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Temple of Ruins, Balazs Checks Out of 5 Beekman St. Development
Vacancy. (Scouting NY) Hotelier Andre Balazs has given up on his effort to restore one of the cities grandest dormant dorms. It was only last October when the magnificent Temple Court, a block from...
View ArticleVacancies at Brooklyn Bridge Park: Hotel Requirement Sinks Developers
Brooklyn Bridge Park has transformed the borough’s waterfront, replacing derelict warehouses with yuppie-packed lawns and playgrounds. The project would not be possible without the controversial...
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Top Chef Tops Out at Maligned Montauk Hipster Spot, The Surf Lodge
The dread pirate ship Surf Lodge flies its flag.Top Chef second season third-place winner Sam Talbot has seen the high tide at The Surf Lodge, who he's been with since opening. He's apparently moving...
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No Vacancies: New York Cracks Down On Illegal Hotels
This isn't a game of Monopolgy. (NYC&Co.) New Yorkers have apparently found a sure-fire way to fight back against ever-increasing rents–becoming part-time hoteliers. The number of violations...
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No Vacancies Til Brooklyn: How Three Kings of Kings County Conquered...
Watch the throne. (Courtesy Wythe Hotel) At the end of April, Vice magazine, the Williamsburg house organ, threw a party in the neighborhood. The party was inside 80 Wythe Street, a giant old factory...
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No Vacancies Til Brooklyn: How Three Kings of Kings County Conquered...
Watch the throne. (Courtesy Wythe Hotel) At the end of April, Vice magazine, the Williamsburg house organ, threw a party in the neighborhood. The party was inside 80 Wythe Street, a giant old factory...
View ArticleInside the New-Old Bossert Hotel, Former Home to Dodgers and Jehovahs Witnesses
For the past few months, work has been progressing on the Hotel Bossert, once known as Brooklyn's Waldorf-Astoria. It was where many Dodgers greats used to live, and they famously took the trolley from...
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Room Service and Housekeeping Are Awesome, But Are They $455,352 A Year Awesome?
The Carlyle: where the costs of the high life are particularly high. For a lot of people, $455,352 is the kind of money that buys a nice house in the suburbs or a one-bedroom apartment in New York. But...
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Oh Noshi, It’s Toshi! Airbnb Opportunist Goes Legit With New Hotels
Toshi just wants everyone to have a good time. That’s one of the first things the 38-year-old entrepreneur told The Observer as we sat on the bench outside his Flatiron Hotel. It was only 5:30 p.m.,...
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Hotelier Brandon Freid Offering ‘Sanctuary’ to Employees at Midtown Locale
(Photo credit: Sanctuary Hotel) With most hotels in New York currently so crowded with resident refugees that they're turning down pre-booked marathoners from out of state, it'd be hard for even Mayor...
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