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New York City’s only revolving restaurant to reopen under Danny Meyer

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October 11, 2024

New York City’s only revolving restaurant to reopen under Danny Meyer

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Restaurateur Danny Meyer is reviving New York City's only revolving restaurant. Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) and the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel announced plans to renovate and reopen The View, an aptly named bar and restaurant on floors 47 and 48 that opened in Times Square in 1985. The new menu will feature American classics with a "theatrical twist."
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Grimace joined Mets fans on the 7 train to Citi Field

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October 9, 2024

Grimace joined Mets fans on the 7 train to Citi Field

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From Pete Alonso's pumpkin to "OMG" signs, the New York Mets have had several quirky good luck charms that helped them go from below .500 at one point in the season to one win away from this year's National League Championship Series. Perhaps none greater than Grimace, the McDonald's mascot. To get to Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies, the purple cartoon character boarded a Citi Field-bound 7 train at Hudson Yards decked out in Grimace decals.
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NYC Council to host hearings on ‘City of Yes’ housing plan

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October 9, 2024

NYC Council to host hearings on ‘City of Yes’ housing plan

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The New York City Council will host two hearings on Mayor Eric Adams' City of Yes housing proposal this month before it heads to a final vote. Speaker Adrienne Adams announced the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises will hold two days of public meetings: October 21 reserved for testimony from City Hall officials and October 22 for public testimony. The speaker also said the Council will put forward its own "thorough housing action plan" that will consider "holistic solutions" in addition to zoning changes.
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Primark opening first Manhattan store in Herald Square

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October 8, 2024

Primark opening first Manhattan store in Herald Square

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Primark, the international clothing retailer known for its affordable prices, is opening its first store in Manhattan. The company announced on Tuesday plans to open a flagship location in Herald Square at 150 West 34th Street, between 7th Avenue and Broadway and across from the iconic Macy's store and Penn Station. The new storefront will replace an Old Navy store that has been there since 1999.
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Watch the seasons of Central Park change from this $3.4M top-floor Upper West Side co-op

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October 4, 2024

Watch the seasons of Central Park change from this $3.4M top-floor Upper West Side co-op

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Every season is a spectacular sight in Central Park, from the reds and yellows of fall to the pinks and greens of spring. This top-floor Upper West Side co-op offers a front-row seat to the park's evolving natural beauty, with direct views from nearly two dozen windows. Asking $3,399,000, the co-op at 370 Central Park West preserves its pre-war character without sacrificing a modern perks.
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The Dupont offers luxury rentals on the Greenpoint waterfront, from $3,500/month

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October 4, 2024

The Dupont offers luxury rentals on the Greenpoint waterfront, from $3,500/month

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Greenpoint's latest luxury high-rise rental launched leasing this week. The Dupont is a 41-story building on the waterfront and part of the 22-acre Greenpoint Landing development. After an affordable housing lottery launched at the building earlier this summer, the market-rate rentals are now available, priced from $3,500/month to over $10,000/month for the penthouse units.
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Skylift opens at Rockefeller Center: Top of the Rock ride offers new panoramic perspective

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October 2, 2024

Skylift opens at Rockefeller Center: Top of the Rock ride offers new panoramic perspective

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Rockefeller Center opened its new rooftop ride this week, adding another attraction to the Top of the Rock observation deck. From the 70th floor of 30 Rock, Skylift brings visitors up an additional three stories on a revolving open-air platform for a front-row view of the New York City skyline. Floating above the rooftop, the glass platform offers a unique 360-degree perspective of the city at 900 feet above street level.
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New Astoria rental launches lottery for 28 middle-income apartments, from $2,275/month

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October 1, 2024

New Astoria rental launches lottery for 28 middle-income apartments, from $2,275/month

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On a central Astoria block, a brand new rental is launching a lottery for below market-rate apartments. At 29th Street and Broadway, the Amara offers high-end apartments and amenities, including a parking garage and electric vehicle charging. Qualifying New Yorkers earning 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the 28 middle-income apartments, priced from $2,275/month studios to $3,700/month two-bedrooms.
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Construction begins on new 96th Street bus lanes
October 1, 2024

