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Exclusive: The Amazing Spider-Man v. the Obnoxious Co-op Board President!
Written by Avi Arad on July 03, 2012
Denis Leary was with me when we had an authentic New York moment across from the Hayden Planetarium. I was doing a short segment with him that was part of an online campaign we did. We had a permit.
So I have this camera guy and Denis is dressed as [his movie character] Police Captain George Stacy. And I'm asking him questions and he's talking about how he needs help, how the public has to help him to find Spider-Man.
A guy comes out of the building: sneakers, shorts, all sweaty, athletically obnoxious Wall Street type. Very New York. He's saying to me, "Why are you filming in front of my building? I'm the chairman of the board of this building!" It was a co-op on the Upper West Side.
A Century-Old Condominium Gets 21st Century Smarts
Written by Paula Chin on February 24, 2021
Building management system upgrade brings the Apthorp up to date.
Upper West Side Co-op Steps Into the Electrified Future
Written by Tom Sahabian on February 02, 2021
Heat pumps will replace fossil fuel-burning boilers. Here’s how.
The Wellston’s Automatic Doors Are an Idea Whose Time Has Come
Written by Paula Chin on December 28, 2020
Condop board installed no-touch doors just before the pandemic hit.
Upper West Side Hotel Will Continue to House the Homeless
September 15, 2020
Vocal co-op and condo residents angered by another mayoral reversal.
Fictional Upper West Side Co-op Is the Star of New Show
July 31, 2020
“The Building” portrays New Yorkers being New Yorkers during lockdown.
Thermal Scan in the Lobby Reduces a Co-op’s Anxiety
Written by Paula Chin on May 27, 2020
Though not able to diagnose COVID-19, sensor brings peace of mind.
Naming COVID-19 Victims Is Asking for a Lawsuit
Written by Bill Morris on April 21, 2020
The right to privacy trumps the advantages of sharing information.
Take 20 Stories Off the Top? Not So Fast.
March 05, 2020
City joins developer’s appeal of order to chop top off condo tower.
A 90-Year-Old Co-op Lobby Steps Into the 21st Century
Written by Marianne Schaefer on February 19, 2020
The hardest renovation jobs are the ones that require subtlety.
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