Bryant Park Restoration Corporation (changed to Bryant Park Corporation (BPC) in 2006) was co-founded in 1980 by Dan Biederman and Andrew Heiskell, Chairman of Time Inc. and the New York Public Library. Initially supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, BPC is now funded by assessments on property and businesses adjacent to the park, and by […]
Continue ReadingThe building that became the first Madison Square Garden at 26th Street and Madison Avenue was originally the passenger depot of the New York and Boston Rail Road. When the depot moved uptown in 1871, the building was leased to P.T. Barnum who converted it into the open-air “Hippodrome” for circus performances. In 1875 it […]
Continue ReadingLocated in a Rittenhouse Square space evoking the free-wheeling spirit of a speakeasy, Village Whiskey is prolific Chef Jose Garces
Continue ReadingZavino is a new pizzeria and wine bar located at the epicenter of the city´s trendy Midtown Village neighborhood. The restaurant features a seasonal menu, classic cocktails, an approachable selection of wine and beer and some of the best late night menu offerings in the area. The restaurant´s interior looks great – it has a […]
Continue ReadingWhile she loves expat life in New Zealand, Charity Norman has come to dread receiving a fateful phone call from home in Britain Not long ago an old friend phoned to tell me that her father had died. This isn’t unusual in itself, of course; she and I are of that age. Yet for me […]
Continue ReadingTo reach a speed of 480 meters per minute, the country’s fastest Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today it has secured an order to deliver a total of 38 elevators and escalators to MAHANAKHON, a commercial complex under construction in Bangkok, Thailand. The 314-meter high building will be the country’s tallest, with 77 floors above […]
Continue ReadingThailand has expressed support for Malaysia’s plan to build a wall and perimeter fencing along the banks of the Kolok River, which separates Malaysia’s Kelantan state from Thailand’s Narathiwat province. Thai-Malaysian Regional Border Committee secretary Adisak Prachakittikul said Thailand did not see any problem with Malaysia’s plan because the construction would not encroach on Thai […]
Continue ReadingThailand might lose competitiveness to Malaysia in terms of the cost of electricity if it fails to increase the proportion of coal-fired power plants, according to an official with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand.Tatree Riewcharoen, director of Egat’s corporate communications division, said Malaysia had four power plants using clean coal technology. They are the […]
Continue ReadingC9 Hotelworks Bill Barnett will be a featured speaker at next week’s Thailand Real Estate Investment and Property Law Forum 2013. The forum will be held in Bangkok on September 19th and 20th. Highlights will be a feature on the upcoming AEC initiative as it applies to the real estate sector and discussions on mounting […]
Continue ReadingBangkok Industrial Gas (BIG), a joint venture between US-based Air Products and Chemicals and leading Thai investors, has set aside Bt1 billion to expand integrated facilities at its industrial-gas complex in the Hemraj Chon Buri Industrial Estate. Currently, the air-separation unit at the complex has the capacity to produce 500 tonnes of liquefied gases per […]
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