Vishaan Chakrabarti, architect and urbanist

Vishaan Chakrabarti is on a mission to change the way people in the US live. Elbows pressed against the dining table in his Flatiron District loft, he elaborates on what he calls "the American Scheme" of suburban home ownership.

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Acadia Realty Trust Provides Update on $313 Million of Core Portfolio Acquisitions

Acadia Realty Trust today announced that, during the year ended December 31, 2013, it acquired, or entered into agreements to buy and subsequently closed on, $220.9 million of complementary street-retail assets for its Core Portfolio.

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Art Miami ownership group acquires New York's Downtown Fair

The ownership group of Art Miami confirmed that it has acquired the Downtown Fair for an undisclosed price.

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Launch NYC Jan 28-Feb 12

... the best conditions to your top press contacts, wholesale buyers, loyal customers and VIPs. In this prime Flatiron District retail pop-up, your current collection of clothes, accessories and jewelry will be available for sale directly to the public ...

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How to travel New York City on a budget

Hudson Yards and the High Line, foreground, are shown in this, Dec. 1, 2013 aerial photo in New York.

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NY wine-shop boom prompts merchant battle

... anywhere near the number of new stores," Tom Geniesse, who opened Bottlerocket Wine & Spirits in the Flatiron District in 2006, told Crain's. Others rely on a gimmick. After Paul Common lost his job as an equity analyst for Merrill Lynch, he decided ...

http://nypost.com/2014/01/13/ny-wine-shop-boom-prompts-merchant-battle/

Super Bowl 2014 fan guide: Tips for NYC tourists

BEGIN East Rutherford is only about 10 miles from Times Square, so if you're in the area for the Super Bowl, it's worth a trip.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/super_bowl_2014_fan_guide_tips_for_nyc_tourists.html

Watson Is Moving To NYC: IBM Announces $1B Group Based On Jeopardy Ace Computer

... out of a major new development in Astor Place, a block away from AOL and not far from the startup-rich Flatiron District and Union Square. IBMers will now jostle for space and spread the company's message of revival alongside design students at New ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2014/01/08/ibm-announces-watson-group/

DecorPlanet.com Announces Soft Opening of NYC Flagship Showroom in Manhattan

Jan. 8, 2014 - NEW YORK -- Brooklyn, NY, January 8, 2014 - DA corPlanet.com, a leading retailer in bathroom vanities and bathroom accessories, has announced it will open a flagship showroom located in Manhattan's Flatiron District on January 8, 2014.

http://www.prlog.org/12265268-dcorplanetcom-announces-soft-opening-of-nyc-flagship-showroom-in-manhattan.html

Snubbing Mere Millionaires, Developers Court Elusive Billionaires with Urban Castles

... Skyway Development Group is planning a seven story single-family home at 34 West 21st Street, next to the Flatiron District office building that it paid $38.5 million for in June. We guess gentrified neighborhoods really are threatened by ...

http://observer.com/2014/01/snubbing-mere-millionaires-developers-court-elusive-billionaires-with-urban-castles/

De Blasio's inauguration sets tone for mayoralty

Mayor de Blasio's inauguration reflected what is to be a more liberal, diverse administration.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/de-blasio-inauguration-sets-tone-mayoralty-article-1.1563903