NY Observer > Duane Reade Inc. http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/27723/feed Articles from Observer.com en Arts School Plans Lower East Side Dorm http://www.observer.com/node/35896 The School of Visual Arts will have a new dorm on the Lower East Side come August 2008. The 80,000-square-foot building will sit at the site of the former Duane Reade at Delancey and Ludlow streets.

"We were approached by Charles Blaichman, who is constructing the new building," Samantha Hoover, communications director for SVA, said recently. "The deal is structured as a 40-year capital lease with an option to buy at the end of the 40-year period."

It is unclear how many dorms the building will have, but Ms. Hoover said that it would be enough for 350 beds. She also noted that there will be commercial space on the ground floor, although she was not sure what businesses would be coming in. The Real Estate has calls in to Charles Blaichman for more details. We have not called the owner of Chickie Pig's yet, but we suspect that he will be happy to know that pizza-loving students will soon be only feet from his establishment. - Mark Wellborn]]> http://www.observer.com/node/35896#comments Real Estate Charles Blaichman Duane Reade Inc. Samantha Hoover SVA Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:20:31 -0400 Observer Staff 35896 at http://www.observer.com NYPL to Close http://www.observer.com/node/36689 After more than 100 years of existence, the New York Public Library is closing down.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36689#comments Style Duane Reade Inc. Frank Drammonds Google Inc. New York Public Library Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500 Steven Maynes 36689 at http://www.observer.com Tempest in a Shop: I Always Want To Speak to a Manager http://www.observer.com/node/36222 It was a balmy fall afternoon on the Upper East Side, and there was a loose cannon in Citarella.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36222#comments Style Duane Reade Inc. Old Navy Inc. P&G-Clairol Inc. Victoria Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Pamela Weiler Grayson 36222 at http://www.observer.com Bargain Basement Awaits Bulldozer http://www.observer.com/node/35189
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From "LOW LOW PRICES" to upcale living.
Stock up on 59-cent cans of Georgia hash while you still can. The Tribeca Trib reports that cut-rate retailer Ralph's Discount City is going condo.

Plans now pending before the Landmarks Preservation Commission call for the demolition of half of Ralph's and construction of a multi-level stone condo building with ground-level storefronts. The other half will get spruced up for future residents and new business tenants.

That proposal also indicates a new owner at 91-95 Chambers Street, though a broker involved with the sale says the deal is merely "under hard contract." Interesting. Can anyone submit plans to tear down a building they don't yet own?

Present owner Ralph Mizrahi wouldn't talk to the Trib. (Nor The Observer.) But his customers are more forthcoming:

"Get the hell outta here! Tell them they can't do that!" exclaimed Sandra Warren, 38, who works at 26 Federal Plaza "We very much need it around here. They have the same items at Duane Reade but it's much more expensive. We're talking about a dollar, but it's my dollar."

This reporter will personally miss Ralph's reasonable rates on Pilot gel pens. Just $3.19 for a two-pack! (Thirty cents less than the ubiquitous pharmacy charges.)

- Chris Shott]]> http://www.observer.com/node/35189#comments Real Estate Duane Reade Inc. Ralph Mizrahi Sandra Warren Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:19:25 -0400 Observer Staff 35189 at http://www.observer.com Marie Antoinette: Blockbuster? http://www.observer.com/node/32516 AIM IM with Matt Haber: 10:01 AM

Matt Haber: wanna hear something mildly funny? The Transom: always! i like my funny mild. Matt Haber: I was at Duane Reade and there was an in-house radio spot for Vogue and some special Marie-Antoinette contest. and they referred to the film as "this fall's blockbuster Marie-Antoinette." who thinks Sofia Copolla is making a blockbuster?? The Transom: well, no one who's seen it at the Conde Nast advanced screening, that's who. Matt Haber: besides which, period costume dramas tend not to bust blocks. as a rule.

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ERICA: Tomorrow marks 8 months to the day since we got engaged.

A. Holy S*&$ B. I have yet to have my ring cleaned

I keep meaning to stop in at a jeweler to have it professionally cleaned, but my mother-in-law to be (MILTB) told me this ridiculous slash terrifying story where she swears a friend of a friend of her cousin Phyllis did just such a thing and had her ring replaced with a fake. I realize that the chances of this story being true are infinitesimal, but I’ve yet to stop in and have it done, so clearly there is a tiny part of me that truly believes Phyllis’s friend’s friend. My MILTB went on to say that the BEST and ONLY means one should be using to clean a ring like mine is Efferdent—as in denture cleaner Efferdent.

So, today I did it. I walked into Duane Reade with purpose and conviction, found a box of denture cleaner and bought it. I was so excited to come home and try it out, I could barely contain myself. I heated up some water in a small teacup, dropped in the efferdent tablet, plopped in my ring and stood there watching the water fizzing for five long minutes. Even my dog looked up at me as if to say "you’ve officially crossed the line.”

When I couldn’t handle the suspense for one second longer, I fished my ring out of the icky blue solution, rinsed it off and Bing. Bam. Boom. Seriously, WOW. I may have been temporarily blinded. Dammit all if my ring didn’t look just as sparkly and shiny as the day I got it.]]> http://www.observer.com/node/32058#comments Duane Reade Inc. Efferdent Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:57:33 -0500 Observer Staff 32058 at http://www.observer.com How Dry I Am! Winter Means Lube, Tube http://www.observer.com/node/38501 Manhattan is as dry as a Dead Sea Scroll. And so are my thighs. Scratch, scratch, scratch.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/38501#comments Arts & Culture Aveeno Skin Care Products Duane Reade Inc. Jil Sander Sundance Channel LLC Sun, 05 Mar 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Simon Doonan 38501 at http://www.observer.com Introducing Aimee... http://www.observer.com/node/32011
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AIMEE: My phone rings as I'm on the way to the subway for work, running late of course, always, always running late. "Not to stress you out...," my bridesmaid Jennie launches in on the other end. I know it's bad if she's using that sort of ominous construction. She's planning a wedding too. We've been pals since second grade and we're getting married a month apart, what are the odds? So she understands the importance of not freaking out the bride. She's doing her best hostage negotiator/ talk-the-crazy-person-down-from-the-ledge impersonation. "Not to stress you out...but I haven't gotten my dress yet and I thought I'd better tell you. When did you say some of the other girls got theirs?"  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/32011#comments Boston Duane Reade Inc. Florida Macy's Inc. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:10:52 -0500 Observer Staff 32011 at http://www.observer.com Bags Stuck in Subway Doors Vulnerable to Platform Pirates! http://www.observer.com/node/38264 The New York City subway system isn’t for sissies, as a Jan. 3 incident proved.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/38264#comments Style Buffalo Bills Duane Reade Inc. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company W Hotels Worldwide Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Ralph Gardner Jr. 38264 at http://www.observer.com Christopher Joseph Camarda http://www.observer.com/node/51560 Oct. 5, 20059:23 a.m.

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New York Methodist Hospital ]]> http://www.observer.com/node/51560#comments Anthony Camarda Duane Reade Inc. Moira Camarda New York Methodist Hospital Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:00:00 -0500 Daisy Carrington 51560 at http://www.observer.com