Greenwich, Connecticut residents are protesting the building of a 27,000 square foot supermansion by Russian billionaire Valery Kogan in the backcountry.
Kogan is suspected to be the buyer behind the planned teardown of an existing $18M mansion on 18 Simmons Lane in Greenwich. The site will then be used to erect a 27,000 square foot SuperMansion [...]

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Shortly after we first moved to the area, my wife and I decided to go see a movie, so we found one in the paper and decided to go see it at the ‘Bow Tie Cinema’, which had a street address.
We tried to find the theatre and could not, mindlessly driving around downtown [...]

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METRO-NORTH NEW HAVEN LINE COMMUTERS SLOWLY MAKE THEIR WAY HOME.
At 7 PM a New Haven Line StationStops.com reader sent this photo from their train, just prior to stopping in Port Chester:

7 PM: Harlem Building Collapse / Metro-North Grand Central Station Delays TIMELINE:

Earlier today, a building at 124th st began to partially [...]

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4th Quarter figures are in, and Manhattan real estate is as hot as its ever been - and continuing its spread North into Harlem (where prices are up 65%) - a 2000 sq 2-bedroom apartment lists for $1.8M.
In midtown, a Columbus Circle 2700 sf condo sells for $12.5M.
via CNNMoney.com

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