In 1976, New York suspended a tram over the East River because another subway tunnel was too expensive; the Roosevelt Island Tram still links the island to ManhattanConstructed in 1976, New York City's Roosevelt Island Tramway began as a temporary fix meant to serve until a new subway line was completed...
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Robin Morgan, poet and feminist whose allies included Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem, dies at 85Robin Morgan, the former child star who became a pioneering poet, writer and second-wave feminist activist, has died in New York at 85, her...
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Taylor Swift owns a $100 million real estate empire featuring a Christmas tree farm, historic mansions, beachfront estates, New York penthouses, a private pool, home theatre, billiards room and even a wine cellar that can hold nearly 1,000 bottlesTaylor Swift possesses a real estate portfolio valued over one hundred million dollars. Her properties span Pennsylvania, Nashville, New Yo...
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Mumbai’s skyline is soaring. So is the pressure on housingMumbai's booming real estate market sees global financial giants occupying luxury towers while low-income residents like taxi driver Ramu V...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Zohran Mamdani and his wife have a new address: Couple moves into NYC's Gracie Mansion, leaving behind 1-bedroom apartmentNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji have moved into the official mayoral residence, Gracie Mansion. This move marks...
13 Jan, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Mumbai’s vertical boom runs ahead of infrastructureMumbai's skyline is rapidly ascending with high-rise towers, but critics argue this unchecked vertical growth lacks planning, coherence, an...
28 Dec, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
What is Gracie Mansion and why is it special? Here's its location, origin, history, features and factsWhat is Gracie Mansion and why is it special? The story explains the move of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to Gracie Mansion, it...
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View: Is there cooperation in the air?A sarkari panel has been set up in NCR, but the public also needs to pitch in to curb pollution
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Affordable homes start at Rs 1 cr, luxury at Rs 4.5 cr: What Indian investors should know about Dubai real estate: Morgan OwenDubai's real estate market continues to attract Indian investors with a range of options from affordable homes to ultra-luxury properties. ...
28 Oct, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
NYC explosion: Manhattan blast erupts less than two miles from Jeffrey Epstein’s former residence, steps from Gracie Mansion; see what else this area is known forAn explosion and fire erupted on Manhattan's Upper East Side on August 15th, prompting a massive response from the FDNY. The blaze, origina...
16 Aug, 2025, 01.57 AM IST
People of India are going to defeat BJP: Rahul GandhiCongress leader Rahul Gandhi has vowed to "decimate" the BJP in upcoming Indian state polls. After success in the Karnataka election, Gandh...
04 Jun, 2023, 01.56 PM IST
Jean-Luc Brunel, arrested on suspicion of supplying girls to Epstein, found dead in French jailBrunel's lawyers suggested on Saturday that he killed himself.
20 Feb, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
Hilton Worldwide to sell its New York hotel Waldorf Astoria to Chinese firm for $1.95 billionBased on full occupancy at the Waldorf ’s lowest room rate of $329, Anbang would recover its investment in about 10 years.
08 Oct, 2014, 04.51 AM IST
Sahara buys 2 iconic NY hotels - New York Plaza, Dream New YorkThe Sahara Group, which had acquired Grosvenor House in London in 2010, is said to be now looking at picking up some other landmark propert...
28 Nov, 2012, 05.24 AM IST
Hurricane Sandy slams into US: Floods, blackouts across New YorkSandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain killing some and forcing eva...
30 Oct, 2012, 12.40 PM IST
- Manhattan home sales drop 22%, but prices rise 15% in Q2
Apartment prices in Manhattan posted double-digit gains even as tight credit conditions and continued unrest on Wall Street slowed sales fo...
03 Jul, 2008, 02.47 AM IST
- Property rates in south of Delhi, Mumbai move up
South is to Delhi, Mumbai what Upper East Side is to Manhattan or the western Kensington district is to London.
07 Oct, 2007, 10.50 AM IST