Blink. What housing downturn? Sales of apartments and co-op units in Manhattan soared between 46 and 69 percent from the second to the third quarter, according to a handful of reports Friday. Though sales are still one quarter below last year, the speed of the turnaround was surprising. A ...

Dolly Lenz and Ilan Bracha took top awards at Prudential Douglas Elliman's annual broker banquet today at the Pierre. (Max Abelson had word of Ms. Lenz's triumph in yesterday's print Observer.) More winners below: New York, NY – On February 12th, Prudential Douglas Elliman celebrated its agents at their annual awards breakfast at The Pierre Hotel. President and ...

Last week, we told you about 50 new retail locations (or expansions) opening up all over the city, as was detailed in a brochure from Prudential Douglas Elliman. We discovered that companies like Burberry, Rock & Republic, West Elm, and Vera Wang are fearlessly trudging ahead with new outposts despite current economic conditions. Following this somewhat encouraging news, in the ...

The Dow Jones drops below 8,000 points for the first time in five years, while consumer prices fall 1 percent, raising the threat of deflation. [NY Times] Joe Ardizzone—Willets Point’s only homeowner—rallies local businesses to fight Bloomberg’s redevelopment plan. [City Room] Hunter College study shows cyclists break traffic laws. Nah, really? [City Room] The Gramercy ...