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This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has been revealed: a monumental spruce hailing from upstate New York. Discovered in West Edmeston, the 76-foot-tall Norway spruce will be cut down on Thursday, November 5, and arrive in Manhattan on Saturday, November 7, before becoming the centerpiece of the city’s holiday celebrations. Following the tree’s signature adornment with thousands of twinkling lights and its glittering Swarovski star, the annual tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, December 2.
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This $25M Central Park South co-op was once home to Raquel Welch

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October 21, 2026

This $25M Central Park South co-op was once home to Raquel Welch

This pristine sky palace overlooking Central Park has the celebrity cachet of once having been the residence of beloved screen siren Raquel Welch. As a combination of three already-palatial units (Welch was said to have owned unit 32AB in the 1980s), the home's new incarnation spans 5,500 square feet, occupying the entire 32nd floor of 200 Central Park South. A newly minted renovation offers 70 feet of park frontage, five bedrooms, and dazzling views in every direction.
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162 affordable apartments available at FiDi office-to-rental conversion, from $1,056/month

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October 21, 2026

162 affordable apartments available at FiDi office-to-rental conversion, from $1,056/month

A housing lottery opened this week for 162 affordable apartments at the latest office-to-rental conversion in the Financial District. Vanbarton Group is converting the 26-story office building at 77 Water Street, also known as 1 Gouverneur Lane, into 648 luxury rental apartments and 30,000 square feet of amenities. Qualifying New Yorkers earning 40, 80, or 100 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced between $1,056/month and $2,823/month for studio to two-bedroom apartments.
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$2.3M FiDi loft in a former eyeglass factory is easy on the eyes

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October 20, 2026

$2.3M FiDi loft in a former eyeglass factory is easy on the eyes

Built as an eyeglass factory in the 1920s, this classic loft at 138 Fulton Street occupies a full floor with enough space for four bedrooms. There's also outdoor patio space—rare in a downtown loft. Asking $2,300,000, the 2,200-square-foot residence in the heart of the Financial District has a level of warmth and architectural character that's getting harder to find in a New York City condo.
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October 19, 2026

The Tribeca loft with an original Keith Haring mural is back on the market for $25M

This 8,000-square-foot loft at 260 West Broadway catches the eye of art lovers whenever it surfaces for sale. The apartment's entry features an immediately recognizable wall mural by the late artist Keith Haring, drawn circa 1979 when Haring was a student at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). The mural was rediscovered during a renovation in 2007, as 6sqft previously reported. The condo has been renovated again, this time by Sottile and Company and Debono Brothers, but the mural, of course, remains. Last listed in 2021 for $8 million and sold for $6.5 million, the massive triplex is now asking $25 million.
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Late art collector Barbara Jakobson’s longtime UES townhouse relists for $9M

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October 16, 2026

Late art collector Barbara Jakobson’s longtime UES townhouse relists for $9M

The Upper East Side townhouse where passionate art collector and tastemaker Barbara Jakobson lived for six decades has listed for $8,995,000. A native New Yorker who was a longtime trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, Jakobson bought the five-story home at 167 East 74th Street in 1966 and lived there until her death at age 92 last summer. The Lenox Hill property first hit the market in April for $9,800,000, following an auction of many of Jakobson's beloved artworks.
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Plaza Hotel to close for a four-year exterior restoration

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October 15, 2026

Plaza Hotel to close for a four-year exterior restoration

The facade of the iconic Plaza Hotel at 1 Central Park South will be getting a thorough revamp, according to its operators, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. The work will require that the hotel be shut down for four years, as the New York Times reported. The 119-year-old landmark will shutter in January, including the hotel’s event spaces and the Palm Court restaurant; it is not yet clear whether residents of the building's 181 condominiums will have to relocate.
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Photos courtesy of Russ Ross for The Corcoran Group

October 15, 2026

This $5M Soho co-op will give your friends loft envy

Reminding us of a time when Soho's lofts were practically a universal symbol for downtown New York City living, this three-bedroom co-op at 284 Lafayette Street is the real deal; it's for sale for the first time in 30 years, asking $4,995,000. While it has all the authenticity of a former industrial space, an elevator, central air, and kitchens and baths that are anything but DIY make it a 21st-century living space.
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NYC invests $30M in NYU quantum lab in exchange for stake in industry

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October 14, 2026

NYC invests $30M in NYU quantum lab in exchange for stake in industry

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday announced the city will invest nearly $30 million in a new quantum technology lab at New York University in exchange for a stake in new technologies developed with city-funded tools. Expected to open in 2030, Quantum Fabrication Facility (QFab) will take up 23,000 square feet at 770 Broadway, where NYU entered a lease for 1 million square feet last year.
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Policy

