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Stone Phillips at Dressed to Kilt 2007.

Secrets of the Stone! Dreamy Newsman Phillips Sells for $4.5 M. After Buying Nearby

Several weeks ago The Times reported that the former Dateline NBC co-anchor Stone Phillips and wife, Debra, nabbed a rarely available Gramercy Park North penthouse--the two-bedroom was last on the market in the 1960s. Due to a bidding war,... MORE >

By Chloe Malle | July 30, 2010 | 6:27 pm

Gillibrand E-Mails About House Vote on 9/11 Bill

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sent an email to supporters this afternoon criticizing the nays in the House who voted against the 9/11 health care bill last night. The subject line was... MORE >

By Reid Pillifant | July 30, 2010 | 6:21 pm
Mr. Fallon, fliming a bit.
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Jimmy Fallon, Man’s Man, Sued By Man For Not Liking Men

Late Night host Jimmy Fallon has been sued by an underling who was demoted and eventually fired, he alleges, because of his gender. This discrimination charge is surprising, not just because these lawsuits tend to go the other way... MORE >

By Dan Duray | July 30, 2010 | 5:34 pm

Many Workers Travel To Manhattan, But More Stay in Their Boroughs

Take that, Manhattan! The Department of City Planning published on its Web site today its 182-page Peripheral Travel Study—in an extensive effort to identify opportunities for short and long term strategic plans to address transportation needs in the boroughs outside... MORE >

By Sam Levin | July 30, 2010 | 5:21 pm

Items! Sylvia Plath's Salad, Slaughtered Geese

Trying to recreate Sylvia Plath's salad. Chelsea's wedding will cost $270,000 per hour. Facebook postpones its... MORE >

By The Daily Transom Editors | July 30, 2010 | 5:12 pm

ProPublica Pointy Heads Join the Cool Kids on Tumblr

Non-profit, Manhattan-based online news outfit ProPublica has jumped on the Tumblr bandwagon, joining the many other media organizations that have felt the need to represent themselves on the hip blog platform recently.... MORE >

By Dan Duray | July 30, 2010 | 4:05 pm

Man Arrested for Breaking Into the Spotted Pig

Early last Friday morning, an employee of the Spotted Pig in the West Village found a man inside the closed bar with three bottles of liquor.  Edward Wilson, 27, allegedly sneaked into the bar around 6 a.m. through the... MORE >

By Irina Aleksander | July 30, 2010 | 3:26 pm
Mr. Gerstenzang.

Stanford Undergrad Launches New York Times Wedding Page Stats Site For the 'Ivy League Set'

Something interesting on the internet for a summer Friday! Rising Stanford sophomore Sam Gerstenzang launched a website yesterday —  weddingcredential.com — that tallies how many times different keywords (e.g. the names of Ivy League Schools, investment banks) are mentioned... MORE >

By Zeke Turner | July 30, 2010 | 3:19 pm

Penguin Paperbacks: Still Desired at 75

Penguin Books celebrates its 75th birthday today, and The Guardian has a short account of its... MORE >

By Molly Fischer | July 30, 2010 | 3:06 pm
Mr. Steele, with fan.

Steele, New Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, Starts Monday

Come Monday, the mayor's inner-circle will be full again. New deputy mayor for economic development, Bob Steele, a former vice chairman at Goldman Sachs and the former CEO of Wachovia, starts in his new job, a bit more than... MORE >

By Eliot Brown | July 30, 2010 | 3:04 pm

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