Move over, iconic I ♥ NY sign, there’s a new logo in town. As reported by the New York Times, a group of officials and “community partners” just unveiled a new campaign meant to represent and unite the folks that make up this grand town of ours. Dubbed We ♥ NYC, the new logo was created by designer and art … Read more
The Confetti Project believes we could all use more joy in our lives, especially when that elation comes in the form of colorful paper pieces to toss into the air. In a series of workshops this weekend titled The Celebration Lab, adults are invited to experience the joy of play through meditation, journaling and movement with confetti. … Read more
New York City artists, unite! The Department of Transportation (DOT) just put out a request for proposals (RFP) from creatives to “beautify” the legendary 1,000-foot-long underground tunnel that connects Broadway and St. Nicholas Avenue to the 191st Street subway station in Washington Heights. Known as “Tunnel Street” and sitting 180 feet below street level (it’s one … Read more
Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger has given the world a look inside his luxury mega yacht, which is currently on the market for $46 million. If that sounds out of your budget, the 203-foot yacht Flag is also available to charter at a cost of about $402,000 to $444,000 per week for summer cruising in the Mediterranean and … Read more
The City Council just approved two measures that are sure to delight high school students all around town. As reported by Gothamist, the first bill, sponsored by councilmember Rita Joseph, mandates that all undergraduates receive an application for a municipal IDNYC card at the beginning of each school year that will, in turn, grant them discounted … Read more
In celebration of the opening of its newest New York City location, the third one to debut in the past six months alone!, Panera Bread is giving out free unlimited coffee and self-serve beverages for an entire year to 500 lucky New Yorkers. Photograph: Courtesy of Panera Tomorrow through March 25, patrons visiting the new bakery-café … Read more
The rarest sighting in this bleak office-leasing season is a deal for more space than a large area rug would cover. But here’s a substantial one: public relations firm Joele Frank is taking 78,353 square feet at Milstein’s 22 Vanderbilt, aka 335 Madison Ave. Joele Frank, which specializes in strategic corporate representation, will leave 50,000 square … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement last week to use the vacant, landmarked Candler Building at 209-213 W. 42nd St. for migrant housing made us expect that Times Square stakeholders would howl their heads off over the plan. Silly us! Asked to comment, Durst Organization chairman Douglas Durst, landlord of 151 W. 42nd St. (previously Four Times Square), told us: … Read more
We reported last week that the owners of the landmarked McGraw-Hill building at 330 W. 42nd St. were putting their planned, partial residential conversion on the fast track. It so happened that a performing $140 million loan on the property was being marketed for sale by Newmark, as the Commercial Observer previously reported. The lender was … Read more
As San Francisco commercial occupancy reached an all-time low in the last couple years amid the pandemic, a new reality has set in for Silicon Valley. Major tech players are looking to sell their expansive corporate campuses in the area, or reconsidering new developments. Intel Corporation — the cloud computing, data center and semiconductor chip … Read more