Port Authority bus terminal replacement OK’d by city planners – but ‘long overdue’ makeover could take a decade
Midtown's Port Authority Bus Terminal finally got the green light on Wednesday for a $10 billion transformation that will take it “from an eyesore to an eye-opener,” but it could be a decade before we see any major changes. The City Planning Commission unanimously approved a renovation plan that would turn a dilapidated 1950s state […]
Hi-rise plans near Brooklyn Botanic Garden get OK from city planners
A controversial high-rise proposal that could overshadow the “sacred” Brooklyn Botanic Garden and damage delicate exotic plants was approved by the city's Planning Commission on Monday. The panel voted Developer Continuum's plans for 962-70 Franklin Ave. were approved by a vote of 9-3. The plan is landscaped but still tall, and garden advocates argued that […]
Wedding planners cry foul as The Knot adds startup Simply Eloped to online empire
The Knot has quietly acquired a startup called Simply Eloped, raising concerns that the controversial company has too much control over the wedding planning industry, The Washington Post reports. Simply Eloped says it will connect couples with pre-approved vendors like officiants, videographers and photographers for intimate ceremonies of 20 guests or fewer, and joins an […]
Netanyahu told Sec. Blinken that US recognizing Palestinian state would be a ‘prize’ for planners of Oct. 7
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that US recognition of a Palestinian state would be a “prize” for the Hamas terrorists who planned the October 7 massacre. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the comments to Blinken when the two met in person last week, Axios reported Thursday. The prime […]