Zumper founders aim crosshairs at brokers, landlords with new pro service

Rental search website Zumper has unveiled an upgraded version of its website and mobile app targeted specifically at real estate brokers, company executives told The Real Deal .

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/05/31/zumper-founders-aim-crosshairs-at-brokers-landlords-with-pro-service/

Service That Delivers Anything In An Hour Launches In New York City

New Yorkers are accustomed to being able to get anything they want, whenever they want it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/30/postmates-delivery-new-york_n_3359574.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Technology

Postmates Launches 1-Hour Delivery in New York City

Urban logistics platform offers a new twist on dot-com service, Kozmo.com, delivering anything in Manhattan in 1-hour or less.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10785006.htm

This Startup Will Deliver Anything To You In Under An Hour

But for now, Postmates will only be available in a 10-block radius around the Flatiron district in Manhattan.

http://www.businessinsider.com/postmates-launches-in-new-york-2013-5?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

Pat Martin to Represent Again at Big Apple BBQ Block Party

... of styles, you can't beat the Big Apple BBQ Block Party held each June in Madison Square Park in te Flatiron District of Manhattan. This year's iteration will be held June 8-9 and will feature a veritable who's who of barbecue talent. Our own Pat ...

http://www.nashvillescene.com/bites/archives/2013/05/30/pat-martin-to-represent-again-at-big-apple-bbq-block-party

Big app-le days

Tumblr's $1.1 billion sale price has set the stage for more massive paydays for New York's tech scene.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/big_app_le_days_MO56OsR7PbIh3p5EpqQApK?

A big 'F-ck yeah' from 26-year-old Tumblr CEO on $1.1 billion Yahoo deal

Few, if any, similarities exist between the redactions of the Benghazi e-mails and the deletions and distortions made by Richard Nixon in his taped conversations.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/26/business/a-big-f-ck-yeah-from-26-year-old-tumblr-ceo-on-1-1-billion-yahoo-deal/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29

Event guide

SmorgasBar will be nestled within a set of multi-story shipping containers on the South Street Seaport that have been converted into pop-up store for up and coming retailers.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/event_guide_jOwXIQbBvC02y1UO5rlmLI?

'F---yeah': Tumblr's $1.1 billion deal

"Our headquarters isn't moving. Our team isn't changing. Our road map isn't changing": Tumblr CEO David Karp.

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/f-yeah-tumblrs-26yearold-founder-celebrates-11-billion-deal-20130523-2k2lw.html

Nineties KC-Lawrence club fixture DJ Ray Velasquez returns home for a few shows

Those tuned in to the local club scene in the 1990s will remember Ray Velasquez.

http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/ray-velasquez-riot-room-jacobsen-may-2013/Content?oid=3232567

Tumblr's 26-Year-Old Founder Cashes In on $1.1 Billion Takeover

David Karp of Tumblr speaks onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 at The Manhattan Center on May 1, 2013 in New York City.

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Tumblr+Year+Founder+Cashes+Billion+Takeover/8409563/story.html

Tumblr's founder cashes in on takeover

Tumblr Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Karp, a 26-year-old who started the company in 2007, signed a note announcing Yahoo! Inc.'s $1.1 billion acquisition with the salutation, " yeah." Karp, a high school dropout, said in a blog post Monday that he was "elated" to sell Tumblr, while stressing that the New York-based blogging service wouldn't be ... (more)

http://www.lowellsun.com/business/ci_23288625/tumblrs-founder-cashes-takeover?source=rss

Tumblr's 26-Year-Old Founder Celebrates $1.1 Billion Deal

Tumblr Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Karp, a 26-year-old who started the company in 2007, signed a note announcing Yahoo! Inc.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-20/tumblr-s-26-year-old-founder-celebrates-1-1-billion-deal.html

Quit high school? Tumblr CEO, 26, did

The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2013/05/21/quit-high-school-tumblr-ceo-26-did.html

NY whiz-kid dropout a #!*in' genius

Shaggy-haired city hipster and Tumblr founder David Karp yesterday had two words for the $1.1 billion cash sale of his popular blogging site to Yahoo! The 26-year-old wunderkind, who grew up on the Upper West Side strolling the Museum of Natural History and sketching dinosaur bones, posted a message - where else? - on Tumblr to calm his users' ... (more)

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/ny_whiz_kid_dropout_in_genius_75RPISs6cpQ7REq6M2zNEP?

