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Naftali Group signed its first big retail tenant at Williamsburg Wharf, the developer’s 3.75-acre residential complex on the East River waterfront. Famed chef Eyal Shani’s Good People Group is to launch a 4,000 square-foot restaurant later this year on the Kent Avenue side. Chef Eyal Shani plans to launch a 4,000 square-foot restaurant later this … Read more
Keep your head on a swivel if you’re ever eating mozzarella sticks in the vicinity of Kim Mulkey. “Are those media over there or are they just eating?” Mulkey questioned as she kicked off her portion of the postgame press conference following three-seeded LSU women’s basketball’s SEC Tournament semifinal loss to No. 2 Texas at … Read more
A Beverly Hills mansion that once belonged to the pop idol Britney Spears can now be yours for $7.7 million. Spears, 43, snapped up the Italian-esque property for $6.75 million following her highly publicized divorce from Kevin Federline in 2007. The five years Spears spent at the property were personally tumultuous, but professionally productive — … Read more
It’s like everyday Black Friday. Dozens of shoppers shielded against 40-mph winds Friday morning as they lined up outside Levittown’s Island Black Friday, knowing that once they got inside the store, they would find brand-new laptops, vacuum cleaners, cellphones and other valuable merchandise for only $12 apiece — and be entered for free in raffles … Read more
Ukraine will propose a naval and aerial cease-fire with Russia during peace talks with US officials in Saudia Arabia on Tuesday, according to a report. “We do have a proposal for a ceasefire in the sky and ceasefire at sea, because these are the ceasefire options that are easy to install and to monitor, and … Read more
LeBron James is usually very careful about what he says on the court in front of cameras, but this time he was caught on a hot mic. While chopping it up with ESPN broadcaster and former teammate Richard Jefferson ahead of the Lakers’ loss to the Celtics on Saturday, the two began laughing about the … Read more
A longtime editor at the Washington Post is resigning from the newspaper after a recent column “respectfully dissenting from” owner Jeff Bezos’ overhaul of its opinion section was spiked by his top executive at the publication, according to a report. Ruth Marcus, the opinion columnist who has spent decades at the Washington Post, wrote a … Read more
Media mogul Barry Diller has thrown his support behind former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s bid for New York City mayor — citing “gratitude” for the disgraced politician’s past support of the billionaire’s Hudson River real estate development. Diller, a longtime Democratic donor, made his position clear during an off-the-record meeting with staff at IAC, … Read more
It’s not her potty but she’ll cry if she wants to. A New York City mom-fluencer has been thoroughly chastised online after claiming that airplane bathrooms are unsuitable for children. “Can I start a petition to make more kid-friendly bathrooms on the plane?” Victoria Maria Yavny — who goes by @toriyav on the platform — … Read more
Officially, March Madness doesn’t start until the ball is tipped for the NCAA Tournament. But this week — Championship Week — should count. It gives almost everyone a shot, teams that never could figure it out during the regular season from high-, mid- and low-level leagues. Last season, N.C. State went from missing the postseason … Read more