Cleaning My Stash
The NYT has a couple of stories today about how cash-strapped parents are cutting back on the extortionate demands of teenagers, who now, ... relay race. I drive a 15-year-old, 55 mpg car, live in a paid-off-mortgage coop apartment whose ... sitting together in their Manhattan apartment watching television and competing with their absent friends [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 15:13:22
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4BR at 1 Pierrepont Street: Nice Spread if You Can Get It
Brownstoner writes today about a 4 BR apt at 1 Pierrepont Street, complete with maid’s quarters, that’s on the market for $6.2 million. Yes, that’s more than what the entire “Moonstruck House” sold for: Brownstoner: Coop of the Day ... of lower Manhattan and one of the best addresses in Brooklyn; it also has a monthly maintenance of $5,072 [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 18:52:19
Borough Homes Under $500k
Borough Homes Under $500k November 7, 2008 It’s been awhile since I looked at real estate ... real bargains out there. dsc03452.JPG $299k: Bed Stuy, Brooklyn Ok, so granted Madison ... . In Manhattan, it’s the usual small coops for under $500k. There were some homes in Staten Island, sure, but SI [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 11:57:18
Share and save this post: [ ... who "cultivated 460 plant species (including 17 types of radishes), a chicken coop and a compost pile, atop his Manhattan penthouse." For the last 15 years, Mott helped support the the FAS Project on Government [more...]
Date: 2008-06-18 09:24:19
Lethal Legacy-Linda A. Fairstein
Lethal Legacy Linda A. Fairstein Doubleday, Jan 2009, $26.00 ISBN: 0385523998 Manhattan’s Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit Assistant District Attorney ... and Coop know to stay focused though the thefts are more fascinating. The New York Public Library [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 18:06:08
Datebook: 10.22.08
Five things worth knowing today - Painter Mary Heilmann's first New York retrospective, To Be Someone, opens at Manhattan's New Museum, ... addresses by Norman Foster and Coop Himmelb(l)au's Wolf D. Prix. - The 2008 World Series begins [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 10:57:00
Lethal Legacy-Linda A. Fairstein
Lethal Legacy Linda A. Fairstein Doubleday, Jan 2009, $26.00 ISBN: 0385523998 Manhattan’s Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit Assistant District Attorney Alexandra ... and Coop know to stay focused though the thefts are more fascinating. The New York Public Library depth [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 17:50:23
Wednesday Links & Open Thread
Latest cable news links : Tuesday's numbers. When in doubt, blame Fox! CNBC strikes back. Greta's a winner. Sanchez Sarah story slammed. Alan's hate mail. Brit Hume in Manhattan, w/ TV Newser ... facts? CNN's Red Eye ripoff. Video: Coop won't dance. A healthy news addiction. Use [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 05:06:26
And speaking of Cocteau Twins lyrics, here are the last 3 captchas I had to enter when I posted a blag tonight for the coop environmental committee: ... of the week I have 3 days in which I’ve got meetings/presentations in Manhattan, so here’s hoping I really [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 02:45:40
Closet Nirvana
Have you ever walked into a shop and been totally transported to another place? I know it sounds cheesy. Transported you say? Come on. It’s a shop ... shop on W 57th street in Manhattan, I remember thinking, Oh, I’ll be coming back here. A cross ... , lamps and chickens in a coop. Ah, yes, I said chickens in a coop. Now from what I remember, they were [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 14:24:15
LES’ers Resist Gated Community Scheme
Out of step : Nisa Caraballo depends on a pedestrian pathway that runs between the Masaryk Towers to access her Lower East Side neighborhood ... here,” Caraballo, 61, says. But all of that might change. The 15-member Masaryk Towers Coop Board ... , links Masaryk Towers, a 1,110-unit Mitchell-Lama Co-op, with Manhattan’s largest low-income [more...]
Date: 2008-07-19 15:51:09
Anderson Cooper And Michael Phelps Swim Speedo-tastic, Liza With A Z Allover Again, Joe Swash Cannot Keep His Pants On, The Beckham Family Vacation
Anderson Cooper, (the Coop to his friend’s, of which you certainly are) ... , the Beckham family en masse continues to take Manhattan. Friday, they took in a performance of Jersey [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 00:51:00
434 East 10 Street closes / way east with stairs + work to be done
$641/ft, perhaps The Manhattan loft Unit 4 at 434 East 10 Street closed with a deed filed on August 29 ... -managed coop has been here for 20+ years (they just re-did the facade and installed large double-pane [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 12:59:00
BEST ROI CAN BE FOUND AT THE Y
Lately, I have been asking myself where I had received the best return on investment. Two thoughts came to my head: First, Match.com ... Y in New York. All this for $70 a month since I get a discount through The Park Slope Food Coop. It's worth ... cooperative schools. For the past two year, I've been working out at their Brooklyn and Manhattan [more...]
