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Steep drop in generous New Yorkers
Crain's New York Business
Feb 06Miriam Kreinin Souccar - New York's “one-percenters” are keeping their riches to themselves these days.Only three New Yorkers made the list of 2011's top 50 donors, released Monday by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. That's down from 14 New Yorkers in 20... »
Bronx Woman Margaret Brooks Disappears in East Harlem
DNAinfo
Feb 06Cops are searching for a Bronx woman, Margaret Brooks, 24, who has been missing since Tuesday. »
Cops track iThieves
New York Post
Feb 04Crafty police officers used their own iPhones to hunt down two smartphone thieves in separate incidents this week, cops said. Cops in East Harlem used a free app called “Find My iPhone” to locate and arrest a 14-year-old who grabbed a 24-year-old woman... »
East Harlem IHOP Puts Bulletproof Glass in 24-Hour Takeout Window
DNAinfo
Feb 01An East Harlem IHOP has angered neighbors by taking orders through a bulletproof window after 11:30 p.m. »
Is Buying in Bulk the Best Option? Advice from Experts
Shecky's
Feb 01The first time you walk into a discount bulk shopping facility like Costco can be exhilarating. Seeing the endless rows of shelves containing huge boxes of everything from cereal to office supplies, it can seem like buying in bulk is the answer to savi... »
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Opening Alert: "A new IHOP just opened...
Eater NY
Jan 31"A new IHOP just opened on 126th Street in East Harlem, and it's the first of the chain's locations in the country to install a 24-hour takeout window shielded in bulletproof glass. After 11:30 PM, customers can only get... »
Artists’ Development in Harlem Gets Final Financing
Affordable Housing Report
Jan 31The construction of El Barrio’s Artspace (P.S. 109), a development of housing and work spaces for artists planned for East Harlem, will be aided by low-income housing tax credits from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development... »
Listage: The Crowd at Rao's; Shelsky's Punishment for Kids
Eater NY
Jan 30[Flickr/ChrisGoldNY] · Drew Barrymore, Jean-Georges, John Turturro Dine at Rao's [P6] · Great Brooklyn Chinese Outside of Chinatown [BP] · The Punishment for Wild Children at Shelsky's [Twitter] · The Organ Meat Society Goes to Hospoda [FitR] · The... »
Crunch Time: The Last-Minute Saturday Night Reservation Guide
Eater NY
Jan 28We scanned through all 1165 NYC restaurants on OpenTable with reservations for two still available for tonight. Here's the best of the bunch. Get 'em while they're hot: · Betel (6:30, 7:00, 7:30) · B & B (7:30) · Daniel... »
The Omnibus Roundup – Towers in the Park, Convention Centers in Queens, Tidal Turbines in the River, Presidential Omissions and Lots of Things To Do
Urban Omnibus
Jan 27First up, a reminder: The deadline for The Unfinished Grid essay competition, our call for writing on the Manhattan street grid as paradigm, rubric or muse for urban life, is just around the corner! Submit by 5pm on… »