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'Hunger Games' director Gary Ross lists his Cobble Hill townhouse for $10.6M
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (300+ words) Rooms are framed by 12-foot ceilings enhanced by subtle recessed lighting. Refined details like herringbone floors, working fireplaces, and custom storage (there's even a working dumbwaiter) complement a gracious, light-filled layout. Up a classic stoop, the parlor floor begins with…...
New look at Fifth Avenue's tallest residential tower, 262 Fifth Ave
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (513+ words) Renderings courtesy of Hayes Davidson About a decade in the works, the super-skinny, rectangular structure, with a footprint of just 2,211 square feet, will have an incredible observation deck-like rooftop with an infinity pool and exceptional views of Manhattan to the…...
Oleg Cassini's former UES mansion sells for $34.5M after lengthy bankruptcy battle
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (534+ words) The contentious legal battle stems from the 1984 purchase of the townhouse, which came 12 years after Marianne's secret marriage to Cassini. Cassini is best known for designing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' signature "pillbox-topped" look while she was first lady. He had a…...
MoMA PS1 to host free block party for 50th anniversary
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (264+ words) (L) MoMA PS1. Credit: Newell Reinvention on Flickr. (R) Credit: MoMA PS1 At 4 p.m., Red Canary Song, a grassroots collective of migrant massage workers, sex workers, and Asian diaspora allies, will present a screening of "Fly in Power," a film that follows members of the…...
For $5.9M, this architect-designed former Crown Heights carriage house has a guest studio and garage
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (272+ words) All living spaces have been designed for 21st-century living, with a level of warmth and sustainability rarely seen in renovated city townhouses. Rooms are framed by radiant-heated, wide-plank walnut floors, yellow leaf heart pine beams, reclaimed sequoia, exposed brick, hot-rolled…...
23 fitness essentials for better at-home workouts
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (606+ words) Most of us don't need multiple pieces of equipment or fancy, novel exercise machines; we need equipment that creates consistency, confidence, and adaptability," Schemper says. Schemper recommends focusing on equipment that lets you get set up easily, work out without…...
Two-story Midtown South building to become 32-story tower with 95 apartments
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (238+ words) According to the city's Department of City Planning, the permits filed by Sioni Group mark the first for a high-density R12 apartment building. "For decades, the FAR cap limited the size of new buildings. Now, with the cap repealed & Midtown South…...
Booze is back on board the Staten Island Ferry
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (332+ words) Alcohol sales were halted in 2019 after a vendor contract lapsed and were further delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, which many feared would end the tradition for good, as reported by the New York Times. In December 2024, DOT resumed onboard food…...
First phase of major East New York development opens lottery for 291 apartments, from $561/month
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (373+ words) Developed by the Gotham Organization and Monandock Organization in partnership with the Christian Cultural Center (CCC) and designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), the development is revitalizing the CCC's campus with new housing and community amenities. The City Council…...
For $1.3M, easy living with a view in a Brooklyn high-rise condo
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (248+ words) High above the reborn residential neighborhood of Downtown Brooklyn, this two-bedroom corner apartment in The Nevins at 319 Schermerhorn Street has the sunlight and dazzling city views that you'd expect from high-rise life. Asking $1,275,000, the home's sleek, contemporary interiors and condo…...