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Nasdaq Hits an 11-Year High as Stocks Rally
Barron's This Week Magazine
Feb 04Facebook's filing and strong jobs data push stocks sharply higher Friday and on the week. Plus, why MetLife and its dividend could rebound, and a positive look at Iconix. »
Critic’s Notebook: Oak Room at Algonquin Hotel Closes
NYTimes.com Arts
Feb 04The closing of the Oak Room, the supper club at the Algonquin Hotel, raises the question: where will its regular performers go? »
Fenwick to Head Dow Jones
The Wall Street Journal Media & Marketing
Feb 03News Corp. named Lex Fenwick as the new chief executive of Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Fenwick was recruited from Bloomberg, where he had been CEO. »
U.K. Police Probe '09 Email Hacking
The Wall Street Journal Media & Marketing
Feb 02U.K. police are investigating, at a politician's request, a 2009 email-hacking incident at News Corp.'s Times of London. »
Tavern on the Green tour yields a few surprises
Crain's New York Hospitality
Feb 01Lisa Fickenscher - Tavern on the Green was buzzing this morning, not with diners but with more than 100 marquee name restaurateurs, catering executives, and others who want to reopen the storied restaurant in 2013. For the first time in more than two y... »
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Madonna to Preform at Super Bowl XLVI
First Class Fashionista
Feb 04It’s that time of year again, time to bring out the all you can eat appetizers and tune into the big game. Unfortunately I, myself, do not claim to be... »
The Shutter: The Algonquin Hotel Retires the Oak Room After 32 Years
Eater NY
Feb 03The Algonquin Hotel is retiring its 32 year-old jazz and cabaret club The Oak Room Supper Club because of declining audiences. In place of the club, which was a hub for major lounge acts and a launching point of many... »
Video: Behind the Scenes at Prime Burger
A Hamburger Today
Feb 02The latest video from This Must Be the Place—"a series of short films that explore the idea of home"—features Prime Burger, a burger joint/diner in Midtown Manhattan that opened in 1938 and has barely changed since the 1960s. Depending on who you talk ... »
In Other News, Times of London Pilots Unprecedented Cyclist Safety Program
Streetsblog New York City
Feb 02The Times of London has launched what Dani Simons aptly calls a “nearly mind-blowing” pro-cycling campaign. Inspired by a crash that seriously injured a Times reporter, “Cities Fit for Cycling” is the kind of multifaceted public safety program that is ... »
Video Interlude: Watch A Killer Short Film About Midtown's Prime Burger
Eater NY
Feb 02Here's one for burger enthusiasts and fans of New York restaurant history: the newest installment of the This Must Be The Place series focuses on Prime Burger, the classic, 72-year-old burger joint across the street from St. Patrick's Cathedral... »