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Speculation about fate of another Madoff waterside getaway

Madoff son's Nantucket home could be next on the market November 23, 2009 04:00PM By C. J. Hughes The beach house in Montauk found a buyer quickly, and for more than its list price. Now, as the investigation into the fraud run by Bernard ...

From C. J. HUGHES, The Real Deal: New York,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bernard Madoff,  Sotheby's,  Vornado Realty Trust,  Dennis Kozlowski

Brooklyn and Manhattan battle it out for renters

A breakdown of where prices have dropped most in the rival boroughs November 02, 2009 07:00AM By C.J. Hughes Brooklyn has long been a haven for renters looking for cheaper deals than they can get across the river in Manhattan. In the ...

From C. J. HUGHES, The Real Deal: New York,  20 Nov 2009

For Some Smokers, Even Home’s Off Limits

The movement to ban smoking in New York City has grown so quickly that no place seems immune certainly not restaurants or bars, and public beaches and parks may not be far behind. Now the efforts are rapidly expanding into the living room. Brian ...

From C. J. HUGHES, The New York Times,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Thomas A Farley,  Dale Smith

Q A with Joe Ficalora, chairman of New York Community Bancorp

When ailing banks were lining up for infusions of federal money last year, as part of the government's $700 billion bailout package, the New York Community Bancorp politely said "no thanks." The company, whose holdings include savings banks and larger ...

From C. J. HUGHES, The Real Deal: New York,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.,  United States Department of the Treasury

Q A with Joe Sitt on his Coney Island deal with the city

November 12, 2009 04:30PM By C. J. Hughes For years, developer Joe Sitt and Mayor Mike Bloomberg locked horns over the fate of Coney Island. The mayor wanted to add more rides in the amusement park section of the beachside Brooklyn enclave. ...

From C. J. HUGHES, The Real Deal: New York,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Bloomberg

Bible That Vanished on Kristallnacht Is Heading Home

On Nov. 9, 1938, a two-volume black-leather-clad Hebrew Bible vanished from a library in Vienna after that city’s Jewish community came under assault from Nazi soldiers during Kristallnacht, the start of the Nazi pogrom against Jews. As is the case ...

From C. J. HUGHES, The New York Times,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Q & A with Related President Jeff Blau

November 06, 2009 02:00PM By C. J. Hughes Save for a few short-term dips, the real estate market in New York has run full steam ahead since the recession of the early 1990s, when Jeff Blau joined the Related Companies out of college. And what ...

From C. J. HUGHES, The Real Deal: New York,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Time Warner Inc.,  New York Yankees,  FDIC,  Goldman Sachs,  MTA

Forest City goes one for two with Gehry

For the megadeveloper Forest City Ratner Companies, the last few months can be seen as a tale of two projects. The worst of times seems to have taken hold at Atlantic Yards, the proposed 22-acre development of apartments, offices and a basketball arena ...

From C. J. HUGHES, The Real Deal: New York,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Frank Gehry,  Trump World Tower,  United Nations,  New Jersey Nets

Bloomberg wins, and broker wish lists follow

(Clockwise from left) Brokers Richard Steinberg, Steve Kliegerman, Stacey Max, and Victoria Shtainer talk about real estate priorities post-election. New construction helped define the legacy of Michael Bloomberg's first two terms as mayor, whether it ...

From C. J. HUGHES, The Real Deal: New York,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Bloomberg,  William Thompson (politician),  Douglas Elliman

Voices From the Boroughs: Flushing, Queens

Popularity has been a double-edged sword in Flushing, Queens, one of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods. Business owners welcome the droves of people who descend on its downtown sidewalks in search of scarves, massages and melons, as well as ginseng ...

From C. J. HUGHES, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Times Company,  Twitter Inc,  Michael Bloomberg,  John C Liu

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