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Gramercy Park

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    North End Grill's Floyd Cardoz on Battery Park City, Challenges of the New Space Part 1

    The new friendly face in Battery Park City. Mr. Top Chef Master and North End Grill headmaster Floyd Cardoz has certainly risen to the top of his game since opening Tabla in 1998. Now, with a few cookbooks and a line of foods at Fresh Direct, the India-born chef talked to Fork in the Road about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Presenting the Most and Least Compatible New York City Neighborhoods

    According to data released to us by OkCupid, some New York City neighborhoods are more likely to make connections on the dating site than others. This may seem intuitive in some ways, but it's better to know these things for sure, right? After all, just like that map that tells us where the single m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    More Adult Men Are Living With Their Mommies and Daddies

    98% of dogs still live at home with their parents. ​Here is a reason to check upstairs when you're hanging out in the well-appointed basement pad of your new man friend. He might actually be living with his parents. According to a new Census Bureau study, nearly one in five men in their late 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Ken Jackson, Columbia University Professor, Teaches NYC History on All-Night Bike Ride

    For 37 years, Columbia University historian Ken Jackson has taught a session of his class, "The History of the City of New York," in an unforgettable fashion -- namely, on an all-night bike ride, which comes with the special added benefit of ensuring that none of the students fall asleep while being ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    James Ramsey Tells Us About the 'Low Line,' His Proposed Subterranean Sci-Fi Green Space on the Lower East Side

    Raad Studio​James Ramsey, owner and founder of Raad Studio on the Lower East Side, has had a busy week. After New York Magazine unveiled his stunning renderings for The Delancey Underground (or, colloquially, "the Low Line," the name that seems to be sticking) -- an underground community green ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Stephen Wilkes Explores New York as an Emergent Life Form in 'New York: Day to Night'

    "Park Avenue," by Stephen Wilkes​When we first saw the photographs making up Stephen Wilkes' "New York: Day to Night" series, we gasped. We have long loved Magritte's "Empire of Light" painting, which plays with simultaneous experiences of darkness and light (you know, the one with the blue, d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    NYC is a 'Ghost Town': 1 in 25 Manhattan Homes Are Empty Because of Rich People

    Apartment at the Trump/ Only slept in it once​Out of 845,000 houses and apartments in Manhattan, 102,000 were counted as vacant according to census numbers, the New York Times reports today, and more than 33,000, or one in 25 residences on the main island, had someone living there less than tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Tompkins Square Park Chess Table Arrest Was for Another Crime Entirely

    Wikipedia​Yesterday, Gothamist brought us the story posted on the blog Neither More Nor Less of Lisa, a woman who claimed she was arrested for sitting at a Tompkins Square Park chess table without playing chess, allegedly in violation of a sign that states, "These tables are for chess and chec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Leah Cohen to Preview New Resto at LTO; Gordon Ramsay in Hot Water for Eating Live Cobra Heart

    ​Top Chef alum Leah Cohen, who left Centro Vinoteca two years ago to travel Southeast Asia, is back in town, mostly cooking at private dinners. It turns out she's planning an "upscale Southeast Asian street food" in Gramercy Park, which she'll be previewing at LTO next week. [Grub Street] In ... More >>

  • News

    April 6, 2011

    Class Action Listings

    ​Top Chef alum Leah Cohen, who left Centro Vinoteca two years ago to travel Southeast Asia, is back in town, mostly cooking at private dinners. It turns out she's planning an "upscale Southeast Asian street food" in Gramercy Park, which she'll be previewing at LTO next week. [Grub Street] In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Murder Mystery Grows as Dead Birds Found in Rich New York City Neighborhood

    via​It seems so quaint and long ago now, that time when we were worried about the sky raining dead birds, long before you-know-who commanded the nation's attention. It was life or death then, and not just for a bad sitcom or abusive drug addict. (Get well, dude, but forget the TV show.) So whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    The Problem With Buying a $50,000 Watch For a Baby

    Julie Earle-Levine, via​It might get stolen! New York's Daily Intel has the story of real estate and modeling agency big shot Paolo Zampolli, whose family of three Patek Philippe and Rolex watches were stolen from his Gramercy Park apartment. One belonged to his 10 month old son -- seriously, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2011

    Is Gramercy Really the Best NYC Neighborhood for Singles?

