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Art in the Afternoon: Separation Anxiety in Pelham
The Loop!
Feb 01From the Pelham Arts Center, a very cool looking exhibit of fourteen artists exploring “modern notions of parenthood.” It’s called, what else– Separation Anxiety. February 3 through March 31. An opening reception will take place on Friday, February 3,... »
Rugby: Brunel rings Italy changes
ESPN STAR Sports
Feb 01Italy coach Jacques Brunel has rung the changes for his team's RBS 6 Nations opener against France in Paris on Saturday. »
Billyburg site nets owner 50% gain in 3 years
Crain's New York Business
Jan 31Amanda Fung - A prime Williamsburg development site has sold for $3.4 million in an all-cash, off-market deal. The price was nearly 50% above what the seller had paid for the property just three years earlier. The new owner will likely build a resident... »
No. of NY homeowners in distress seen as high
Crain's New York Business
Jan 30Daniel Massey - Despite a well-publicized drop in foreclosure filings in New York state, the number of homeowners under severe distress remains high, a new analysis of mortgage default and delinquency data shows. New York City recorded a sharp fall in ... »
No. of NY homeowners in distress seen as high
Crain's New York Economy
Jan 30Daniel Massey - Despite a well-publicized drop in foreclosure filings in New York state, the number of homeowners under severe distress remains high, a new analysis of mortgage default and delinquency data shows. New York City recorded a sharp fall in ... »
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Plenty of Reasons Not To Be Quiet in the Library: Events at All the Branches
A Child Grows in Brooklyn
Feb 01We love the Brooklyn Public Library with all it’s free activities and educational events- not to mention their popular storytime. Forget being quiet at the library- this weekend lions will appear and next weekend: musicians and dancers! This February, ... »
The Cookbook Shelf: Sara Moulton on Her Constantly Curated Cookbooks
Eater National
Jan 31Welcome to the Cookbook Shelf, in which Eater talks to all manner of food professionals about their book collections. Warning: serious book nerdery ahead. [Photos: Sara Moulton] Cookbook author, TV chef, and former executive chef of Gourmet Sara Moulto... »
Awards Season: JBF's Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to Wolfgang Puck
Eater National
Jan 30The James Beard Foundation announced today the winner of its annual Lifetime Achievement Award: multiple Beard Award winning chef/restaurateur Wolfgang Puck. Born in Austria, Wolfgang Puck opened his famous Los Angeles restaurant Spago in 1982; he now ... »
Discpocalypse Now
Flaming Pablum
Jan 30Hot on the heels of the revelation that Bleecker Bob's on West 3rd Street is to soon become a Starbuck's (yeah, `cos we NEED another of those, don't we?) came more bad news this morning courtesy of EV Grieve, that... »
Chocolate Earth Swerves Into DUMBO's Orbit
Gothamist
Jan 28An entire planet made entirely the most precious element in the known universe: chocolate [Ch]. This is the ideal fantasy evoked by the new boutique Chocolate Earth with its tantalizing name. The little shop will have its grand opening today 4 p.m... »