Date: 2008-07-05 23:36:16
USA: NYC: Village Halloween Parade
(Can’t label it as a troop as it wasn’t an official event…still, I was trooping.) [ ... and hit the streets, massing in downtown Manhattan along 6th Avenue. 2008.10_NYC_Halloween_Parade ... for the event. Other than that, I saw Ruby, Jen, Ralph, Jessica, Ian, Coop, and a number of other [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 22:02:21
Extra, Extra
Photograph by j0hng4lt on Flickr From the Gothamist Newsmap: A car vs ... Island and a suspicious package at 53 St & 5 Ave in Manhattan. The NYC Housing Authority may sell off ... magazine profiles a farmer who has a devoted fan base at the Park Slope Food Coop. A potential new East [more...]
Date: 2008-08-04 23:31:42
Uh Huh Her: Opposites Attract
NEW YORK — It’s an unusually chilly afternoon when I interview Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey, collectively known as electro-pop duo Uh Huh Her, in the lounge of their midtown Manhattan hotel. Since there’s no driving or playing ... a segment for Fearless TV. All the hubbub precedes a sold-out show at Manhattan’s Highline Ballroom [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 05:30:17
Greening the Music Industry
By Gary Moskowitz, Plenty magazineWhen it comes to being green, the music industry has a decidedly dirty history (and we don’t just mean rock stars’ crazy behavior). For one, more than a billion CD jewel cases are produced each year in North America, most of which are made of polyvinyl chloride, a cheap plastic that’s nearly impossible to recycle [more...]
Date: 2008-11-09 15:02:00
Random Wordy Wednesday Stuff
As motivational as it is to look at the picture I posted last night (in an OH THE HORROR kind of way), I really can't stand it ... . (Moderately.) (Sort of.) Coop and I were out on a Date Night at a work function for his company when the photo was taken. It was the coolest thing--a cruise around Manhattan. (Not to be confused [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 21:42:58
Over the Hills and Everywhere...
"Yes, I was a seeker, I sought Him both night and day, I asked the Lord to help me, He showed me the way. Down in the manger, Humble Child was born ... and perspectives. Speaking of Katie, she's been quite busy herself up in madcap Manhattan. Since ... on the Upper West Side of Manhattan which was only five blocks from her apartment until [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 02:36:43
most epic surprise EVER
Last Wednesday Kelsey and I were just hanging around Madison, WI at our event with UW-Madison campus rep, Sara B ... for a ten hour drive to Manhattan, KS where we stayed with some new friends for the evening. Then Friday ... Gypsy turns around and screams, Zach yells “OH MY GOD” and there is a rush of group hugs from Coop [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 20:53:00
NUT SAY WHAT? Quick Takes
Little bits of nutty New York dialogue overheard by readers, or from other sources… THANK YOU, NYC eavesdroppers, for the gems you’ve submitted! All the unintentionally hilarious things people have said to you, or stuff you’ve heard someone say to someone else… Keep them coming… Short and sweet, and very welcome on Nuts in NY [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 02:54:51
Bianca Jagger Evicted (Photos)
Bianca Jagger, once married to rocker Mick Jagger, is without a place to call home in the U.S ... her. A native of Nicaragua, Bianca is a British citizen who also keeps at least one luxury apartment ... floor apartment on Park Avenue. The trendy rent controlled coop building had a requirement [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 23:09:22
4Q08 Manhattan Signed Real Estate Contracts Plunge 75%
Hank & Ben on Monetary Policy New Manhattan housing data provides window into bleak fourth quarter by NY Real Deal - snips: …Manhattan data compiled by the appraisal firm and released yesterday showed that the volume ... that roughly 50 to 70 transactions are being signed per week in Manhattan, far fewer than in previous years [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 13:40:29
Grace Kelly - America's Princess
She was the beautiful movie star loved by millions who gave up her career to become a Princess in the Wedding of the Century (until Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding to Prince Charles twenty-five years later) only to die a tragic death too young.Today marks what would have been the 79th birthday of HSH Princess Grace of Monaco [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 07:56:00
Brooklyn Lit Life: Joshua Henkin (and a giveaway!)