Avenue B redesign expands pedestrian space, limits traffic

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October 13, 2026

Avenue B redesign expands pedestrian space, limits traffic

Avenue B in the East Village has been redesigned to allow for more pedestrian space and less traffic. The city's Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced the completion of a project that expanded the neighborhood's existing popular open street with a series of one-way traffic reversals, a two-way lane for cyclists, dedicated loading zones, and safer crossings. Between East 4th and East 14th Street, the upgraded Avenue B builds upon the city's Open Streets program, which rolled out in 2020 as a way to provide safe outdoor space for communities during the pandemic.
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Former Morgan Stanley CEO lists UES townhouse for $80M

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October 12, 2026

Former Morgan Stanley CEO lists UES townhouse for $80M

A home on the Upper East Side hit the market last week for $80 million, which would become the priciest residential townhouse sold in New York City if it fetches the asking price. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, the palatial home at 165 East 70th Street belongs to former Morgan Stanley chair and CEO John Mack and his wife Christy, who paid $13.5 million for the property in 2009. Formerly a carriage house, the landmarked limestone townhouse measures an impressive 33 feet wide and contains nearly 16,000 square feet across six floors.
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After Marble Hill ICE shooting, DHS head takes aim at Mamdani and New York’s sanctuary policies

Mayor Mamdani held a press conference on ICE shooting in Marble Hill on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Photo courtesy of Kara McCurdy | Mayoral Photography Office on Flickr

October 9, 2026

After Marble Hill ICE shooting, DHS head takes aim at Mamdani and New York’s sanctuary policies

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday called for ICE to end its enforcement efforts in New York City after a federal ICE agent shot a man in a car with his five-year-old son in Manhattan. Department of Homeland Security head Markwayne Mullin, in a press conference Friday, attacked New York's sanctuary city policies, as the New York Times reports: "When you have sanctuary cities and sanctuary politicians, you endanger the safety of the public.”
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NYC unveils first permanently gated ‘School Street’ in Hudson Square

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October 8, 2026

NYC unveils first permanently gated ‘School Street’ in Hudson Square

A car-free street next to a Manhattan public school got even safer for students this week. The city on Tuesday installed the first swing gate outside of City-As-School/M721 on Clarkson Street in Hudson Square, a designated "School Street," a pedestrianized block next to schools. The permanent swing-arm gate eliminates the need to set up and take down metal barricades. Modeled after similar gates used at schools in Paris, the gate blocks traffic during the school day and opens outside school hours.
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Chrysler Building will get major revamp under new owner

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October 7, 2026

Chrysler Building will get major revamp under new owner

After more than a year of uncertainty surrounding its fate, New York City's famed Chrysler Building has a new owner with major renovation plans. Tishman Speyer announced on Wednesday plans to buy the iconic Art Deco skyscraper and restore the office building inside and out. The commercial firm will invest $235 million in the building, plus ground lease payments to The Cooper Union, which has owned the land under the Chrysler Building since 1902. The transaction marks the end of a tumultuous period for the landmark, which was put back on the market in May 2025 for the first time since 2019 after its previous owners fell behind on more than $21 million in rent owed to Cooper Union.
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Live within a former artists’ colony in this $3.5M Upper West Side co-op

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October 6, 2026

Live within a former artists’ colony in this $3.5M Upper West Side co-op

Though we're guessing few musicians can afford its prime location and generous proportions today, this top-floor home in the Musician’s Building at 50 West 67th Street has a unique footnote in New York City's creative history. Built in 1917 as an artists' colony with soundproof walls specifically for use by musicians and artists, the brick-and-terra-cotta residence on a Central Park block is recognizable by its Gothic entrance and ornate roof details. Within this top-floor home, asking $3.5 million, is the picture of pre-war charm, restored to 21st-century standard with graciously sized rooms, high ceilings, and extraordinary architectural details.
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On the Upper West Side, you can visit the real-life Shop Around the Corner from ‘You’ve Got Mail’

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October 2, 2026

On the Upper West Side, you can visit the real-life Shop Around the Corner from ‘You’ve Got Mail’

By Lidia Ryan

This weekend, The Sunshinery is hosting two “You’ve Got Mail” walking tours that sold out within hours. But you can still play Kathleen Kelly by shopping at the locally owned gift shop that served as The Shop Around the Corner in the film.
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Jackson Pollock’s former Greenwich Village loft returns to market for $1.99M

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October 2, 2026

Jackson Pollock’s former Greenwich Village loft returns to market for $1.99M

The Greenwich Village loft where Jackson Pollock once lived has returned to the market for the first time in a decade, asking $1,990,000. Located on the top floor of 46 Carmine Street, the historic 1827 Federal-style townhouse was home to Pollock and his brother Charles in 1932, serving as both their living space and studio. Bought off-market in 2021 by current owner Fergus Hurley, the 650-square-foot residence has since been modernized while retaining its historic character. Hurley has also filled the space with a new collection of artwork that draws on the artistic legacy of the home.
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Village penthouse with rooftop ‘country cottage’ is for sale, asking $10.5M