Tumblr's 26-year-old founder cashes in on $1.1 billion takeover

Tumblr Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Karp, a 26-year-old who started the company in 2007, signed a note announcing Yahoo! Inc.'s $1.1 billion acquisition with the salutation, "F- yeah." Karp, a high school dropout, said in a blog post today that he was "elated" to sell Tumblr, while stressing that the New York-based blogging service wouldn't ... (more)

http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Tumblr+Year+Founder+Cashes+Billion+Takeover/8409862/story.html

aireus Delighted to Announce New Customer, Flatiron Hotel NYC

... restaurant and lounge." The Flatiron is a fabulous boutique hotel with an unbeatable location in the Flatiron District in Manhattan Madison Square Park is just steps away. Describing itself as "sophisticated and excitingwith modern, luxurious rooms ...

http://www.pr.com/press-release/491723

Tumblr founder going from dropout to billionaire

The plucky, 26-year-old Tumblr founder has sold his popular blogging platform to tech behemoth Yahoo for an amazing $1.1 billion, news site AllThingsD reported Sunday.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/yahoo-acquire-tumblr-1-1-billion-article-1.1348552?localLinksEnabled=false

Living on the Edge

... stores, part of its Destination: NYC collection. Plus, make the rounds of showrooms in SoHo, NoHo, the Flatiron District and beyond - including Design Within Reach and the Future Perfect - with special designer exhibits and parties galore. Visit ...

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/living_on_the_edge_fD89nP7G0mjOi6IeEkZXyN?

Tesco Uses Google Street View for Virtual Easter Egg Hunt

... View served up the interior of Tamarind , a restaurant a block away from Mashable 's headquarters in the Flatiron District of New York. We're not sure why.) Tesco's effort follows a similar promotion in July 2011 from French automaker Citroen that ...

http://mashable.com/2013/03/21/google-street-view-easter-egg-hunt/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29

05/10/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Flatiron District (New York, NY)

