s basketball footprint is about to grow. The 2024 WNBA champion New York Liberty will soon be training in a state-of-the-art 75,000-square-foot facility in Greenpoint, BSE Global, the owner of the team (and, full disclosure, BKMAG), announced today. Image via New York Liberty The building, which will sit along Newtown Creek, is projected to open

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Top earners at New York Health Plan Association

The compensation data below highlights the highest-paid employees at a tax-exempt organization that filed a Form 990 for 2022. See the top earners at other New York health systems here. Notes: “Cash compensation” includes base compensation, bonus and incentive compensation, and other reportable compensation from the health system and related organizations. “Other compensation” includes nonreportable

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This Williamsburg Spa Might Have a Serious Mold & UTI Problem

A growing group of spa-goers is leaving the thermal pools, steam rooms, and saunas of Bathhouse feeling a little less than clean and/or tranquil. According to a recent report from Curbed, both of the spa chain’s NYC locations—on North 10th in Williamsburg and West 22nd in Flatiron—are beginning to wrack up a concerning amount of complaints regarding

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Knicks broadcaster MSG Networks gets a week’s reprieve to resolve $800M in unpaid debt

MSG Networks and its lenders have gotten a weeklong extension to negotiate on more than $800 million in debt that has been due since October. The sports broadcaster, loan agent JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the lenders now have until April 2 to find a fix for the debt, extending a previous March 26 deadline,

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