Empire State Building thriving despite doom-and-gloom NY Times forecast
It wasn’t that long ago that the New York Times, a newspaper that had never heard of a commercial real estate success story, declared the Empire State Building to be a near disaster. More than a dozen Times reporters worked together Gorgeously illustrated article In 2021, the future of this great landmark was declared “uncertain” […]
RNC On Lockdown After Vials Of Blood Sent To Building
The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., went under lockdown early Wednesday after vials of blood were sent to the building. One source said the blood was sent in a package and something likely “broke open,” the New York Post reported. Yellow tape stretched outside the building while U.S. Capitol Police officers were present, […]
14 confirmed dead in Vietnam after fire burns apartment building
Fourteen people were killed and six injured in an overnight fire at an apartment building in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi. Fire engines could not reach the building, which was located in a narrow alley just 6.5 feet wide, and firefighters were forced to use hoses to put out the blaze. The fire started in a courtyard […]
Creep with long rap sheet busted in horrific serial rape of 12-year-old girl inside NYC building
A pervert accused of repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl inside a Bronx building late last year was arrested on a warrant Wednesday, police said. Thomas Barnaby, 30 years old – He has six arrests. – The man is wanted by the New York City Police Department on suspicion of raping a minor “on multiple occasions” […]
Commercial building to apartment conversions rose 17 percent last year: report – The Hill
Adaptive reuse projects, such as converting old hotels or vacant offices into apartments, are on the rise. According to a report by RentCafe, in 2023 there was a 17.6% increase in apartments renovated from old buildings compared to the previous year. Manhattan has the largest concentration of renovated apartment buildings in the country. The number […]
‘ABSOLUTE ANARCHY’: Anti-Israel protesters at Columbia take over campus building
U.S. congressional candidate Alison Esposito joined ‘Fox & Friends First’ to discuss why she believes the situation on campus will … source
South Africa ends rescue efforts at collapsed building with 33 dead, 19 missing
An exhaustive search for a missing construction worker trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in South Africa is coming to an end. On May 6th, an unfinished five-story apartment building collapsed in George City, killing at least 33 people. The death toll is expected to rise to more than 50 as operations move […]
Newport Beach mayor calls out Irvine mayor for supporting protesters who seized a building
Newport Beach’s mayor says Irvine publicly condemned police actions at the University of California, Irvine, while Newport Beach police were on the scene to assist an illegal encampment in the city. I wasn’t happy about it. When anti-Israel demonstrators occupied a campus building, responding police were forced out. Multiple Orange County law enforcement agencies responded […]
12-year-old girl shot in arm outside Queens apartment building: cops
A 12-year-old girl was shot in the arm during a scuffle outside a Queens apartment building Wednesday night, authorities said. Police and officials said about 10 people were involved in a scuffle on the sidewalk near South Jamaica House when at least one masked suspect approached the group and opened fire around 7:45 p.m. The […]
Pro-Hamas Activists Take Over UC Berkeley Building — After Deal to End ‘Encampment’
On Wednesday, a group of radical pro-Palestinian activists occupied a building at the University of California, Berkeley, just hours after administrators and protesters struck a deal to end the weeks-long “camp.” of Daily Californianthe student newspaper of the University of California, Berkeley; report: On Wednesday afternoon, a group of pro-Palestinian protesters stormed and occupied the […]