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gallery js end gallery js start of gallery code Firefighters are battling a four-alarm fire at a warehouse in Brooklyn this morning. Update 10:45 a.m.: The fire is now a five-alarm fire. Update 12:23 p.m.: The FDNY just called a sixth alarm. According to the FDNY, they got a call at 6:28 a.m. about a…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out cancelling any of Greece’s debt, saying banks and creditors have already made substantial cuts. But Mrs Merkel told the Die Welt newspaper she still wanted Greece to stay in the eurozone. Greece’s left-wing Syriza party won last weekend’s election with a pledge to have half the debt written…
Staten Island is one of New York’s five boroughs, but it seems like another world. Nobody goes there except for tourists who want to ride the free ferry and residents commuting home. The cool kids across the river have long laughed at the perennially unhip borough, treating it—if they ever think about it at all—like…
main LONDON (CNNMoney) Greece’s banks were slammed Wednesday as the country’s new anti-austerity government abandoned commitments made to its international lenders. Officials from Syriza, the party that won power in Sunday’s elections, said they would halt the privatizations of a major electricity company and port, and hike the country’s minimum wage. The party has also…
(John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Jake McLernon began his undergraduate career at George Mason in 2008, two years after the men’s basketball team’s Cinderella run to the Final Four. On Wednesday, McLernon, who earned a Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Film and Video Studies in December, released his capstone project, “8 Years Past Midnight,”…
A rooftop deck is seen in Washington in this file photo. (Benjamin C. Tankersley for The Washington Post) Another week, another breathless report showing how darn expensive and wealthy D.C. is. Last week, we reported that D.C. ranked 10th in the most millionaires in the country per capita category when compared with states. (Maryland had the most,…
We’ll miss you, L train. (Idle Type / Flickr) If you live off the L train, now is the time to move. MOVE NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE/GET TRAPPED IN BROOKLYN. Because, as we were forewarned, terrible things are about to come to those onboard the Hippest Silver Bullet. Things that make the 7…
GIF by Jaeger Sloan Studio As we all know, Mayor Bill de Blasio repeatedly warned New Yorkers about the impending blizzard (that ultimately wasn’t) with statements like, “We are facing most likely one of the largest snowstorms in the history of this city. Prepare for the worst and we will all be able to get…
WOODINVILLE, Wash.—Five years ago, Quadrant Homes churned out starter houses in the Seattle area with an average sales price of $269,000 and the marketing slogan, “More House, Less Money.” But facing a debt-burdened middle class and rising land prices, Quadrant has since exchanged entry-level buyers for customers free of credit worries and ready to splurge….
Rose Hill Tavern View Full Caption KIPS BAY — Rose Hill Tavern, a home to fans of the New England Patriots, was shut down by the Health Department just days before the team is set to play in the Super Bowl. The sports bar, at 337 Third Ave., was closed on Wednesday evening because of…