In spring, the poolside conversation at the Setai in Miami Beach turns to the Hamptons: “Who is paying these prices?” someone asks. “Where are they coming from?” “Should we go to St. Tropez instead?” Call the grandly turreted, 13-bedroom at 10 & 12 Fair Lea Road in Southampton yours for the whole summer for $1.35... ... Read full Story
Renderings have been revealed for proposed renovations to Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, Queens. Led by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and designed by ROSETTI, the $800 million undertaking will modernize the main venue of the US Open Tennis Championships and introduce the new Player Performance Center. The project will be entirely self funded by the USTA. The stadium is located within the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, which is bounded by Meridian Road to the north and west and Flushing Meadows Corona Park to the south and east. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 5/22/2025 7:30 AM
Silverstein Properties has announced a new lease agreement with Starr, a global insurance and investment organization, at 1177 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown, Manhattan. Starr's lease covers approximately 49,264 square feet across the entire seventh and eighth floors of the skyscraper. Originally designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, the 47-story Class A office building was built in 1992 and spans approximately 1,000,000 square feet in total. The property is located between West 45th and 46th Streets. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Elliot, a nine-story mixed-use building at 151 South Elliott Place in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Kao Hwa Lee Architects and developed by Mendel Berkowitz, the structure yields 101 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 20 units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $73,578 to $140,000.
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Permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use building at 1718 Crotona Park East in Crotona Park East, The Bronx. Located between East 173rd Street and East 175th Street, the lot is one block from the 174th Street subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Yonah Grunhut of Grun Group LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
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Stone and her husband purchased the large property for their family, but they've decided to leave the work-in progress behind while the paint is still drying. ... Read full Story
A Manhattan apartment once home to Hollywood royalty is back on the market — this time with a starring role in the discount department. ... Read full Story
The king of Bravo is trading this West Village nest for another -- with the other home boasting outdoor space, an amenity he had long craved. ... Read full Story
The stylish Nidhi Kapur is looking to part ways with her handsome Tribeca nest, which she had decked out in Maiden Home furnishings. ... Read full Story
Foundation work is progressing at 287 Flatbush Avenue Extension, the site of a five-tower, 450-unit residential complex in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by J Frankl Architects and developed by Jacob Kohn of The Jay Group, the conjoined structures are planned to stand 27 stories and 293 feet tall, each with 90 units and two cellar levels. The property is located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and Willoughby Street. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 5/21/2025 7:30 AM
The City of New York has opened 2440 Fulton Street, a 400,000-square-foot commercial development located in East New York, Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel Architects and developed by the Leser Group in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the facility is the largest-ever commercial building in the Broadway Junction area. It will serve as the new consolidated headquarters for the Department of Social Services’ Human Resources Administration (DSS-HRA), bringing together nearly a dozen public service programs and more than 1,100 employees. The property is bounded by Fulton Street to the north, Herkimer Street to the south, and Van Sinderen Avenue to the east. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 217 Eckford Street, a five-story residential building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Gerald Caliendo Architects and Bobby Kaczor under the Diamond Street LLC, the structure yields 14 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are five units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $122,229 to $189,540. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed for an 11-story mixed-use building at 581 East 161st Street in Morrisania, The Bronx. Located between Eagle Avenue and St. Ann's Avenue, the lot is near the Prospect Avenue subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Edward Poppiti of H.O.G.A.R., Inc., a non-profit known as Housing Options and Geriatric Association Resources, is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
A Brooklyn, NY, couple ready to tie the knot in June are approaching their wedding registry with an unconventional option for friends and family. ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 24, 2025 is:
limn \LIM\ verb
Limn is a formal verb most often used especially in literary contexts to mean "to describe or portray," as in "a novel that limns the life of 1930s coastal Louisiana." It can also mean "to outline in clear sharp detail," as in "a tree limned by moonlight," and "to draw or paint on a surface," as in "limning a portrait."
// The documentary limns the community's decades-long transformation.
// We admired every detail of the portrait, gracefully limned by the artist's brush.
"... the story of Ronald Reagan's jelly beans is not simply about his love of a cute candy. It speaks to how he weaned himself from tobacco, judged people's character, and deflected scrutiny. It limns the role of the sugar industry and food marketing. And it demonstrates how food can be a powerful communications tool. Reagan's jelly beans sent a message to voters: 'I like the same food you do, so vote for me.'" — Alex Prud’homme, Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House, 2023
Did you know?
Limn is a word with lustrous origins, tracing ultimately to the Latin verb illuminare, meaning "to illuminate." Its use in English dates back to the Middle Ages, when it was used for the action of illuminating (that is, decorating) medieval manuscripts with gold, silver, or brilliant colors. William Shakespeare extended the term to painting in his poem "Venus and Adonis": "Look when a painter would surpass the life / In limning out a well-proportioned steed …" Over time, limn gained a sense synonymous with delineate meaning "to outline in clear sharp detail" before broadening further to mean "to describe or portray." Such limning is often accomplished by words, but not always: actors are often said to limn their characters through their portrayals, while musicians (or their instruments) may limn emotions with the sounds they make.