Frank Bruni
Feel the Bruni Effect, New York!
James Hamilton
Frank Bruni Ate Here: The shuttered Lonesome Dove on West 21st Street.
Even in an era where the Internet allows anyone with an appetite to act as critic, The Times’ top foodie still wields considerable power to boost careers and crush dreams. read more »
The Afternoon Wrap: Wednesday
- Michael Pescatore ran the East Coast's biggest "chop shop" (stolen cars galore!), and then he meticulously built a kingly "14,431-square-foot mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast." If only he hadn't messed with the interior designer, he wouldn't be in prison now. [Village Voice]
- How expensive is New York real estate? Expensive. The Real Deal breaks down the boroughs' priciest blocks: from Columbia Heights to East 78th to Douglaston (to Staten Island's Todt Hill). [Real Deal]
- "Findologist" Professor Solomon has written a 152-page illustrated book on the rainbow-colored history of Coney Island. And the masterwork is free. [Boing Boing]
- "Several of the top kitchens" in Manhattan are listing some charming snapshots (at top) of Times food critic Frank Bruni. The headline says "Wanted Dead or Alive," and below it are listed his 24 common eating companions. New York kitchens are pretty creepy. [Eater] - Max Abelson
Wednesday: The City's 25 Priciest Co-Ops, and Bruni's 5 Manhattan 'Misses'
He's #1! He's #1!
- It's been a quarter-century, but legendary DUMBO boy David Walentas has finally returned to Manhattan. The developer just signed a $130 million contract for the east side of Eleventh Avenue between 53rd and 54th. Why? Because he can. (And because when the block's zoning changes, he can put up 1,000 apartment units). (NY Post)
- Bless their hearts, The Real Deal and PropertyShark.com have brought us the best list of 2006: the top 25 New York co-op sales. Not surprisingly, Rupert Murdoch (above) makes it into the top ten twice. Mazel Tov! But guess how many apartments outside of Fifth Avenue, Park, or Central Park West made the cut? Only Mr. Murdoch's old Prince Street pad. (The Real Deal)
- What happens when Pataki's chief of staff gets together with WTC "architects" Daniel Libeskind and Michael Arad, plus the Lower Manhattan Development Corp.'s chairman and the Port Authority's vice chairman? They warn that "New Yorkers might object to the rapid speed of development at the WTC site in the near future." Um, probably not. Meanwhile, Larry Silverstein shouts from his 38th-floor office at 7 WTC: "The fact that this is the only building down here just drives me, candidly, to distraction." (NY1)
- The only thing cattier than the aforementioned co-op list is Frank Bruni's run-down of the hits and misses of Manhattan's new restaurants. Buddakan and Fatty Crab score points, but The E.U. and Ninja do not. Mr. Bruni hisses that "adults with taste buds and a firm tether to mental health" will not enjoy the latter. Oh, Frank! (The New York Times) - Max Abelson read more »
Live With Marx And Like It
Barry Lewis
Engels, Lassalle, O
On a recent sunny afternoon, the actress Tatum O’Neal arrived at the doorstep of the Forward B read more »
Off the Record
In February, New York Times food critic Frank Bruni reviewed Alain Ducasse at the Essex House. Mr. read more »
Off the Record
In February, New York Times food critic Frank Bruni reviewed Alain Ducasse at the Essex House. Mr. read more »
Off the Record
Robin Pogrebin, who covers theater for The New York Times, mistakenly slammed a door on the fingers read more »
How Reporters Fall in Love: A Campaign-Trail Memoir
Amblinginto History: The Unlikely Odyssey of George W. Bush , by Frank Bruni.
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