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Fast Forward Bernie Madoff Fraud Victim Jumps To Death At Manhattan Hotel
Almost a decade after losing billions of his clients’ money in Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, hedge fund financier Charles Murphy leaped to his death Monday from the twentieth floor of Midtown Manhattan’s luxury Sofitel Hotel, in what is being described as a suicide. “We are extremely saddened by this news. Charles was an extremely gifted…
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Fast Forward Kushner Companies HQ Is Losing Millions Of Dollars
As Kushner Companies plans a top-down renovation of its Manhattan headquarters, the real estate empire is losing tens of millions of dollars each year on the Fifth Avenue property, as vacancy rates remain high and the cost of debt service balloons. According to the Real Deal, after Citibank left the premises three years ago, the…
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Fast Forward Kushners Aim To Make Flagship Building Second-Tallest In NYC
Kushner Companies, the real estate powerhouse that owns properties throughout the New York metro area, has been planning to remake its Fifth Avenue headquarters for some time. But according to the latest reports, the renovations could be far more ambitious than previously thought, adding extra floors and a hotel to the office tower. Under the…
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Fast Forward Scarlett Johansson Files For Divorce, Spoils For Custody Fight
(JTA) — Actress Scarlett Johansson has filed for divorce from her French husband Romain Dauriac. Johansson filed for divorce Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court, Page Six first reported, noting that she has asked the judge for custody of her daughter Rose, age 3. Page Six reported that Johansson is “gearing up for a nasty custody…
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Fast Forward New York’s Iconic Katz’s Deli To Open Brooklyn Outpost
NEW YORK (JTA) — Katz’s Delicatessen, a staple on New York’s Lower East Side since 1888, confirmed the news reported by the Forward in October, that it is opening its first outpost — in downtown Brooklyn. The old-school deli, famous for the legendary “When Harry Met Sally” scene “I’ll have what she’s having,” will open…
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Fast Forward It Costs This Much To Rent Ivanka’s New York Pad
After her big move to Washington, D.C., Ivanka Trump is looking to rent one of her apartments in New York City. And you could live in the first daughter’s digs – if you’ve got $13,000 a month to shell out in rent. The pad boasts 1,500 square feet of space, with two bedrooms, and is…
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Community The Manhattan Eruv Needs Your Help
The Manhattan Eruv is one of the world’s largest, and most impressive Eruvin. It reaches from the UWS to the UES, from Harlem to Battery Park. It is run quietly, with incredible efficiency and humility; supervised by the Mechon L’Hoyroa in Monsey and run by Rabbis Adam Mintz, Yosie Levine, and Gavriel Bellino. The Eruv…
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Fast Forward Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Buys $40 Million Manhattan Retirement Pad
Howard Schultz has bought one of Manhattan’s most expensive penthouses as he prepared to leave his position as the chief executive officer of Starbucks and head into semi-retirement. Located in Greenwich Village, on the former site of St. Vincent’s Hospital, the apartment spills over the 16th and 17th floors of 155 West 11th Street. It’s…
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