Jan 29th 2010 2:30PM
Yesterday, a solar house landed in New York's Times Square. Dubbed the Lumenhaus, the high-tech home is Virginia Tech's award-winning entry in the 2009 Solar Decathlon. It was supposed to remain open to the public through Sunday, but it's Broadway debut was cut short when it was dismantled late last night due to permit... Continue Reading »
Jan 22nd 2010 6:30PM
We're used to seeing glamour girl Mischa Barton photographed in fashionable duds and armed with shopping bags. But turns out the actress, who rocketed to fame with The OC, can't pay her rent. Barton who moved to New York City in September, is being sued for non-payment of rent on her $7,000-a month loft rental in artsy... Continue Reading »
Jan 22nd 2010 2:00PM
Among the usual promises to streamline government services and help the unemployed get jobs, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's State of the City address earlier this week heralded something you don't usually hear in these kinds of speeches: in the mayor's words, "the most ambitious foreclosure prevention effort of... Continue Reading »
Dec 23rd 2009 8:00AM
When you live in a small home, you always hear the same advice: Pare down your belongings and invest in storage to hide everything else away. Clutter, it's presumed, will make the space feel claustrophobic. But Ryan Korban, a 25-year-old interior designer, has taken the opposite approach. Korban, who has designed the... Continue Reading »
Dec 17th 2009 1:00PM
In 21st-century New York, you can ask someone if she's having a threesome or using Botox, but it feels oddly off-limits to inquire about the dollar amounts being given to the super. One brave neighbor in my building recently weighed in on the subject, offering a view I used to subscribe to for several years: Take the... Continue Reading »
