Former vice presidential candidate Nicole Shanahan allegedly offered a reporter for The Washington Post $500,000 in exchange for the names of sources who leaked information about her, according to the paper. Shanahan, a 39-year-old San Francisco Bay Area native and environmental attorney, was tipped off in June that The Washington Post was working on a … Read more
Tesla’s third-quarter net income rose 17.3% from a year earlier, as quarterly sales of its electric vehicles rose for the first time this year. The Austin, Texas, company said Wednesday it made $2.17 billion from July to September, up from the $1.85 billion profit it posted in the same period in 2023. The gain came … Read more
It’s a tale of two cities. While ultra-luxury office towers in hot spots are seeing massive rents of up to $300 per square foot, side street buildings are lucky to rent for a tenth of those prices. On average, asking rents in Manhattan are roughly $77 a foot, according to CBRE, but many basic office … Read more
You won’t be a fan of this fire hazard hiding in plain sight. A long-time firefighter’s wife has issued a warning about the most dangerous but dark part of the house that could spark a devastating fire and burn a house “to the ground”. “It will surprise the hell out of you and no one … Read more
A rare Michigan home designed by Minoru Yamasaki, the visionary architect behind New York City’s original World Trade Center, has just been listed for $2.89 million. The late Yamasaki, best known for creating the original Twin Towers, which tragically fell during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, designed this gem in 1957, long before his career-defining project … Read more
Better late than never. On Oct. 22, the Federal Aviation Administration eliminated the rule that required an off switch for the “no smoking” sign on planes, even though smoking on U.S. flights officially ended decades ago. Before the change, domestic and international flights allowed passengers to smoke while on board, despite the risk of fire, … Read more
Forget snakes on planes – these passengers were panicked by a rodent on a plane. Frantic fliers spotted what appeared to be a rat scurrying over an overhead bin on a Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas, Texas to Los Angeles, California. A video depicting the furry infiltrator has garnered nearly two million views on Instagram. … Read more
Dear ABBY: Several months ago, a family member’s husband was charged with possessing and distributing more than 10,000 items of child pornography. The police and Department of Homeland Security raided their home and seized computers, cell phones and other equipment. He was arrested and spent about a week in jail. He hired a very good … Read more
New York City hotels are booming. They too are in crisis. It all depends on which metric you rely on – but it’s fair to say that both statements are true. The Big Apple’s hotel industry appears at first glance to have made an exciting comeback from the pandemic. A closer look shows that despite … Read more
The city’s flagship retail storefronts are so rare that businesses are opting for the nuclear option – buyout. Kering and Prada bought their Fifth Avenue stores last year for $835 million and $963 million, respectively. Now, Uniqlo is buying the 100,000 square feet of retail it already occupies at 660 Fifth Ave. from Vornado. Uniqlo … Read more