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October 1, 2026

Village penthouse with rooftop ‘country cottage’ is for sale, asking $10.5M

In 2015, 6sqft featured this charming rooftop cottage, an extension of the penthouse at 719 Greenwich Street. As one of a handful of rooftop cabins and cottages throughout the city, this remarkable residence is now on the market for the first time ever, asking $10,500,000. As part of a penthouse loft co-op, the 3,060-square-foot West Village home combines unique architectural character, cultural history, and peerless outdoor space with downtown Manhattan living in one of the city's most coveted historic neighborhoods.
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Battery Bikeway reopens with completion of $221M flood-resiliency project

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September 29, 2026

Battery Bikeway reopens with completion of $221M flood-resiliency project

A restored bikeway has reopened in Manhattan’s South Battery Park City, marking the completion of a transformative project that has turned the area into a buffer against rising sea levels and flooding. Unveiled last week, the Battery Bikeway offers cyclists a dedicated pathway with scenic views of New York Harbor as it winds along the borough’s southern tip. The bike path is the final component of the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBPCR), the city’s multi-year effort to prepare Manhattan’s southern edge for rising sea levels and severe storms by elevating the waterfront, improving stormwater management, and more.
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Proposed nine-story building next to Merchant’s House Museum returns to Landmarks

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September 29, 2026

Proposed nine-story building next to Merchant’s House Museum returns to Landmarks

A proposal to demolish and replace a parking garage next to Noho’s landmarked Merchant’s House Museum returned to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday, after the previous hearing ended inconclusively following hours of public testimony. Proposed by Kalodop II Park Corp. at 27 East 4th Street, the project would erect a nine-story mixed-use building adjacent to the 1832 house museum, which preservationists and museum officials say could threaten the historic structure during construction. Since the engineering review for the proposal is incomplete, the LPC will vote at a future public meeting.
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September 29, 2026

$15M townhouse-sized Fifth Avenue maisonette was a billionaire’s pied-à-terre

This two-story maisonette anchors a corner spot in an iconic Upper East Side co-op at 810 Fifth Avenue. Asking $14,995,000, the home combines the expansive private living you'd find in a Manhattan mansion with the white-glove service of a pre-war co-op. As recently featured in the New York Times, the Renaissance Palazzo-style 1926 building, designed by noted architect J.E.R. Carpenter, has been home to bold-faced names from William Randolph Hearst, Richard Nixon, and Nelson Rockefeller to David Geffen and Charles Bronfman. The 5,600-square-foot duplex was most recently the pied-à-terre of billionaire investor and philanthropist David H. Murdock, who died last year at 102.
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Upper East Side carriage house-turned-condo launches sales, from $1.25M

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September 28, 2026

Upper East Side carriage house-turned-condo launches sales, from $1.25M

Sales are underway at a 16-unit boutique condominium inside a converted Upper East Side carriage house. Located at 439 East 77th Street, Elodie rises seven stories on the site of a former carriage house that was later used as a parking garage. Developer GCRE and Visabe Corp. and ARC Architecture + Design have transformed the property into a collection of condos that blends its historic character with contemporary design, including two three-level townhouses and a full-floor penthouse. Current availabilities range from $1.25 million for one-bedroom units to $8.5 million for the penthouse.
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Tunnel boring for $16B Hudson River tunnel project begins

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September 28, 2026

Tunnel boring for $16B Hudson River tunnel project begins

After more than a decade of planning, work on a new rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey has finally begun. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced the start of tunnel boring for the Hudson Tunnel Project, with the first of two hulking tunnel boring machines (TBMs) set to begin carving through the Palisades Cliffs and the second to follow soon after. The milestone comes after nearly three years of construction work and a months-long funding freeze by the Trump administration that briefly halted the project before a federal court ordered the funding restored.
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September 25, 2026

A bunny cafe hops into East Harlem

If current events have you looking for news that's just plain fluff, here's some: NYC is getting a bunny cafe. Similar to the familiar cat cafe idea, The Carrot Cup Cafe at 354 Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem is a community space where you can enjoy coffee and other artisanal refreshments while learning about rabbit care (there really is a lot to learn!), adopt a new friend, purchase treats for small critters, and, of course, get some bunny cuddles in. The cafe is an extension of Bunnies & Beyond, a rabbit rescue founded in 2016 by Cindy Stutts; the grand opening will be Sunday, September 27, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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This $4M Harlem brownstone is picture-perfect and move-in ready

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September 24, 2026

This $4M Harlem brownstone is picture-perfect and move-in ready

If you've been imagining the benefits of townhouse living in the city, but the words "renovation" and "restoration" aren't on your wish list, this turnkey brownstone at 237 West 120th Street may be just right. Asking $4 million, this thoroughly renovated four-bedroom townhouse with a landscaped rear garden and a second-floor terrace is an opportunity to settle in and enjoy life without a contractor in sight. You won't have to live with some developer's idea of high-end: Contemporary style choices and considered design set the tone.
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French soccer star Thierry Henry seeks $25M for his Soho penthouse

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September 23, 2026

French soccer star Thierry Henry seeks $25M for his Soho penthouse