Click the image above to view the full photogallery. 1) Hell’s Kitchen: Both Bret Thorn and Steve Cuozzo of the Post report on a new massive eatery from Simon Oren (Pigalle, L’Express, Nice Matin, etc). The former writes: “A 15,000-square-foot space at 450 West 33rd Street (at Tent...

Might Boston Properties' glassy new office building at 250 West 55th Street, recently killed off, be back from the dead? Lois Weiss reports that the anchor tenant that backed out, law firm Proskauer Rose, has resumed talks with the developer, creating a glimmer of hope for the SOM-designed tower. Th...

Budget hotel kingpin Sam Chang has many, many projects planned on West 39th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, and it appears he's looking to add a little flair to at least one of them. Our friend Bob Egan recently noted the installation of what appears to be some sort of two-story glass-encas...

1) Now that he's set up nicely at 15 Central Park West, Sting is once again ready to try and unload his 2nd/3rd-floor duplex at the Brentmore a few blocks north (Billy Joel's old pad). It had been listed in 2006 for $24 million and then $20 million, and now, adjusted for the luxury market meltdown, ...

Back in October, a studio apartment at Lower Manhattan's Downtown Club went up for grabs on eBay with a starting bid of $529,000. It didn't sell, and the apartment is still listed through a brokerage, though at a reduced price of $499K. The failure of such gimmickry, however, has not deterred others...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. [Photos by Will Femia] For those who long for the good ole days, when the underside of the three bridges of the Port Authority Bus Terminal was a skeezy section of Ninth Avenue, don't read this: they actually renovated it! The project started in 1...

For a greasy spoon that enjoyed a quiet existence of churning out bison burgers to wanderers of the West Side, the story of the Cheyenne Diner has become fairly dramatic—even though the Hell's Kitchen landmark shuttered last April. A lifesaving move to Red Hook fell through, and then a buyer fr...

Hells Kitchen: EV Grieve was on the right track last week when it reported that beloved and grimy Hell's Kitchen dive The Holland Bar looked to be reopening. The Times explains today that the bar, which shuttered last summer when the landlord refused to renew the lease, will reopen as soon as tomorr...

This week's top dish from Eater, Curbed's restaurant, bar, and nightlife blog... 1) Midtown West: Via seemingly innocuous press materials sent to Eater comes word that the bastion of all that is right with the world, 21 Club, has stopped enforcing its ties-mandatory policy in the dining room (above)...

Madaleine Mae wasn't the only restaurant to serve its last this week. Here are four more closings from this week, and if you know of any more, do tell. 1) West Village: A tipster notifies us and a call to the restaurant confirms: neighborhood joint Deborah in the West Village will close after servic...