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Wednesday Martin’s book “Primates of Park Avenue” has had the effect of “dropping a bomb” on the Upper East Side, leaving some of the wealthy mothers she befriended “furious and afraid.” A source whose child attended the 92Y Nursery School with Martin’s offspring said a guessing game has emerged about which glossy, manicured moms are…
In her 26 years in New York, Wednesday Martin has lived in nearly every neighborhood, from Long Island City to Soho to the West Village. Nothing, she says, prepared her for the Upper East Side. “It’s the most fascinating and alienating and completely separate world I’ve ever encountered,” Martin says. “This is a separate tribe…
[if lte IE 9]>< ![endif] Google Publisher Tags Google Analytics End Google Analytics /.off-canvas TEMPLATE T1 BODY The Blackstone Group LP, the biggest landlord in the country with tens of thousands of residential units, is investing in Oakland, becoming the largest real estate player yet to arrive in the burgeoning city. New York-based Blackstone (NYSE:BX)…
Go into any house in England and you will be offered some tea. Barge in. Just walk in to a nana’s house. “Oh, sorry,” the nana will say. “Can I get you a cup of tea?” The nana will walk slowly to the kitchen. She will boil a fresh kettle of water and warm a…
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Photo Mayor Bill de Blasio presented his housing plan in Brooklyn on Monday. Credit Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times New York City will commit $8.2 billion in public funds to a 10-year housing plan that could transform the cityscape from Cypress Hills in Brooklyn to the shores of the Harlem River, while providing affordable homes…
The Department of Justice will continue to do everything in its power to help the city of Chicago combat gun violence. These new agents are a sign of the federal government’s ongoing commitment to helping local leaders ensure Chicago’s streets are safe. – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder In July 2014, seven agents from the…
Photo Richard Zawisny is a co-owner of Eagle Provisions, in South Park Slope, Brooklyn. Credit Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times To hear some mourners of New York’s late, great nostalgia-filled haunts tell it, the soul of the city is crumbling. With every upward tick in property values, the eternal lament goes, another rapacious landlord muscles…
Photo Demonstrators pause on Saturday at the entrance to the Cuyahoga County Justice Center as police stand guard during a protest against the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects. Credit John Minchillo/Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over what…
Defense Secretary Ash Carter held open the possibility of a strategy shift by the White House on Iraq, a few days after recent setbacks in Iraq and Syria revived sharp criticism of the Obama administration’s approach in combating extremist groups there. Islamic State forces last week captured the key Iraqi city of Ramadi and also expanded their reach in Syria. Critics…