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2012 

 Proposed Jets West Side Stadium What Politicians Wanted the  Centerpiece Achilles heel of the NYC 2012 Olympic bid. Hudson Yards Neighborhood Phase I - Commercial - Occupancy 2015 What the City Needed (renderings courtesy of NYC, Jets Football and The Related Company) Hudson Yards Neighborhood ...
07/29/2012
More Than 8,200 Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Issued in First Year of Same Sex Marriage Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta and New York City Clerk Michael McSweeney announced that one year after the enactment of the Marriage Equali...
07/26/2012
 This month, The Real Deal examined a recently released ranking of the country’s 500 largest residential brokerages — published by the research company Real Trends — and came up with a detailed breakdown of how the New York–area firms on the list performed. Residential Broker |Top Real Estate Fir...
07/25/2012
  The US postal Service unveiled a new Joe DiMaggio postage stamp and Bronx postmark at a ceromony at the main Bronx Post Office Saturday July 21, 2012. The post mark was created by a local postal employee. A Retail Sales & Service Associate at Hellgate Station in Manhattan, hand drew the postma...
07/21/2012
A new TV series 666 Park Avenue coming to ABC is about a fictitious high-end east side Manhattan apartment building called The Drake.  "Finest Living in the City... Home to 80 Residents... Friendly Building...But don't let the amenities fool you" It is actually The Ansonia located on Upper Broadw...
07/19/2012
 International builder and developer Rob Speyer, president and co-chief executive officer of Tishman Speyer, will succeed Mary Ann Tighe as Chair of The Real Estate Board of New York, Mr. Speyer’s term begins in January 2013.  Mr. Speyer’s assumption of the chairmanship represents the first time ...
07/17/2012
Last month, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited One World Trade to take a private tour to see the progress of construction.  It was their first visit since the 10th anniversary of 9/11. They were welcomed on Flag Day, June 14, by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New Jerse...
07/13/2012