Joshua Henkin is the author of Matrimony (reviewed here by fellow Brooklynite Jennifer Egan). He's also a born-and-bred New Yorker, and he's got a bunch of readings coming up in our town -- see the Brooklyn listings at the end of this post. While his opinions on the state of indie bookstores may not reflect the opinions of The Written Nerd, [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 21:27:28
Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse?
Will an Obama Administration Reverse the Tide? By Michel ChossudovskyGlobal Research, November 9, 2008Most Serious Economic Crisis in Modern HistoryThe October 2008 financial meltdown is not the result of a cyclical economic phenomenon. It is the deliberate result of US government policy instrumented through the Treasury and the US Federal Reserve [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 12:29:00
"Monsieur Beauregard" ~ and Other Allie Quilts
Last weekend DH and I went to Columbia County, NY to visit Allie, our daughter who works at Thompson Finch Farm in Ancram ... to the Inwood Greenmarket in Manhattan for them sometimes. He died prematurely and Allie created this quilt ... -up of the stitching on it. Another one of her quilts is this rolling chicken coop modeled after [more...]
Date: 2008-10-25 22:16:00
Brown Harris vs Brown Harris / 25% drop in coop value at the top already??
too weird to avoid I just saw this story from an ABC News blog, plugging a 20/20 interview tonight (hat tip to Curbed.com) by one of THE top top-end agents in Manhattan. Yes, agents (and Manhattan real estate firm ... (no quote in the article) that "Manhattan's finest co-op apartments may have already lost a fourth [more...]
Date: 2008-09-19 19:10:00
Wow, That Went Fast
And just like that, summer is over. We had a fantastic Labor Day weekend. We went to the beach. We had a big picnic in the backyard. Note Scout's intensity as he waits for Coop to throw the tennis ball. When Coop doesn't respond fast enough, Scout sneaks in and puts it even closer to Coop. Finally, (and you could just SEE [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 15:20:29
Ivygate Goes Punk
I got off the L train on Jefferson Street yesterday after work and saw nothing but industrial buildings, factories, barbed wire gating ... more like a prison than a coop. They (nine or ten of them at any given time) live in a vegan, substance-free [more...]
Date: 2008-07-27 03:57:56
JUST SAY NO TO THE BAILOUT OF CAPITALIST SPECULATORS!!!!!!!! it’s time for workers revolution!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from the INTERNATIONALIST GROUP: Expropriate the Bourgeoisie Through Workers Revolution!No to the Bailout of the Capitalist Speculators!Down with the Dictatorship of Finance Capital! Gold reserves in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Since 1971, the American dollar is no longer backed by gold but only by confidence in the U.S [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 13:46:56
one sobering data point / 684 Broadway loft sells slowly, reluctantly
(9.26.08: my apologies about the hrrible formatting of this post originally; undoubtedly it was human error ) one small data point for NoHo, how big a fact for broader market?? The Manhattan loft 684 Broadway #7E has been on my radar since it came to market almost a year ago, as I thought (and wrote [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 21:29:00
Healthiest Supermarkets
There was a great article on CNN today detailing the healthiest supermarkets in the country: ... . The location in Brooklyn is located behind God's back, as my grandmother would say, but the Manhattan ... for Manhattan. They also have a large International section - the only place in Manhattan I can get halloumi [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 23:02:04
Notes From the Road
Okay, so I have some hilarious travel stories to tell y'all but I'm sort of hampered by posting from a strange computer and without my usual photo ... Manhattan.) Violet owns our friends Robin and Wes, whose lake house we stayed at during the first two [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 22:08:33
Mortgages in America - A Short History
The word “mortgage” comes from both the Old French (”mort”) and English (”gage”) meaning “dead pledge.” In the late 12th century, the first mortgages were recorded in England. One would borrow money to buy property if they could not afford it. If they did not pay up, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 18:02:14
THE AMAZING RACE, GETTING STARTED
I would call it a good idea for an “Amazing Race”. There were three serious contestants and a $50,000 first place award, and yet nobody collected a dime in prize money: amazing. It was 1911. Flying was still brand new and the world’s first two pilots were still flying: Wilbur and Orville Wright [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 11:30:25
WORKERS REVOLUTION IS THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE WALL STREET CRISIS
from the INTERNATIONALIST GROUP: Expropriate the Banks Under a Workers Government! From Wall Street Crisis to International Socialist RevolutionFrenzy on New York Mercantile Exchange, March 2008. (Photo: Reuters) Break with the Democrats and All the Bosses’ Parties!Build a Revolutionary Workers Party! [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 07:24:45
Bansky's Latest Work | The Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill
All those Banksy billboards that popped up around Manhattan proved to mean something after all – they were to promote Banksy’s show/installation ... bird, fish sticks in a fish tank, chicken products in a coop, a grooming rabbit, a fur coat doubling [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 12:00:19
To some this may seem like too long a read but if you will hang in there and read through it you will start to have a profound realization of the ... is a monster, a predator, nurtured by pond scum. It has gobbled up Chase Manhattan, Manufacturers [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 04:10:12
$73 Million Buys You McMansion Coop At Star-Studded 740 Park
A couple weeks ago, we told you about the $38 million co-op at 740 Park that went on sale without anyone dying ... , and you have another $35 million to throw around, you could buy both for $73 million, setting a Manhattan ... . (The record Manhattan co-op sale price is $48 million.) But could such a large combined apartment [more...]
