Shoe lovers can rejoice. The former Payless ShoeSource at 110 W. 34th St. was just snapped up by Famous Footware. Located opposite Macy’s between Sixth and Seventh avenues, the 10,200-square-foot space has 4,000 square feet on the ground, 4,200 square feet on the second level and 2,000 on the lower level. Sources say Michael Kadosh
Another large Opportunity Zone site is available on Bruckner Boulevard in the Mott Haven area of the Bronx. The family owners of 40 Bruckner have hired ABS Partners to advise on monetizing the property and obtaining a developer to sign a 99-year lease for the site, which has the potential for a 250,000-square-foot project. Alex
Caster Semenya prior to competing in a women’s 800m race. (Francois Nel/Getty) South African female athlete Caster Semenya has been called “biologically male” by a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) board of directors. José María Odriozola, a professor of biochemistry who is also the former president of Spain’s athletics body, made
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle in Brooklyn will soon be easier. Life Time, which runs wellness and fitness clubs around the country, has just leased a new space in Brooklyn — marking its latest NYC location after opening in Manhattan in 2016. The company leased 77,000 square feet in the full-block, 1.1 million-square-foot building known as
Cuba’s new constitution supposedly permits foreign travel for its citizens without hindrance (Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket/ Getty) The Cuban government has blocked a LGBT+ activist from leaving the country and travelling to the US, despite travel restrictions being lifted in 2013. Leandro Rodríguez García, director of the Cuban Foundation for LGBTI Rights and a ‘vocal critic’
An anonymous Redditor has questioned whether he can ask his brother not to bring his boyfriend to his wedding – but the story’s not what you think. The question was posed in Reddit’s ‘Am I The Asshole” (AITA) subreddit, in which 1.2 million followers discuss ethical and social dilemmas. Like many posts in the subreddit,
For $850,000, you could buy a shoebox in Brooklyn. But why not pick up a private island instead? Just 60 miles north of Manhattan, a small island with a wee house has hit the market. Known as Willow Island, the speck of land in Putnam County — whose dock is a 10-minute drive from New
Lena DunhamAlberto Zanetti, courtesy of Domino Home is where Jack Antonoff isn’t. Lena Dunham says it was a struggle to cohabitate with the rocker, who she dated for five years, and that she’s better off in her own place following their 2018 split. “Life happened and I fell in love and whispered those terrifyingly vulnerable
A man has told of the ‘homophobic’ abuse he received from two men after hanging a rainbow flag from his window. Alex Hancock, 31, lives in Manchester and hung the flag on Monday (August 19) in celebration of Manchester Pride this weekend. Just hours later he was reportedly harassed outside his house by two men
The co-creator of the children’s cartoon series VeggieTales has refused to depict same-sex relationships as he doesn’t believe it’s “best for kids.” VeggieTales is an animated TV show that enlists talking cartoon vegetables to teach children about religion and Bible stories. It was co-created 26 years ago by Phil Vischer, who told The Christian Post
Rally calling for an end to conversion therapy in Canada. (Global News) Two conversion therapy survivors have spoken out about their experiences, which one described as ‘psychological torture’, to call for a law to protect LGBT+ youth from the practice in Canada. Thomas Argue grew up in Victoria County and his family were part of
Where is Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s girlfriend Raven Lyn Corneil living? The tech mogul is unloading the contemporary mansion he bought for her in LA. Dorsey has just put his Hollywood Hills home near Mulholland Drive on the market for $4.495 million. Dorsey bought the modern pad, which features a floating staircase and won a
Megan Rapinoe said she thinks her dad voted for Trump. (Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty) US lesbian football hero Megan Rapinoe, who has been vocal about her dislike of the US president, has revealed she thinks her dad voted for Donald Trump. She spoke about her family’s confusing political views, which have caused friction between
Taylor Swift and her British actor lover Joe Alwyn are getting serious. She’s now looking to spend up to $30 million on a new London love nest for the pair, Page Six is exclusively told. On Friday, Swift, 29, released a new song titled “Lover,” which has been described as a gushing love letter to
The students sang a Nazi song a did a Hitler salute. (Daily Beast) Footage has surfaced of students from a California high school giving the Hitler salute and singing a Nazi song. In a video obtained by The Daily Beast, the students sang a song composed in Nazi-era Germany to inspire Hitler’s troops. The Garden
Abderrahim El Habachi spoke about fleeing Morocco for the UK. (ITV News/Abderrahim El Habachi) A gay asylum seeker has accused the Home Office of not taking LGBT+ migrants’ sexualities seriously. Abderrahim El Habachi fled Morocco two years ago out of fear he could be imprisoned for his sexuality. He said that he is now part
Bisexual YouTuber Elle Mills won our hearts with her coming out video—now she speaks to PinkNews about dating and how to tell if a girl likes you. One year on from coming out loud and proud as bisexual, Elle Mills says she feels a “huge responsibility” being a voice for the LGBT+ community. She spoke
Queer Eye’s Fab Five: Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski and Bobby Berk (L-R). (Getty) Part of the mission statement of Queer Eye is to bring people together but for one couple the hit Netflix series is having the opposite effect. Since 2018 the Fab Five – Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski,
Savanna closed Monday on its planned $180 million purchase of 360 Lexington Ave. from AEW Capital Management. The deal was financed with a $126 million Barclays loan that was arranged by Eastdil Secured. Savanna plans a $20 million capital improvement program to include lobby and entrance renovation, a prebuilt program and infrastructure upgrades. The Grand
Brazil’s high-end Fasano Hotel company is hot to take over the vacant, former Four Seasons restaurant at 280 Park Ave., Realty Check has learned. Nothing’s signed and talks haven’t reached a term-sheet stage, but a source said Fasano would love to turn the lights back on. The glamorous, 19,000- square-foot venue — a revival of
Billy Porter at the 2019 Met Gala in New York City. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images) The US actor Billy Porter has been breaking the gender binary through his fashion looks – and now, his stylist Sam Ratelle has revealed how. Porter, 49, first caught the fashion world’s attention when he wore a tuxedo dress to the
The long-underutilized ground-level space at 63 Madison Ave. (aka 28 E. 28th St.) has landed a huge retail tenant — Whole Foods Market, which signed for 60,000 square feet. The new gourmet emporium will have 10,000 square feet at street level plus 50,000 square feet on the second floor. The 870,000-square-foot office tower is undergoing
Blake Shelton performs onstage during day 1 of the Big Barrel Country Music Festival (Stephen Lovekin/Getty) Blake Shelton has denied accusations that his latest hit, Hell Right, makes a subtle dig at Lil Nas X‘s hit song Old Town Road. Shelton’s latest song, featuring fellow country star Trace Adkins, makes an apparent one-line reference to
Steven Anderson speaking in a video sermon entitled “Aaron’s Rod that Budded” (YouTube) An Arizona minister banned from most of Europe for his extreme anti-gay views has criticised the Westboro Baptist Church for preaching too much hate. The US pastor Steven Anderson, who once called for gay people to be stoned to death, is currently