Construction begins on new 96th Street bus lanes

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The daily commute for 15,500 bus riders in Manhattan is about to speed up. Construction officially began this week on 1.7 miles of new bus lanes on 96th Street, stretching between West End Avenue on the Upper West Side and Second Avenue on the Upper East Side, the city's Department of Transportation announced Monday. The redesign of 96th Street includes dedicated bus lanes for the M96 and M106 routes, left-turn bays, and treatments to "calm turning drivers' speeds," according to the agency.
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Minetta Lane townhouse with an 83-foot rock climbing wall asks $20M

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September 26, 2024

Minetta Lane townhouse with an 83-foot rock climbing wall asks $20M

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One of New York City's most unique homes hit the market this week. The Greenwich Village townhouse at 16 Minetta Lane underwent a 10-year renovation led by owner architect Adam Kushner that transformed the original building and rear carriage house into one unbelievable compound. Leaving the exterior structures intact, Kushner constructed a new interior separate from the original building, creating a front courtyard between old and new. Asking $20,065,000, the home measures an incredible 4,200 square feet, with four full bedrooms, a rooftop lounge, and an 83-foot outdoor rock climbing wall.
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Archtober 2024: The best design tours to book during this year’s festival
September 25, 2024

Archtober 2024: The best design tours to book during this year’s festival

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It's beginning to feel like Archtober. In its 14th year, the annual festival dedicated to architecture and design kicks off next month with the theme "Tracing the Future," focusing on New York City's evolving landscape through affordable housing, infrastructure projects, and sustainable design. Archtober's Building of the Day series returns this year, offering architect-led tours of the projects across the city. Our must-visit list includes the sunrise-inspired Far Rockaway public library branch designed by Snøhetta, the new bike path and pedestrian space on the East Midtown Greenway, and Annabelle Selldorf's first residential project.
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New public plaza Domino Square opens on the Williamsburg waterfront

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September 23, 2024

New public plaza Domino Square opens on the Williamsburg waterfront

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The Domino Sugar Factory site in Williamsburg gained more park space this week. Domino Square, a one-acre public plaza between the new condo One Domino Square and the office building The Refinery at Domino, has officially opened. Designed as a civic space by landscape architecture firm Field Operations, the new plaza offers community events and programming year-round, from salsa nights and farmers markets to an ice skating rink, the first to ever open on Williamsburg's waterfront.
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Newark breaks ground on $336M arts campus with apartments, retail, and park space

Cooperman Family Arts Education and Community Center. View north on Mulberry Street. Rendering © Weiss/Manfredi | Courtesy of NJPAC

September 19, 2024

Newark breaks ground on $336M arts campus with apartments, retail, and park space

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A project to transform an area of downtown Newark into a walkable and livable destination centered around a cultural institution is officially underway. The nonprofit arts organization New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) this week broke ground on a $336 million redevelopment of its 12-acre campus, which includes hundreds of new apartments, retail, cultural spaces, community facilities, and a new urban park. The reimagined site is expected to be completed in the fall of 2027.
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Deal reached for new Court Square public library at 5Pointz development

View of 5 Pointz LIC in September 2020; Photo: © CityRealty

September 17, 2024

Deal reached for new Court Square public library at 5Pointz development

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After over four years, Court Square in Long Island City is getting its public library back. The Queens Public Library (QPL) announced a tentative deal for a new branch at the 5Pointz LIC rental development on Jackson Avenue. After occupying the ground floor of One Court Square for 30 years, the branch closed in 2020 when Amazon's plan to open a headquarters there fell through.
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New York fall foliage: This map tracks the best time for leaf peeping

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September 13, 2024

New York fall foliage: This map tracks the best time for leaf peeping

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While it's still technically summer, the first signs of fall have already been spotted in New York. This week the state released the season's first Fall Foliage report, an annual guide and interactive map highlighting the progress of changing leaves across the Empire State. Based on observations by 85 volunteer leaf spotters, regions like the Adirondacks, Catskills, Thousand Island-Seaway, Capital-Saratoga, Central New York, Finger Lakes, and Greater Niagara are starting their colorful autumnal transformations.
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A guide to Little Italy’s 98th annual Feast of San Gennaro

