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Media Decoder Blog: From Dwell and New York Magazines, a Special Design Issue
Posted: May 27th, 2012, 8:51pm EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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The modern design guide Dwell will introduce an annual publication with New York magazine tied to a weeklong design festival.
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Time and Newsweek Magazine Covers Catch Eyes and Clicks
Posted: May 21st, 2012, 10:32am EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Taking their cues from digital counterparts, magazines are as interested in hitting nerves on social media as on the newsstand.
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M.T.A. Uses Bird Recordings to Scare Pigeons From Roosevelt Island Station
Posted: March 19th, 2012, 12:57am EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Problems with pigeons at Roosevelt Island’s subway station led MTA officials to install a bird call system that keeps the perpetrators away by releasing timed distress calls.
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M.T.A. Chief Opposes Ban on Eating in the Subways
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 1:37am EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Although Chairman Joseph J. Lhota was once known as the “rat czar” as a deputy mayor, he assailed State Senator Bill Perkins’s proposed ban.
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New York City Council Votes to Ban Alternate-Side Parking Sticker
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 1:27am EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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A quarter-century after the Sanitation Department introduced window stickers in New York, the City Council passed a bill to outlaw them for alternate-side parking violations.
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New York Picks Alta to Run Bike-Share Program
Posted: September 15th, 2011, 1:24am EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Alta Bicycle Share is to operate an ambitious project that is expected to feature 10,000 bicycles available at 600 stations throughout the city.
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Children With Autism, Connecting via Transit
Posted: August 14th, 2011, 5:07am EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Museum officials are using the obsession for trains and buses among children with autism to try to teach them how to connect with other people — and the world.
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Women, Uneasy, Still Lag as Cyclists in New York City
Posted: July 3rd, 2011, 8:50pm EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Men on bicycles outnumber women three to one, a stark contrast from cities like Copenhagen and Amsterdam.
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The Appraisal: Losing Patience With the Open House
Posted: February 7th, 2011, 4:07pm EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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For a couple with a young child who have a home for sale, the weekly ordeal of preparing for, and then disappearing for, open houses was a strain.
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The Appraisal: Schools Chancellor Once Had a Residential Perk
Posted: November 22nd, 2010, 3:48pm EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Not long ago, a home in Brooklyn awaited the person chosen to lead the New York City school system.
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Suddenly, SoHo Heeds Law Limiting Lofts to Artists
Posted: November 12th, 2010, 8:44am EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Long ignored, a rule that apartments be reserved for working artists is now being taken more seriously.
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The Appraisal: For One Real Estate Investor, Vinyl Siding Never Lost Its Shine
Posted: November 8th, 2010, 3:50pm EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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A man who buys and sells in Brooklyn thinks vinyl siding offers a historical “time warp.”
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Developer Is Accused of Fleecing Investors
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 1:40am EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Adam Hochfelder, a onetime real estate mogul, was charged with taking $2.5 million from clients and friends for hotel deals he never made.
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Commercial Real Estate Slumps in New York
Posted: January 7th, 2010, 9:08pm EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Vacancy rates are still rising and prices are still falling, and one expert says the market hasn’t hit bottom yet.
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City Seeks to Turn Stalled Projects Into Moderate-Income Housing
Posted: September 2nd, 2009, 1:51am EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Programs to remedy half-filled and half-finished developments are proving difficult to devise and implement.
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Stores Go Dark Where Buyers Once Roamed
Posted: July 21st, 2009, 2:40am EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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The storefront vacancy rate in New York is at its highest point since the 1990s and is expected to grow.
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Harlem’s Real Estate Boom Becomes a Bust
Posted: July 7th, 2009, 9:13pm EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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A neighborhood transformed by soaring home prices is now caught in a breathtaking fall, but residents believe the improvements to the area will prove durable.
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Recession Has Landlords of Retail Tenants Extending Discounts of Their Own
Posted: February 1st, 2009, 12:24am EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Some small businesses are finding a silver lining in the recessionary clouds: they suddenly have leverage with their landlords.
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At the Old Navy Yard, Niche Manufacturers Weather the Recession
Posted: January 10th, 2009, 10:01pm EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Small manufacturers serving niche markets and wealthy customers are proving recession-proof.
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At the Old Navy Yard, Niche Manufacturers Weather the Recession
Posted: January 10th, 2009, 8:18pm EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Small manufacturers in New York City serving niche markets and wealthy customers are proving surprisingly resilient in the struggling economy.
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Downturn Ends Building Boom in New York
Posted: December 27th, 2008, 2:46am EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Nearly $5 billion in development projects in the city have been delayed or canceled because of the credit crisis, which has had similar effects nationwide.
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Madoff Scandal Shaking Real Estate Industry
Posted: December 18th, 2008, 8:22am EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Commercial brokers and developers had heavily invested with Bernard L. Madoff, whose business style mirrored the practices of the real estate world.
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Madoff Scandal Shaking Real Estate Industry
Posted: December 18th, 2008, 8:22am EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Commercial brokers and developers had heavily invested with Bernard L. Madoff, whose business style mirrored the practices of the real estate world.
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Mixing Money and Family
Posted: October 18th, 2008, 6:05pm EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Since mortgages are so hard to get, buyers are turning to their parents and other relatives to help with down payments and closing costs.
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Concern for 2009 as Manhattan Real Estate Market Slows
Posted: October 3rd, 2008, 2:15am EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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While Manhattan real estate prices are higher than they were a year ago, there are signs that the market nonetheless has slowed.
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Hotel Developer Lands in Red Ink, Despite Boldface Names
Posted: August 31st, 2008, 1:13am EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Robert Falor once cut deals with such people as Nicky Hilton or Rande Gerber, but he has been left penniless after squandering business funds and now faces his old partners in court.
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Condo Life: Foreclosures, Higher Fees and Yardwork
Posted: May 14th, 2008, 7:15pm EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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As foreclosures mount and contributions to building associations shrink, condo owners find themselves nagging each other to pay their assessments and haggling over chores.
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Manhattan Apartment Prices Hit Record High Despite Slump
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 2:10am EDT by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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The average price of a Manhattan apartment in the first three months of this year was $1.7 million, up 33.5 percent from the same period last year. Still, sales are slowing.