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This was always the day that was going to cause the most dread among a preponderance of sporting citizens. Maybe not around here: New York City, after all, hasn’t been much of a college football town since Fordham’s Seven Blocks of Granite were terrorizing visitors to the Polo Grounds in the ’30s, since West Point’s …
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Shrugging off gloomy predictions about the city’s future, big-league developers on Monday unveiled plans for transformative new projects on Harlem’s famed 125th Street, including a new Target. The deals — remarkable strokes of confidence in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic — aren’t long-range pipe dreams either, but fully financed ventures that will break ground …
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They may be headed to the big house, but for now they’re in a slightly smaller one. Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli have purchased a new, $9.5 million home ahead of their sentencing in the college admissions scandal later this month, according to a report. The celebrity couple relocated to a six-bedroom, nine-bathroom …
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Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis is ready to part with her longtime Mediterranean-style Los Angeles residence, listing it Tuesday for $5.99 million. The celebrity ownership of the villa is laid out unabashedly in the listing for the home, which also details that the “stately” and “elegant” property “will captivate from the moment you enter.” David …
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The tattoo artist Kat Von D is looking to mark her Spanish-style residence as “sold.” She’s asking $3.4 million for the home in the Hollywood Hills. Katherine Von Drachenberg, better known as Kat Von D, purchased the property in 2011 for $2,175,000. The artist honored the home with updates that let its character and its …
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Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams may not be competing, but an American version of the wildly-popular “Eurovision” singing competition is coming to the United States in 2021. One of the world’s most-watched singing contest — and subject of the new Netflix comedy, “Eurovision” — has announced that “The American Song Contest” will take place during …
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In a welcome step forward for the retail- and restaurant-ailing Union Square area, major food-hall operator UrbanSpace has signed a long-in-coming lease for 10,000 square feet at Zero Irving, a 21-story mixed-use tower rising at 124 E. 14th St. The $200 million project by RAL Development Services stands on city-owned land leased to RAL for …
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According to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, new measures will be announced to help the people of Lebanon. “We stand ready to assist the government of Lebanon as it grapples with this horrible tragedy,” he stated. “You’ll see the United States announce a number of things we intend to do to assist the people of …
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New York City’s 311 hotline has received more than 90,000 housing complaints since the coronavirus lockdown began in March, with a third of callers griping about heat and hot-water issues. The city also has seen a 40-percent drop in bedbug complaints between 2015 and 2019, while cockroach and mice complaints are up 20 percent and …
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Val Kilmer’s daughter, Mercedes. She’s in the film “Paydirt:” “My mom, actress Joanne Whalley, didn’t push showbiz. Both parents stayed neutral. Neither were supportive nor discouraging. It happens my brother is an actor, too. It also happens this is my first film with my father. “The acting bug bit me at 12 when I did …
This was always the day that was going to cause the most dread among a preponderance of sporting citizens. Maybe not around here: New York City, after all, hasn’t been much of a college football town since Fordham’s Seven Blocks of Granite were terrorizing visitors to the Polo Grounds in the ’30s, since West Point’s …
