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• Goldman Moves, Keeps Frump: The Observers Max Abelson pens a...

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  The Observers Max Abelson pens a nostalgic narrative this week of Goldman Sachs 85 Broad Street headquarters, which is currently being replaced by new space at 200 West Street . 85 Broad, Abelson writes, "isnt interesting enough to be ugly," and was in fact designed to be "purposefully frumpy." The new building ...
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• Conversions: Muslim Center Could Come to Abandoned WTC Neighbor

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  A few blocks north of the World Trade Center, the former Burlington Coat Factory building at 45 Park Place , where a planes landing gear assembly fell through the roof on 9/11, is now being used as a Muslim prayer space. For now its just an annex for Tribecas Al Farah mosque, but the group of Muslims who bought the ...
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• CurbedWire: Beekman Towers Night Lights, Thor Caught in Gay Marriage Crossfire

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  [Click to expand!] FIDI— "I wanted to share a view from my office window," a Curbed reader writes, before pondering: "What will the finished Beekman Tower look like at night ?" Ask Gehry, he probably already has a punchline for that question. [CurbedWire Inbox] CONEY ISLAND— Its a good thing Coney Island ...
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• Blame Goldman: Battery Park Citys $50 million ferry...

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  Battery Park Citys $50 million ferry terminal , which opened in March after a nine-year planning and construction process, seems not to have done much so far except make Gateway Plaza tenants angry. In early November, ferry service increased so that there is now one boat every seven or eight minutes, and the ferry ...
  2 days ago

• day 291: liberty sunset

  
  Goodbye Melbourne, Hello New York. | NYC Daily Photography Blog | New York culture and lifestyle — Authority: 128
  In the 10 months I’ve been in NYC I’ve never gone below Canal Street . Today I decided to do just that and venture through the Financial District and into Battery Park where I managed to catch a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty bathing in the afternoon sunlight. ...
  3 days ago

• The Battery Park Hotel

  
  Paranormalknowledge.com — Authority: 135
  photo taken from photobucket.comLocated in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, there is a private apartment building that has an illustrious history. This building back in the early 1900s was called the Battery Park Hotel.For some reason in the early mornings while the hotel was in operation, employees would witness a ...
  3 days ago

• BOOK EXCERPT: John J. Miller’s ‘The First Assassin’

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 748
  Please enjoy this excerpt from the first and second chapters of “ The First Assassin .” CHAPTER ONE Saturday, February 23, 1861 When Lorenzo Smith heard the chugging of the train, he felt for the revolver at his side. His fingers met its smooth handle, hidden beneath his black coat. Then he found the short ...
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• Destructoporn: Even Finished Parts of Ground Zero Rebuilding Are Screwed Up

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  Click the image above to view the full photogallery. A mere three years old , Zuccotti Park —along Liberty Street off the southeast corner of the World Trade Center site—is already being ripped apart to correct some dastardly design deficiencies . Previously known as Liberty Plaza , this refurbished square ...
  6 days ago

• Flipping Out: Flippers Join Crowded Field at FiDis District

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  At District , where models frolic and Chipotle hopes to change the face of FiDi, theres another sign that the boom-time spirit that sent the building into total amenity overdrive hasnt quite disappeared. Thats right: flippers ! Two buyers whose District purchases closed in September and October are now trying ...
  6 days ago

• The Shutter: The Temporary Shutter: Pig n Whistle, Beard Papas, and More

  
  Eater NY — Authority: 156
  There appears to be a citywide rash of temporary shutterings this week. This morning, Permanent Brunch & Burger remains seized , though owners promised it would reopen yesterday. Beard Papas on 6th and Carmine is closed for curious end of the month "maintenance." On the DOH front, Tribecas Pig & ...
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• Remembering Pearl Street: The strip of historic buildings on...

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  The strip of historic buildings on Pearl Street were demolished despite much outcry (except for the facade of 211 Pearl, now the entrance to a parking garage), but that doesnt mean theyre forgotten . The addition to the 2 Gold Street luxury rental tower took the place of some of the old warehouses, and a ...
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• Plywood Report: FiDi Gastro Pub, 4Food, Balade, and More All Coming Soon

  
  Eater NY — Authority: 156
  Click the image above to view the full photogallery. 1) Flatiron : Kathi Rolls by Kabob Factory a casual Indian restaurant, is opening soon on Lexington between 27th and 28th. PR reports that the restaurant will seat 22 and will offer a variety of kathi rolls including a chicken tikka roll, a Seekh kabob roll, ...
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• CurbedWire: Deuce Coop Undressing on the Bowery, 200 Water Half Full

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  NOHO— Last week we got a teaser of the wrappings coming off brick Bowery newcomer 2 Cooper Square , and our roving photo Will Femia dropped by for another look. A little more skin is showing, and we likey. [CurbedWire Staff] FIDI— The office building to NYU dorm to luxury rental that is 200 Water Street ...
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• Monday Opening Report: Slice, U2 Karaoke Certified Open; Birdbath this Saturday

  
  Eater NY — Authority: 156
  1) Greenwich Village: The owner sends word that the second location of organic pizza and wine bar (and plywood vet ) Slice, The Perfect Food has opened on 535 Hudson, finally lightening up what seems like a restaurant graveyard. The menu includes "fresh seasonal pastas, seasonal sides from the farmers market, ...
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• The Battery Park turkey struts her stuff

  
  Queens Crap — Authority: 572
  From the Daily News : Run, Zelda, run! That was the word Sunday from shocked tourists as they snapped photos with New Yorks famous Thanksgiving mascot in Battery Park. "Go hide before someone eats you," pleaded Nicole Dhillon, 28, of Brooklyn. The wild turkey has been roosting in Battery Park for at least six ...
  2 weeks ago

• This day in Smoky Mountains History

  
  The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog — Authority: 475
  Today is the 110th anniversary of the birth of the Smokies as a park. On Nov. 22-23, 1899, leaders gathered at the Battery Park Hotel in Asheville, NC to create the Appalachian National Park Association. A month later, the group sent a petition to Congress requesting a park, and it became the first such proposal from ...
  2 weeks ago

• Lawsuits: $100M Rector Square Lawsuit Names Developer, Manager, Shvo

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  The poor unfortunate souls who bought into Battery Park Citys Rector Square are mad as hell, and theyre not going to take it anymore! Well, everyone except Augusten Burroughs , that is. Hes still cool with the place. A group of 45 unit buyers have filed a $100 million lawsuit against the parties involved in the ...
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• Frank Fucking Gehry: Frank Gehrys 76-Story Dick Joke Tops Off

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  Can it really be that Frank Gehrys 76-story Beekman Tower (well, 77, but apartments go up to 76) has reached its highest point? Evidence supports that claim . Oh, and theres this totally amazing e-mail we just received: You missed Frank F’n Gehry this morning at the Beekman Tower topping off ceremony. The most ...
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• On the Market: Victorias Secret Models Frolic in FiDi Penthouse

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  Click the image above to view the full photogallery. You may have heard that the 10 finalists in the Victorias Secret nationwide model search have been staying in a penthouse at FiDi condo building District , an amenity-rich development we have a bit of a thing with. Fancy digs, but in this cruel game we ...
  2 weeks ago

• Top of the Aughts: The Best New Buildings of the Decade!

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 701
  With Curbeds new look and all, we figured what better time to look into...the past. Were not ready to close the book on the decade just yet—a dizzying era that gave us wonders such as the real estate boom (born: 2001, pronounced dead: Oct. 1, 2008 ) and, wouldnt you know it, Curbed itself! So were rolling out a ...
  3 weeks ago

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