...but this one is for fun. Plus advertising in the sky; Edward Albee's loft sells; more on the case against Jared Eng. / 3 comments
The loft at 14 Harrison is still decorated with Albee's art and furniture and also comes with a storied past as a home to a candy empire and the scene of a murder. / 1 comment
Plus: Amazing photos of 1 World Trade Center being struck by lighting; Tetsu's oft-delayed opening; the auction of Edward Albee's art collection; legislation proposed to stop yachts from blocking Statue of Liberty views. / 1 comment
Plus: The story behind the recent Battery Park City representation legislation (including the resident who hired a lobbyist); South Ferry subway station to open imminently; Edward Albee's art collection to be auctioned. / 3 comments
Plus: Lower Manhattan is crowded; the World Trade Center mall's relative lack of holiday decor; parents unhappy with school bus service; remembering Edward Albee; forthcoming Pier 40 vote; how Downtown Alliance's head spends Sunday; another Two Bridges mega-development. / 10 comments
Plus: Random pepper-spray attack on Desbrosses; writer Pete Hamill is taking a break from Tribeca; fashion show at the salt shed; a threat to make the big 550 Washington project all offices.
Plus: Peck Slip School rendering; high school urinal shooting; Gateway Plaza pet agreement; Jay-Z's securi-T; Pier 42 plans; Edward Albee; Pathmark closing; World Financial Center arts programming. / 4 comments
"At Whole Foods, a man was blocking the English muffins," says the jewelry designer and DJ. "I politely asked him to move, and he was super funny and started teasing me about it. I realized after the fact that the man was Jay-Z and I'm pretty sure he was talking to Helena Christensen." / 1 comment
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