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By Jotham Sederstrom 2/07 9:00am

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With three dozen projects underway in Long Island City, the brothers behind Rockrose Development—two of whom split to form TF Cornerstone in 2009—are poised to compete against one another for prize renters and retailers in what is rapidly becoming Queens’s answer to Williamsburg and Dumbo. TF Cornerstone chairman Thomas Elghanayan spoke to The Commercial Observer about the EastCoast, his firm’s waterfront rental complex, the infamous Rockrose Development coin toss, and his tense relationship with brother Henry Elghanayan, chief executive of Rockrose Development.
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By Daniel D'Addario 1/25 1:24pm

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Star Jones To See Barbara Walters Once More

Star Jones, former co-host of The View, is set to appear on her former show February 22 in order to promote heart health--and to publicly reconvene with the women who fired and replaced her. Among them is Barbara Walters, whom The Observer reported Ms. Jones ran into at a luncheon for Nelson Read More

3 By Daniel D'Addario 7/26/11 2:51pm

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Lady Gaga and Beyoncé--just add Barbara and Jimmy!

Diminishing-Return Divas! Their Singles Stalling, Beyoncé and Gaga Hit NY Talk Circuit

Number-one openings aside, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé--two of the three women that pop critic Sasha Frere-Jones said dominate 2011 pop, with Adele--might have had higher hopes for their new releases. Lady Gaga's most recent two singles haven't hit the heights of her "Born This Way," and Beyoncé is widely acknowledged to have been Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 10:48pm

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Manohla Dargis: Whoopi’s ‘Perceived Slight’ Misses the Point

Whoopi Goldberg used today's episode of The View to criticize Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott's article on race at this year's Oscars for not mentioning her Best Supporting Actress trophy. Dargis and Scott mention the names of the past decade's seven black Oscar winners (from Halle Berry and Denzel Washington to Mo'Nique) Read More

By Zeke Turner 8/25/10 12:01pm

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Barbara Walters Wants to Spin-Off The View With Boys

Barbara Walters and Bill Geddis, the executive producers and creators of The View, are planning a unisex version of the show. Frank DiGiacomo has a nice way of framing this in Gatecrasher: "Think of it as 'The View' — with balls."

Ms. Walters and Mr. Geddis would like to produce the show, which will put Read More

By Zeke Turner 7/27/10 1:28pm

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President Obama Comes to New York, Will See Anna Wintour, Joy Behar

President Obama will be in New York City tomorrow for two fundraisers, one for the Wall Street set at the Grill Room of the Four Seasons and one at Anna Wintour's Sullivan Street townhouse. This is not how things are usually done, noted Jason Horowitz. Tickets to both are set at the maximum: Read More

By Matt Haber 1/13/09 6:24pm

School of Squawk: The Daily Show‘s Jason Jones Goes to Pundit School

Last night, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart's Jason Jones—he of the in-development cooking show sitcom—did a segment on how regular folks like you, me, or that guy Chris Matthews humiliated on air for not knowing what Neville Chamberlain did last May, can attain the lofty title of "pundit."

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By Matt Haber 10/28/08 6:16pm

View‘s Hasselbeck Would Like to Work for Sean Hannity

In early October, The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck denied rumors that she was considering moving to Fox News. But today on the show, during an interview with Richard Dreyfuss, Ms. Hasselbeck—who recently stumped for Sarah Palin in Florida—quipped that she'd "like" to work for Fox News' Sean Hannity.

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By Matt Haber 10/23/08 7:53pm

View‘s Hasselbeck Campaigning for Sarah Palin in Florida

The Los Angeles Times' Matea Gold points us towards this video of The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck looking absolutely ecstatic to be campaigning in Florida for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin this weekend.

"I'm more than honored to be there," Ms. Hasselbeck says with palpable excitement in her voice.

By Matt Haber 10/09/08 3:36pm

The Importance of Being on Ellen

Today on Salon, Rebecca Traister looks at how daytime television—particularly The View, Ellen, and The Rachael Ray Show—is impacting the election.

Writes Ms. Traister:

Credit Sarah Palin, or Hillary Clinton, or unprecedented excitement over the historic candidacy of Barack Obama and appreciation for his exceptionally appealing wife. Maybe it’s the panic about the financial crisis, Read More

By Niall Stanage 6/26/08 9:59pm

An Obama Stumps for a Shaheen

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Michelle Obama did her part for Democratic unity here today, referring to Hillary Clinton as an "extraordinary woman" at a round-table event with former New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen.

"Because of Hillary Clinton's work, the issues of importance to women and working families are more at the forefront than ever before," Obama Read More

By Irina Aleksander 5/22/08 3:41pm

Denise Richards Defends Her Right to Become a Reality TV Star

Yesterday, Denise Richards, ex-wife of Charlie Sheen who supposedly has been asking for his sperm, went on The View to talk about her new reality show called It's Complicated and defend her right to publicity. When Whoopi Goldberg questioned Ms. Richard's motives for involving her young daughters in the show, the lady in Read More

5 By Max Abelson 5/09/08 8:19pm

Tim and Elisabeth Hasselbeck Buy Glassy $3.25 M. Condo

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Tim Hasselbeck and his wife, Elisabeth, the blond, slightly annoying Survivor star-turned-View co-host, just bought a four-bedroom, 2,349-square-foot apartment at Ariel West, the new tower developed by Gary Barnett at Broadway and 99th Street. According to city records, they spent $3.25 million.

The floor plan says that two of the bedrooms, the Read More

By Irina Aleksander 4/22/08 7:29pm

Cindy McCain Goes on ‘The View’

First Lady hopeful Cindy McCain sat down with the ladies of The View yesterday--perhaps in an attempt to redeem her alleged recipe theft.

So far there are no videos of Mrs. McCain getting into a spat with Whoopi Goldberg, the show's token democrat, or braiding Elizabeth Hasselbeck's hair. There is, however, a clip of Read More

By David Foxley 11/19/07 7:46pm

Jessica Seinfeld Responds to Plagiarism Claims on ‘View’

Jessica Seinfeld, the gastronomically inclined wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, went on The View today to promote her cookbook, Deceptively Delicious—a collection of healthful recipies designed to appeal to tots. She also took the on-air opportunity to respond to all the recent criticism surrounding the book. (Soon after Ms. Seinfeld’s book was published, some Read More

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Star Jones To See Barbara Walters Once More

Diminishing-Return Divas! Their Singles Stalling, Beyoncé and Gaga Hit NY Talk Circuit

Manohla Dargis: Whoopi’s ‘Perceived Slight’ Misses the Point

Barbara Walters Wants to Spin-Off The View With Boys

President Obama Comes to New York, Will See Anna Wintour, Joy Behar

School of Squawk: The Daily Show‘s Jason Jones Goes to Pundit School

View‘s Hasselbeck Would Like to Work for Sean Hannity

View‘s Hasselbeck Campaigning for Sarah Palin in Florida

The Importance of Being on Ellen

An Obama Stumps for a Shaheen

Denise Richards Defends Her Right to Become a Reality TV Star

Tim and Elisabeth Hasselbeck Buy Glassy $3.25 M. Condo

Cindy McCain Goes on ‘The View’

Jessica Seinfeld Responds to Plagiarism Claims on ‘View’

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