    ​The Daily News has its finger on the pulse of what's hot in En-Why-See these days. It has anointed the Gramercy/Flatiron neighborhood as the best spot in the city for singles to live. Could this really be the case, especially with Gramercy's proximity to glorified frathouse Murray Hill? The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    New Yorkers Actually Drink Less Than the Nationwide Average. Really.

    ​There's a new New York City drinking survey out, and chances are, you're a drinker, because more than half of New Yorkers of legal drinking age are (congrats!). We were surprised and vindicated to find, however, that New Yorkers on average (53%) actually drank less than the nationwide average ... More >>

  • News

    July 27, 2010

    Class Action Listings

    ​There's a new New York City drinking survey out, and chances are, you're a drinker, because more than half of New Yorkers of legal drinking age are (congrats!). We were surprised and vindicated to find, however, that New Yorkers on average (53%) actually drank less than the nationwide average ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Gramercy Park Hotel Blog Just About the Only Part of Gramercy Park You Can Get Into, Peasant

    ​Doing their best to put the "mercy" in "Gramercy," the compassionate minds of Ian Schrager's richster (rich hipster) haunt Gramercy Park Hotel have finally bestowed upon the 99.9999999999999999% of the five borough's humans who don't live in New York City's most inclusive, snotty neighborho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Gramercy Park Braces for Hostile Tapas Invasion

    mysticalmagicalgarden.comThe calm before the storm.​Despite staggering community opposition, Cold Miller has managed to secure a liquor license for the small wine and tapas bar he's planning to open at 38 Gramercy Park North. In a showing that would put any Community Board 3 meeting to shame, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    Chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern on his Japanese Influences, Chefs in Social Media, and Ramps

    Ellen Silverman Photography​Chef Michael Anthony has been the executive chef at Gramercy Tavern for nearly four years. He got his start in the kitchen soon after college, when, while studying in Japan, he fell for Japanese cooking. Anthony began working at Bistro Shima in Tokyo, and then moved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    From the Annals of Questionable Ideas: Exchange Bar and Grill, A Stock-Market-Themed Restaurant

    ​Quick, what's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the stock market? If you're thinking "fun!" we probably run in different circles. But hey, as Mama Rose says, you've got to get a gimmick if you want to get ahead, and a new restaurant opening on April 1st in the Gramercy Park ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    New York Ranger Chris Drury Becomes a Pizza Magnate; Cavalier LeBron James to Hawk Big Macs

    ​McDonald's has signed basketball star LeBron James for a multi-year promotional campaign that starts with a commercial on Super Bowl Sunday, and includes involvement in the chain's All American High School Basketball Games. [Nation's Restaurant News] Veteran McDonald's franchisee, Irwin Krug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Barrett: Leslie Crocker Snyder's Unsavory Campaign Donors

    ​Judging people by the company they keep may not always be fair game, but it is fitting, on the eve of next week's primary, to take the measure of Leslie Crocker Snyder by examining the dubious donors bankrolling her campaign for Manhattan District Attorney. News stories about bad-boy contrib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Clip Job: New York Not Fit For Humans

    Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesMarch 5, 1964, Vol. IX, No. 20How Habitable is N.Y.? There Are Some DoubtsBy Mary Perot NicholsIs New York City fit for humans? At least a few people have reservations. Commenting on the city's habitability, Monday night, one city planner acidly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    The Early Word -- DeFonte's

    It seemed like a miracle -- an obscure hero shop in the mean back streets of Red Hook, one of the foremost purveyors of the legendary Italian roast beef hero, suddenly pops up in Gramercy Park. How would a working class hero look dressed up in a tux? I worried as I peddled over to Defonte's on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Rents Down, Slightly and Not Where You're Probably Looking

    It seemed like a miracle -- an obscure hero shop in the mean back streets of Red Hook, one of the foremost purveyors of the legendary Italian roast beef hero, suddenly pops up in Gramercy Park. How would a working class hero look dressed up in a tux? I worried as I peddled over to Defonte's on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    Morning Papers: Boxer-Slay Suspect, S.I. Denial, Law Firm Confession, Etc.

