This is the Forward’s coverage of Manhattan, the urban core of New York City. Its Lower East Side neighborhood was a center of Jewish immigrant culture in the 20th century.
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Fast Forward Jared’s White House Move ‘Crushed’ Kushners’ Deal For Troubled Manhattan Tower
Jared Kushner’s new gig at the White House has stymied his family’s effort to find a partner to redevelop their money-pit office tower headquarters in midtown Manhattan, according to a report in The Washington Post. Kushner Companies, the family-owned real estate firm, has been coming up short in finding a business willing to work together…
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Fast Forward Manhattan Church Tagged With Swastika In Hate Attack
A swastika was found written in marker on the entrance to an Upper West Side church last Wednesday, in an incident that the New York Police Department is investigating as a hate crime. The Nazi insignia was discovered at the entrance to St. Paul and St. Andrew Church, a United Methodist institution, by two pastors…
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Fast Forward NY City Council Candidate Rallies At Judaica Shop To Save Manhattan Businesses
A candidate for New York City Council is organizing a Tuesday rally against high business rents at West Side Judaica, a much-loved community institution on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that is slated to close due to mounting costs. “Every one of us has lost favorite stores and restaurants in recent years. These institutions, like Judaica,…
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Fast Forward Manhattan Synagogue Plans $34M Building Sale As Financial Woes Mount
As its membership rolls decline and the cost of maintenance mounts, a Manhattan synagogue is planning on selling its century-old building for a whopping $34 million. “It’s a really extraordinary spiritual practice to go through as a community — to let go of something to which we’re really lovingly attached, for the sake of growth,”…
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Fast Forward Cantor Fitzgerald Exec Snaps Up $44M Penthouse At Manhattan’s Pierre Hotel
Howard Lutnick, the Cantor Fitzgerald chief executive who led the financial services firm back from the World Trade Center attacks, is acquiring one of the city’s most plum properties – dropping $44 million for the penthouse at the Pierre Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The digs include 12,000 square feet of living space, spreading…
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Fast Forward Upper West Side Judaica Store Slated To Close
A much-beloved 83-year-old Manhattan Judaica store is set to close down in the near future, with the owner citing the high rent and the effect of Internet book sales as his reasons. “I can’t afford the rent and the Internet,” owner Yaakov Saltzer told the West Side Rag. His store, which he bought in the…
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Fast Forward Nazi Graffiti Scrawled On Upper East Side Subway
Anti-Semitic graffiti was found Friday morning on Manhattan’s Upper East Side – scrawled on the wall of the East 86th Street of the 4, 5 and 6 trains. The graffiti – left in three areas on the platform and reported by DNAInfo – included the word “Nazi” and a swastika. The MTA said that it…
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Fast Forward Wildenstein Mansion Sells For $79.5 Million On Manhattan’s East Side
David Wildenstein, the New York art heir, has finally settled on a buyer for his priciest-in-Manhattan townhouse, capping a years-long search for a buyer. According to the Real Deal, the property – located between Fifth and Madison Avenues on East 64th Street – went to a Chinese conglomerate for $79.5 million, shattering previous records for…
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