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Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Delta State University history professor Ethan A. Schmidt(Photo: Delta State University) 2:59 p.m. update: Lamb’s Facebook page says he received his doctorate this year, and he tells people that it may have “dropped off the face of the earth for the past 18 months or so.” Meanwhile…
It came as no surprise two years ago in an earnings call that Equity Residential, the giant apartment landlord, was bullish on Brooklyn. The borough “has come on strong with double-digit base rent growth,” said David Santee, chief operating officer of the real-estate investment trust. Today, though, Chicago-based Equity is striking a different chord: While its Manhattan assets are…
The late 1970s were some of the darkest, bleakest years in New York’s history. So why can’t we stop talking about them? Photo The photographs in this story are by the late Peter Hujar (1934-87), one of the key figures in New York’s downtown art scene. Here, “Nassau Street,” 1975, taken in the financial district….
The Please Touch Museum has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has settled a long dispute with its bondholders. The bondholders are getting $11 million to settle roughly $60 million in debt. It’s the culmination of two years of negotiations between the museum and its creditors. DFP 300×250 ad tag //DFP 300×250 tag The museum is now…
NEW YORK (WABC) — Former tennis star James Blake is calling for the firing of the officer who tackled him in an arrest mix-up Wednesday morning. “It’s not debatable if he should be out there ever again,” said Blake Saturday morning, noting that the officer has other civilian complaints against him. “You can’t let that…
NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda reports on new information in the death of 42-year old Fridoon Rawshan from court documents including the city’s response to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The officer reported the man was brandishing an object that turned out to be a pen. (Published Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015) A man shot to death by…
Are stories about $100 million Long Island palaces getting you down? Do you feel increasingly like you’ll never be able to afford to live alone? Does the average home sale price in Manhattan make you want to curl up in a ball of emotions? These are all pretty normal signs of Post-Gentrification Real Estate Depression….
gallery js end gallery js start of gallery code fullscreen It was a momentous day in the history of NYC subways: the first new subway station in over 25 years opened today at 34th Street and 11th Avenue. The 7 train line was extended by 1.5 miles and its Manhattan terminus is now at the…
In an editorial published in yesterday’s Chicago Sun-Times, writer Mary Mitchell essentially argued that sex workers cannot be raped. Mitchell is in disbelief that Chicago-area authorities have charged Roy Akins with aggrevated criminal sexual assault, rather than theft because he raped a sex worker. According to a report from Mitchell’s own newspaper, Akins solicited a…
Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the British Labour party, in a stunning first-round victory that dwarfed even the mandate for Tony Blair in 1994. He won with nearly 59.5% of first-preference votes, beating rivals Andy Burnham, who trailed on 19%, and Yvette Cooper who received 17%. The “Blairite” candidate Liz Kendall came last…