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September 12, 2024

A guide to Little Italy’s 98th annual Feast of San Gennaro

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One of New York City's most popular street fairs returns to Manhattan's Little Italy neighborhood this week. The 11-day Feast of San Gennaro began in 1926 as a way for immigrants in New York to maintain the Italian tradition of honoring the patron saint of Naples, Saint Januarius, with a feast every September. While Little Italy has evolved over the last century, shrinking in size from 30 blocks to about nine, the Feast of San Gennaro remains one of the city's best events of the year. Ahead, get a taste of all things Italian American with our guide to one of the city's largest street fairs, which takes place September 12 through September 22.
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Food hall opening at Amazon’s Fifth Avenue office

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September 11, 2024

Food hall opening at Amazon’s Fifth Avenue office

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New York City is getting another food hall. Earlier this year, Texas-based operator Food Hall Co. announced plans to open Shaver Hall, a 35,000-square-foot culinary experience on the ground floor of the historic Lord & Taylor building on Fifth Avenue. After serving as the department store's flagship for over a century, the landmark was bought by Amazon and converted into office space, which opened last year.
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Village Halloween Parade theme celebrates the ‘inner cat lady’ in everyone

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September 11, 2024

Village Halloween Parade theme celebrates the ‘inner cat lady’ in everyone

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Cat ladies are having a moment. In response to the sexist trope put forward by Republican Vice President candidate Sen. JD Vance, who called Democrats "childless cat ladies" who should have fewer voting rights, the theme for this year's annual Village Halloween Parade will be "Meow," a celebration of the "inner cat lady in everyone." Leading the parade this year as grand marshal is Tony Award-winning actor André De Shields, who recently starred as Old Deuteronomy in "CATS: 'The Jellicle Ball.'"
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Brooklyn Public Library begins next phase of Central branch renovation led by Toshiko Mori

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September 5, 2024

Brooklyn Public Library begins next phase of Central branch renovation led by Toshiko Mori

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Brooklyn Public Library on Thursday kicked off the next phase of the major renovation of its main branch. Led by renowned architect Toshiko Mori, the project at the Central Library includes an updated adult learning center, a new teen center, a restored collections area, and a renovated children's center. The first phase of the renovation, which wrapped up in 2021, added more light-filled, publicly accessible spaces, and a modernized career center.
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Andy Cohen lists West Village duplex for $14M

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September 4, 2024

Andy Cohen lists West Village duplex for $14M

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TV host Andy Cohen is selling his longtime West Village home. The one-of-a-kind apartment at 2 Horatio Street is a combination of four units assembled by Cohen over the last 20 years. While not on the market publicly yet, the home will be listed later this month for $14 million. Ryan Serhant of SERHANT., a former Bravo alum and current star of "Owning Manhattan" on Netflix, has the listing.
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G train resumes full service after summer shutdown

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September 3, 2024

G train resumes full service after summer shutdown

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After a summer-long shutdown, the G train is back. Tuesday marked the first morning of full service on the G train since the end of June, ending a nine-week partial closure of the 11.4-mile line. During the shutdown, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority replaced 1930s-era signal infrastructure with communications-based train control (CBTC), allowing trains to run closer together, improving the reliability and efficiency of the line.
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The 15 best parks in NYC for outdoor grilling

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August 28, 2024

The 15 best parks in NYC for outdoor grilling

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While our tiny apartments and fire escapes may not always be the greatest spots to host a barbecue, the city's parks provide some of the best places to dine on hamburgers and hot dogs this holiday. Ahead, 6sqft rounded up 15 of the best NYC parks to host outdoor barbecues, from old standby Prospect Park to less-known locales like Staten Island's Clove Lakes Park.
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60 luxury condos planned for the Flatiron Building

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August 27, 2024

60 luxury condos planned for the Flatiron Building

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More details on transforming one of New York City's most iconic buildings into apartments were revealed this week. Developers GFP Real Estate, the Brodsky Organization, and the Sorgente Group filed plans with the city to convert the Flatiron Building into 60 residential units, as first reported by Commerical Observer. The homes could be complete by 2026, according to the Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) filed with the Department of City Planning.
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