Women's Wear Daily
Monday: Soft Landing, Pause, Melt Down? Which Is It?
- You've heard different terms, sometimes conflicting, in broadcasts, blogs and cocktail parties. But, how should one describe the real estate market? (The New York Times)
- The New York City Environmental Fund gave a load of money--$763,200--to groups "that raise local environmental awareness and enhance public access to urban waters, parks and open space." (Newsday)
- Bigger space, New York Harbor and brownstone facade in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. (The New York Times)
- The city's 41st Greenmarket may open on the corner of 86th Street and Fifth Avenue. (The New York Times)
- When co-op board refuse a buyer, and sellers are kept hostage. (The New York Times)
- The owner of Paris Commune and Ekoo decorated his apartment in homage to his South African roots. He loves New York, and his interviewer loves him: "Despite these achievements, Mr. Uys lacks the air of smug egotism one expects in a self-made man." (The New York Times)
- Since when are puzzles therapeutic, rather than frustrating? (The New York Times)
- The new fountain at Washington Square Park will be chlorinated and not safe to frolick in--because the water is so clean today. (The Villager)
- The "virtual retail desert" may soon house Nordstrom. (Women's Wear Daily)
- Construction of the High Line from unused railroad to elevated park begins in February and is expected to open to the public in 2008. (The Villager)
- The Bed Stuy vacant lot: "eyesore with potential?" (Brownstoner)
- A new Brooklyn road: The Hon. Bob Marley Avenue. (RJR 94 FM)
- Mario Batali's Del Posto is in violation of its lease and may relocate. (New York Post)
- Hoboken is in a family way. (The New York Times)
- Celebrities eye more money, and maybe glitzier digs, from the ranch. (The Wall Street Journal)
- High-end architecture has become a high-stakes advertising venture, where architect becomes star. (Los Angeles Times)
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