Trump is his own running mate, crushing Biden in campaign appearances as he stands trial

Right now, Donald Trump is his own running mate. Meaning that he is not going to share the national spotlight with anyone if he can dominate it on his own. And that is what he is doing as he stands trial in Manhattan on dubious and politicized so-called hush money payment charges that never should … Read more

Inside Alvin Bragg’s All-Star Prosecution Team

Alvin Bragg is the Manhattan district attorney. He’s the boss and makes the big decisions, and thus has been receiving the bulk of the abuse from Donald Trump. But Bragg will be only a passing presence in the courtroom during the former president’s trial on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush … Read more

Chinese soup dumplings explode in New York’s Manhattan as YouTube and TikTok fuel a xiaolongbao craze

Across Manhattan, in New York, diners are picking up their soup spoons and chopsticks and biting (ever so carefully) into the city’s hottest order. Xiaolongbao, aka soup dumplings, are a dim sum classic, traditionally made with ground pork and/or crab – or, increasingly, unconventional ingredients such as matzo balls – in a pool of molten … Read more

Lower Manhattan office space ‘tours’ on the rise despite Downtown’s struggling properties

The Downtown office market is in even worse shape than widely reported data indicate, according to several major dealmakers. One of them, an industry legend not given to doom-and-gloom scenarios, told us that huge amounts of space are quietly up for sublease even at the World Trade Center and Brookfield Place – Lower Manhattan’s best-performing … Read more

Restaurant Review: Velvet Hauteur at Angie Mar’s Le B.

Mar, who was born in Seattle, is Chinese American, and, for all of her evident Francophilia, she threads her menu at Le B. with references to her heritage, as well as to its historical interpretations. Her cooking feels most assured, most alive, when she’s playing in the space between Chinese and chinoiserie, as in a … Read more

Upper West Side luxury rental tower Aire sells for $265M

The Upper West Side luxury rental apartment tower known as Aire was quietly sold to the well-established Gotham Organization and Carlyle Group, Realty Check has learned – affirming new energy in the investment-sale market for multifamily properties. The 43-story, 310-unit building at 200 W. 67th St. behind Lincoln Center fetched a healthy $265 million in a … Read more

West Park Presbyterian Church halts plans to destroy building

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Sunday, January 07, 2024 West Park Presbyterian Church at 165 W. 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. | Screenshot/Google Plans to demolish the historic West Park Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York, due to its financial struggles have been … Read more

New York City officials detail New Year’s Eve in Times Square security plan

NYPD preparing for protests on New Year’s Eve NYPD preparing for protests on New Year’s Eve 02:38 NEW YORK — The NYPD and FBI are preparing to secure Times Square for the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected at Sunday’s New Year’s Eve celebration.  Police will set up a perimeter from Sixth Avenue to Eighth and from … Read more

After 11 years, Newtown’s Sandy Hook tragedy is ‘so, so real’

The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial, Newtown, Conn. Wednesday, December 6, 2023.H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media NEWTOWN — The visitor’s first step onto the crushed gravel path introduces the soft crunch of presence into the quiet landscape. With the silence broken, the life-filled swirls of water can be heard circulating in the center. At this time … Read more