In the News: Tribeca Man Makes Big Mistake

••• “Joseph Rosenzweig was a highly respected lawyer and philanthropist with a posh Tribeca apartment, two bright daughters and a loving wife named Theresa. But Theresa wasn’t the only woman in his life. In fact, she wasn’t even the only wife. Rosenzweig had married his stripper mistress”—who is also a Santeria priestess!—”in a secret ceremony in Jamaica in 2004. The marital mischief was revealed a few months later, when the Jamaican marriage license arrived via FedEx and his wife opened it.” Doh! There’s more, all of it tabloid catnip, to be sure, but the Daily News really should’ve thought twice before photoambushing Wife #1.

••• Commercial Observer recaps the past and future of the Fulton Center transit hub.

••• “The former J.P. Morgan headquarters at 23 Wall Street has been without a tenant for about seven years. And ambitious plans to woo a large retailer are being reconsidered.” —Commercial Observer

fulton_street_transit_center_project••• The Commercial Observer appears to have a “special section” on Lower Manhattan, which explains why there’s also a news-free article on the apartments coming to the top of the Woolworth Building.

••• “Community Board 1, which functions as the voice of Lower Manhattan residents in local politics, land use, public spending, and education (as well as a variety of other matters) is facing a budget cut of eight percent, which could severely curtail its operations. This cut, mandated by the Bloomberg administration, would amount to more than $15,000 and would likely require CB1 to eliminate one of its three full-time staff positions.” —Broadsheet

••• The stop sign at Beekman and William will become a traffic light by July. —DNAinfo

••• “New York has unveiled a new design for their driver’s licenses, showcasing Santiago Calatrava’s WTC Transit Hub in the background.” Shouldn’t they be on New Jersey licenses? —Archinect (via Curbed)

 

2 Comments

  1. How sad that one of the full time employees is getting paid just $15,000 per year!

  2. @Luis, at http://seethroughny.net/payrolls/city-of-ny/ you can look up payrolls of city and state employees. In 2011 (the latest available), the lowest paid full time employee at CB1 made $33.6K/yr