Facebook is eyeing One Madison Avenue

... plans for a new tower atop the base of the building, which sits adjacent to the iconic the 700 foot-tall Flatiron District clock tower overlooking Madison Square Park. The 1.1 million-square-foot granite building is fully leased by Credit Suisse, ...
https://therealdeal.com/2018/12/19/facebook-is-eyeing-one-madison-avenue/

S&P analyst must face insider trading charges over merger of paint makers

A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected requests by a Standard & Poor's credit ratings analyst and a friend to dismiss criminal insider trading charges related to the $9.3 billion merger of paint makers Sherwin-Williams Co and Valspar Corp. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said the indictment's failure to allege that the analyst Sebastian Pinto-Thomaz and Jeremy Millul, a jeweler in Manhattan's Diamond District, shared a "meaningfully close personal relationship" didn't matter because it said Pinto-Thomaz had an "intention to benefit" Millul.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-insidertrading-sherwin-williams/sp-analyst-must-face-insider-trading-charges-over-merger-of-paint-makers-idUSL1N1YB1QH?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews

Off the Menu: Taiwanese Fried Chicken and Bubble Tea Head to the Flatiron District

This new eat-in, take-out spot is a Taiwanese doubleheader. Kung Fu Tea, a Taiwanese-style bubble tea company that started in 2010 in Flushing, Queens, and now has 200 outlets in 30 states, has joined forces with TKK Fried Chicken, a chain founded in 1974 in Taiwan.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Feast: Dale Talde Does Friendsgiving

Disco fries, poutine, chili fries, gravy fries: Add this deeply spiced, Asian-inflected combo of sweet potatoes and pork gravy to the pantheon of fried potatoes served with meat sauce. Cooking for a crowd? "The Feast" turns to ace chefs-who better to advise on feeding the whole crew?-for recipes, prep advice and, of course, wine pairings.
https://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Feast-Dale-Talde-Friendsgiving-Szechuan-Pork-Sweet-Potatoes-Recipe-with-Rioja

REBNY takes shot at commercial rent control in retail report

... availability. Only three markets had single digit vacancy rates, the Upper West Side and Broadway in the Flatiron District at 9% each and Washington Street in the Meatpacking District at 8%. As a loyal print subscriber you are eligible for FREE full ...
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/rebny-takes-shot-commercial-rent-control-retail-report

Union Square tech hub gets $2 million to reinvent digital training

It wasn't just subsidies and a helipad that made Amazon choose Long Island City. The biggest attraction may have been the region's wealth of tech talent - which is only to say that the national shortage of computer engineers is less severe in New York than in most other places.
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/technology/union-square-tech-hub-gets-2-million-reinvent-digital-training

The best cheap bodega eats, according to NYC's trendiest chefs

... tacos. For Jean-Paul Bourgeois, executive chef of barbecue joint Blue Smoke, which has locations in the Flatiron District and Battery Park City, the Italian combo sandwich ($10.34) at Sal, Kris and Charlie's Deli in Astoria is a must. A hefty hero ...
https://nypost.com/2018/11/06/the-best-cheap-bodega-eats-according-to-nycs-trendiest-chefs/