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Inside The Commercial Observer's Top 20 Leases of 2009 Event

A looming snowstorm didn't deter the real estate industry's biggest movers from gathering at 555 West 57th Street on Manhattan's far West Side. The event, which recognizes the 20 biggest leases of last year, took place in a glassy BMW... READ MORE >

By Roland Li | February 9, 2010 | 8:34 pm
Outside the Fraunces Tavern, 1783.

Items! Dental Surgery, Winter Wonderland

Mark Zuckerberg as the Robert Moses of the internet. New Yorker Films lives again. Martha Coakley is running again. Reading all of The Great Gatsby out loud,... READ MORE >

By | February 9, 2010 | 7:24 pm

Times on Goldman Spokesman's HuffPo Blog: Not Exactly

No longer content to fight against a flood of negative publicity with cutting ripostes, the spokesman for Goldman Sachs, Lucas Van Praag, took to the Huffington Post yesterday to write a detailed response to the Sunday Times' front page... READ MORE >

By Reid Pillifant | February 9, 2010 | 6:36 pm

That Was Fast! Wylie Shopping Book by Roger Hodge

Just a week after being unceremoniously ousted as the editor of Harper’s Magazine, Roger Hodge has a book proposal out on submission from Jin Auh at the Wylie Agency. An auction is expected this week. The book is tentatively titled... READ MORE >

By Molly Fischer | February 9, 2010 | 5:08 pm

Penn Club Landmarked; City Eyes Addisleigh Park as Historic District

The Penn Club is now a landmark. On Tuesday, the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the West 44th Street club, once the Yale Club, restricting changes to the building for generations to come. Built in 1901, it's been the Penn Club... READ MORE >

By Eliot Brown | February 9, 2010 | 4:23 pm

Paterson Will Leave Office Over His Dead Body

David Paterson is really trying to put and end to the speculation he's resigning. "The only way I'm not going to be governor next year is at the ballot box. And the only way that I'll be leaving office before... READ MORE >

By Azi Paybarah | February 9, 2010 | 4:19 pm

Google Introduces Unimpressive Feature, Yahoo Reminds Us It Already Had That Unimpressive Feature

Google has unveiled a new feature intended supposedly to kill Twitter: "Google Buzz," which allows users to share links, locations, and comments. So. Take that, Twitter (and Facebook, and... READ MORE >

By Molly Fischer | February 9, 2010 | 3:58 pm

Lazio Aide Concerned About Times' 'Moral Obligation'

After Rick Lazio sent out his second statement in as many days defending David Paterson and criticizing the New York Times for the story they haven't yet published about the governor, I had to ask: What does Lazio think... READ MORE >

By Azi Paybarah | February 9, 2010 | 3:23 pm
A previous project: RSC building a theater in London.

Royal Shakespeare Company Doesn't Travel Light

In a move that The Times calls "unprecedented," the Royal Shakespeare Company will set up camp at the Park Avenue Armory in the summer of 2011 for a six-week-long residence. This operation will involve 44 actors, 23 musicians, "about 30... READ MORE >

By Molly Fischer | February 9, 2010 | 2:01 pm
Bighead carp.

Nothing Will Stop the Asian Carp Hearing

The House of Representatives just one-upped New York's public schools and canceled the rest of its... READ MORE >

By Reid Pillifant | February 9, 2010 | 1:44 pm
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Distorted Recall

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