    It seemed like a miracle -- an obscure hero shop in the mean back streets of Red Hook, one of the foremost purveyors of the legendary Italian roast beef hero, suddenly pops up in Gramercy Park. How would a working class hero look dressed up in a tux? I worried as I peddled over to Defonte's on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008

    From the Archives: Richard Goldstein on the Genius of Clay Felker

    It seemed like a miracle -- an obscure hero shop in the mean back streets of Red Hook, one of the foremost purveyors of the legendary Italian roast beef hero, suddenly pops up in Gramercy Park. How would a working class hero look dressed up in a tux? I worried as I peddled over to Defonte's on ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 29, 2008

    Faith-Based Curry

    Starches steal the spotlight at Gramercy Sri Lankan

  • News

    November 28, 2006

    Guns Gone Wild

    NYPD gunfire goes up while crime goes down. What gives?

  • NYC Life

    July 11, 2006

    Mon+Tue 7/24-25

    NYPD gunfire goes up while crime goes down. What gives?

  • NYC Life

    December 6, 2005

    Gangs of New York

    Nowhere to run to: Rent-hating New Yorkers love The Warriors' vision of the city

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    Marching to Montgomery: The Cradle Did Rock

    Nowhere to run to: Rent-hating New Yorkers love The Warriors' vision of the city

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2005

    Council Cliffhanger

    Nowhere to run to: Rent-hating New Yorkers love The Warriors' vision of the city

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2005

    Volunteers Vie for LES Seat

    Nowhere to run to: Rent-hating New Yorkers love The Warriors' vision of the city

  • NYC Life

    May 11, 2004

    Close-Up on Tudor City

    Nowhere to run to: Rent-hating New Yorkers love The Warriors' vision of the city

  • NYC Life

    September 2, 2003

    Close-Up on Gramercy Park

    Nowhere to run to: Rent-hating New Yorkers love The Warriors' vision of the city

  • Specials

    May 27, 2003

    Letters

    Nowhere to run to: Rent-hating New Yorkers love The Warriors' vision of the city

  • Specials

    May 20, 2003

    Letters

    Nowhere to run to: Rent-hating New Yorkers love The Warriors' vision of the city

  • News

    May 6, 2003

    Listening to Fido

    A Different Kind of A.I.

  • Specials

    February 11, 2003

    Letters

    A Different Kind of A.I.

  • Specials

    February 4, 2003

    Letters

    A Different Kind of A.I.

  • NYC Life

    January 21, 2003

    Close-up on Peter Cooper Village

    A Different Kind of A.I.

  • NYC Life

    July 9, 2002

    Top Floor of 1919 House

    A Different Kind of A.I.

  • News

    February 20, 2001

    Margarita Says She Knows Best

    A Populist Pol Plays With the People’s Choice

  • News

    September 5, 2000

    Ink Slingers

    Across Town, Words Jump off the Page

  • News

    August 8, 2000

    The Taste of Fear

    Subway Surfers Risk Their Lives Atop the City’s Trains. Only Mad Fools Take the Dare. Only the Lucky Survive.

  • NYC Life

    February 8, 2000

    NY Mirror

    Subway Surfers Risk Their Lives Atop the City’s Trains. Only Mad Fools Take the Dare. Only the Lucky Survive.

  • NYC Life

    January 4, 2000

    NY Mirror

    Subway Surfers Risk Their Lives Atop the City’s Trains. Only Mad Fools Take the Dare. Only the Lucky Survive.

  • NYC Life

    November 23, 1999

    Basya Schechter

    (singer-songwriter-musician-teacher)

  • Books

    June 8, 1999

    Art of the City

    (singer-songwriter-musician-teacher)

  • NYC Life

    February 23, 1999

    Cool and the Gang

    The Fall '99 Collections

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