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A California couple’s NYC vacation turned sour following an Airbnb nightmare. And now, the city is investigating. Talent agent Annette van Duren and her producer husband Alan Sacks were kicked out of their short-term rental at 451 West 22nd Street in Chelsea after just one night, according to the New York Post. The couple paid $2,081 for 10 days at the apartment. But when they arrived at the five bedroom, a resident told them that … [more]

As wealthy Soho residents continue to fume over the crowds clogging the streets near massive retail outlets, some are asking how big box stores get around the area’s 10,000-square-foot limit for clothing stores. Topshop, Hollister, Michael Kors, Urban Outfitters and Nike are few examples of clothing stores in the area that are larger than the 10,000 square feet allowed by zoning. How can this be, you ask? According to the New York Post, the answer … [more]

Today I reveal every detail of our long held secret! After many trips on @amtrak to DC, on-site construction visits, meetings on design and curating a very special collection we are opening our first standalone @sjpcollection store inside the brand new @mgmnationalharbor. The big launch is on December 8th and I’m counting down the hours, minutes and seconds until we officially open the doors. Because perhaps then I will actually believe it’s real. Follow @sjpcollection … [more]

From the Los Angeles website: When AIDS Healthcare Foundation CEO Michael Weinstein visited entitlement consultant Steven Afriat’s Burbank office one morning in July 2015, it was the pair’s first face-to-face meeting. Afriat had known of Weinstein, a determined LGBT and AIDS activist who is gap-toothed and square-jawed like Willem Dafoe, for decades. But making his formal acquaintance left a lasting impression. [more] … [more]

He’s 38, newly divorced, off anti-depressants and ready to sow wild oats – that is, when he isn’t selling high-priced Williamsburg properties. As a part of its New York’s Sex Diaries series, New York Magazine got all the dirt on one promiscuous broker. Here are the highlights. Eight a.m. he’s in an Uber to work. And for some reason by 11:45, he is in therapy. “Monday therapy! My shrink is all about embracing bad behavior, … [more]

Luxury menswear retailer Angelo Galasso is once again having trouble with his Plaza Hotel store. This time, he claims con artists took over his shop. Back in 2014, The Real Deal reported that the owners of the Plaza Hotel placed a restraining order Galasso because of an eviction proceeding. Galasso fired back, with a $3.5 million suit for being wrongfully evicted on false pretenses. Now, he claims two men he met at the Core Club, … [more]

London’s Battersea Power Station has been part of the city fabric for nearly a century. The iconic brick building — which sits in the center of London — was featured in The Beatles’ 1965 film “Help!,” on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album “Animals,” and in the 2010 film “The King’s Speech.” It was formerly a coal-fired power station, supplying much of London’s electricity until the 1980s. Since then, it has sat mostly abandoned. Now the two million-square-foot building is undergoing a major renovation as part of the … [more]

From Luxury Listings NYC: The longtime property of legendary singer Johnny Cash has hit the market. While his 14,000-square-foot home is no longer standing — sadly it burned in a ring of fire in 2007 — the 4.5-acre property on which it stood along with a small one-bedroom house is available, but to the right person only. [more] … [more]