Meet Baldev Duggal: Immigrant of the Year

... the creative, hard-working culture that Baldev inspired. In building his company he helped transform the Flatiron District from a low-rent neighborhood to a leading center for design and technology. He likewise transformed a dilapidated pier at the ...
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The Most Epic Parties of 2015 According To Our Party Columnist

Turning out the Observer 's weekly 'Shindigger' party column, which appears in our print issue out on newsstands every Wednesday, is both thrilling and exhausting. The unique gig usually requires four nights per week on the town surveying serial crashers, models on the hunt for their big break, sheltered celebrities in town on press tours, deep-pocketed philanthropists writing checks, and, of course, an endless stream of New Yorkers looking for their moment in the limelight.
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Third Manhattan Hotel Property Auctioned as Part of Gemini Real Estate Advisors Chapter 11 Petitions

The purchaser of the third of the four Manhattan hotel properties that filed Chapter 11 petitions on Sept. 3, 2015, under the auspices of Gemini Real Estate Advisors was decided today in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
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ToledanoTrumanFbox

... of a 16-building East Village acquisition (the suit was settled in September). And earlier this month, a Flatiron District landlord brought a $6.4 million suit against Toledano , accusing him of defaulting on his office lease. Several interviews ...
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Two Manhattan Hotels to be Sold by Gemini Real Estate Advisors Move Towards Closing by End of 2015

... patient throughout this litigation process." The auction of the third property - the Wyndham Garden Flatiron District at 37 West 24th St. - is scheduled for Dec. 15 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York. There will only ...
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A dinner here will cost $465... but you won't have to tip

Diners at one of Manhattan's priciest restaurants will no longer be expected to leave a tip at the end of their meal. Eleven Madison Park, located in New York's Flatiron District, has decided to eliminate gratuity and raise its menu prices by 31% to include service.
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A dinner here will cost $465 but you won't have to tip

Diners at one of Manhattan's priciest restaurants will no longer be expected to leave a tip at the end of their meal. Eleven Madison Park, located in New York's Flatiron District, has decided to eliminate gratuity and raise its menu prices by 31% to include service.
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Behind Airbnb's data or: How we learned to stop worrying and love the home-sharing service

Airbnb released data Tuesday on nearly 60,000 of its New York City listings, with the stated aim of helping "policymakers craft smart rules for home sharing." Though the company claimed the move would show "that home sharing supports families in all five boroughs and makes clear that illegal hotels are not welcome on Airbnb," the severely-curtailed scope of the data released and the manner in which it was presented leaves many questions unanswered.
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Financial District Retail Rents Rise as Fifth Avenue's and Soho's Drop

... , and COS have or are rumored to be planning to plant roots in the downtown district sometime soon. The Flatiron District sits comfortably in second place, with rents on Broadway and Fifth Avenue between 14th through 23rd streets increasing by 17% ...
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