#New York Times writer sued over rental housing dispute

#New York Times writer sued over rental housing dispute

“New York Times writer sued over rental housing dispute” Seeking a temporary Upper West Side rental apartment to flee noisy construction for $2,999 per month. Which option did this couple choose? One that ultimately got them sued, with allegations that they owe at least $35,000 in back rent and costs. Joyce Cohen, the New York…

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#Zosia Mamet sells .2M NYC spread at a loss

#Zosia Mamet sells $1.2M NYC spread at a loss

“Zosia Mamet sells $1.2M NYC spread at a loss” Zosia Mamet, the actress and daughter of playwright royal David Mamet and actress Lindsay Crouse, has sold her Upper West Side apartment for $1.2 million. Mamet killed it in “The Flight Attendant,“ where she played Kaley Cuoco’s best friend on and off screen in a more grown-up version…

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#Preservationists have a vested interest in UWS church fight

#Preservationists have a vested interest in UWS church fight

“Preservationists have a vested interest in UWS church fight” Preservation and landmarking disputes sometimes make for hard choices. Whether to raze crumbling West-Park Presbyterian Church at Amsterdam Avenue and West 86th Street might not be the easiest call at first glance. The pretty, 140-year old, Romanesque-Revival structure is a rare grace note amidst mostly drab surroundings. But the…

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#Upper West Side high-rise fire critically injures one

#Upper West Side high-rise fire critically injures one

“Upper West Side high-rise fire critically injures one” A fire at a Manhattan high-rise overlooking Central Park left one person critically injured Wednesday night, officials said. Flames broke out on the 10th floor of The Olmstead, a 19-story condominium building located at 382 Central Park West, the FDNY said. Twenty units with 78 firefighters responded…

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#Lone holdout tenant is blocking this M NYC condo tower

#Lone holdout tenant is blocking this $70M NYC condo tower

“Lone holdout tenant is blocking this $70M NYC condo tower” It’s David and Goliath, Upper West Side edition.  A lone diehard tenant’s refusal to leave his Manhattan apartment is preventing a global real estate development investment firm from moving forward on a $70 million condo deal involving his building.  The renter, 52-year-old Ahmet Nejat Ozsu,…

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