• Citibike Rack Rollout a Concern for Business Owners _{2013-05-09, 06:43 am}
  One of the city's new Citibike bike share racks in the Flatiron District of Manhattan at Broadway and W. 24 Street on May 8. NEW YORK-The new, long-awaited bike share program in New York City is set to launch Memorial Day weekend, the last weekend of May, according to the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
• What's Trending With...Rachel Zoe _{2013-05-08, 03:30 pm}
  Rachel Zoe is one busy fashionista. Despite cancellation rumors of her Bravo show , this super stylist, designer and mom continues to grow her mega empire with the recent opening her new blowdry salon, DreamDry in NYC's Flatiron District.
• Boutique Hotels: 'Home' Away From Home _{2013-05-07, 10:09 pm}
  In 1984, the two nightclub impresarios who had run Studio 54 opened a new chapter in the lodging industry with Morgans, a boutique hotel known for its sparse dcor, lack of outdoor signage and popularity among the young and the cool.
• Retailer demand, tourists help boost NYC retail sector: REBNY _{2013-05-07, 03:24 pm}
  ... high-end corridors, REBNY said. For example, the stretch of Broadway between 14th and 23rd streets in the Flatiron District posted the next largest year-over-year increase in average asking rent: 50 percent, to $322 per square foot from $215. The ...
• Top 10 Cities in the US for Foodies _{2013-05-02, 12:00 am}
  ... in New York - all set in The London Hotel on West 54th street; Chef Bobby Flay owns the Mesa Grill in the Flatiron District and Bar Americain on West 52nd; and of course, 'Chef of the Century' Joel Robuchon's L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon located in ...
• Memorial Day in New York City: NYCTourist.com Announces the Best NYC... _{2013-05-04, 10:00 am}
  Memorial Day is just around the corner, and there's no better place to celebrate this holiday weekend than in New York City.
• Nina Dobrev sizzles in revealing outfit at skincare launch as she... _{2013-05-03, 07:43 pm}
  The Vampire Diaries star was attending the launch for GinZing Energy-boosting moisturiser at the Origins store in the Flatiron District of the Big Apple.
• Dana's Starkly Minimal Live/Work Home - House Tour _{2013-05-01, 02:00 pm}
  Name: Dana Dramov Location: Flatiron District, Manhattan, New York Size: 2,500 square feet 2-bdrm Years lived in: 1 year; owned According to Dana, "work never really ends.
• City Room: Finally, Baruch College Students Can Break Out the Ray-Bans _{2013-05-02, 06:13 pm}
  Baruch College's new plaza used to be a street: East 25th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues, which is flanked by Baruch buildings.
• Tres Carnes dishes out fresh Tex-Mex _{2013-05-01, 05:04 am}
  The Flatiron District's newest fusion joint Tres Carnes, which means three meats in Spanish, of- fers Mexican cuisine with a smoky Texan twist.
• Out to Lunch: International Midday Dance Party Hits Manhattan _{2013-04-30, 07:06 pm}
  Between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. last Wednesday afternoon, more New Yorkers than usual ducked out of the office for "doctor's appointments." No, there wasn't a spate of seasonal allergies.
• aireus Delighted to Announce New Customer, Flatiron Hotel NYC _{2013-04-29, 02:28 pm}
  ... restaurant and lounge." The Flatiron is a fabulous boutique hotel with an unbeatable location in the Flatiron District in Manhattan - Madison Square Park is just steps away. Describing itself as "sophisticated and exciting with modern, luxurious ...
• Inside Chelsea Clinton's $10m 'luxury fortress' that stretches over... _{2013-04-23, 01:51 pm}
  ... in The Whitman building next to Madison Square Park, one of the most desirable corners of Manhattan's Flatiron District Expensive taste: The nearly 90-year-old building has three $10million homes and one $22.5million duplex penthouse - so far two ...
• A Loft Lined With Antiques _{2013-04-19, 01:24 pm}
  This two-bedroom, two-bathroom loft in the Flatiron District, on the market for $2.35 million, is a showcase for the owner's extensive antique collection, also available for purchase.
• A Loft Lined With Antiques _{2013-04-19, 08:51 am}
  This two-bedroom, two-bathroom loft in the Flatiron District, on the market for $2.85 million, is a showcase for the owner's extensive antique collection, also available for purchase.
• Chelsean _{2013-04-07, 05:28 am}
  Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple , a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano.
• Avua Cachaca debuts with aged and fresh expressions _{2013-04-01, 04:56 pm}
  ... bars. He enthusiastically offered to host the Avua pre-launch party at the new Milk and Honey in the Flatiron District two weeks before he opened the bar to the public for a sneak peek. Petraske states, "Avua is Milk and Honey's choice of Cachaca." ...
• Catie Keck: Will Ryman's Bird on View in Flatiron Plaza _{2013-03-31, 04:48 pm}
  If you have found yourself in Flatiron District recently, you may have noticed a recent addition to its plaza in the shape of a lofty 12-foot steel raven crafted out of nails in varying sizes.
• With Manzanilla, Dani Garcia Tries to Sell New Yorkers on High-End Spanish _{2013-03-26, 06:24 pm}
  ... modernist cuisine. His entry into the Big Apple is a cavernous, high-stakes "Spanish brasserie" in the Flatiron District called, perhaps with a wink, Manzanilla, which is Spanish for "little apple." Apparently Mr. Garcia has balls the size of his ...
• Winkelvoss Twins Want to Move On From Fact They Owe Entire Existence... _{2013-03-25, 11:48 am}
  Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are the two identical twins from whom Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook while they were all students at Harvard, in order to get rich and have sex with women, as depicted in the 100% true documentary The Social Network