Date: 2008-08-04 07:29:00
4Q08 Manhattan Signed Real Estate Contracts Plunge 75%
New Manhattan housing data provides window into bleak fourth quarter by NY Real Deal - snips:...Manhattan data compiled by the appraisal firm and released yesterday showed that the volume ... 50 to 70 transactions are being signed per week in Manhattan, far fewer than in previous years [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 23:50:00
BRUNCH WITH HIGH NOON?
If you're a Gary Cooper fan, we've got an event for you! ... Phone: (646) 872-3546 High Noon in Lower Manhattan Since September 11, 2001, residents of Lower Manhattan have stood by helplessly as other people decided our fate. Years [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 17:21:23
Is buying organic worth the extra $$?
August 22, 2008 Food, consumption | Tags: kentucky fried chicken, organic produce, saving cash | This summer I resolved to save a little money by cooking meals at home instead of going out all the time. Breakfast was easy: Cheerios, soymilk, banana, done [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 21:36:27
Banksy's Village Pet Store and Grill
All those Banksy billboards that popped up around Manhattan proved to mean something after all - they were to promote Banksy's show/installation in ... , fish sticks in a fish tank, chicken products in a coop, a grooming rabbit, a fur coat doubling [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 20:30:12
Retail Memo: Customer-Owned Retail Food Cooperative Stores Gaining New Popularity in Reccessionary America
Seattle, Washington USA-based PCC Natural Markets operates 10 modern cooperative natural foods supermarkets in the Seattle Metropolitan region ... like the once very popular multi-store Berkeley, California food coop), to a large degree because new ... of the cooperatives.Many retail coop stores continued to thrive [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 05:38:00
Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Wall Street and NYC Real Estate
Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Wall Street and NYC Real Estate Mon, Sep 15, 2008 9 Comments ... York City over the weekend, at meetings in the Federal Reserve building in downtown Manhattan ... york City, specifically Manhattan has been bucking the downward trend. Why? A large reason is because [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 22:01:33
Blog Buzz: Supersized Edition
It's been a really busy week and I'm finally getting a chance to catch up. There is SO much stuff that I'm imagining this is gonna be a long one ... to do this, and one happened to be Heath. - City RoomThe sign above 916 Manhattan Avenue seems [more...]
Date: 2008-11-08 17:59:00
Friday Diversion: Kelsey Grammer, Tori Spelling List Homes
A Bel-Air estate that Actor Kelsey Grammer has listed in Los Angeles ... Grammer lists two houses in Los Angeles (WSJ) Ex-wife of golfer Greg Norman to buy Hamptons house (WSJ) German Director Werner Herzog buys one-bedroom coop in New York City’s Flatiron District [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 12:30:00
Friday Diversion: Kelsey Grammer, Tori Spelling List Homes
A Bel-Air estate that Actor Kelsey Grammer has listed in Los Angeles ... Grammer lists two houses in Los Angeles (WSJ) Ex-wife of golfer Greg Norman to buy Hamptons house (WSJ) German Director Werner Herzog buys one-bedroom coop in New York City’s Flatiron District [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 12:30:00
