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April 19, 2026
MISCELLANEA
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Here's another installment of Miscellanea for your viewing pleasure: At a table in the Tudor City Steakhouse sit Cindy Adams, the New...
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April 12, 2026
Penthouse 1 + 2
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We came upon the above listing while cruising Streeteasy recently. Apparently Penthouse 1 and 2 had been purchased by one owner and were no...
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April 5, 2026
RESIDENTS: Paul duPont
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Today, we welcome back the residents of note column with Paul duPont, famed costume designer of the '50s and resident of No. 5. ...
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March 29, 2026
INSTAGRAM Meets the Paint Brush
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Here is another admirable effort thanks to a talented group of Instagrammers. There is also a theme this week ‒ all of the entries are illus...
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March 22, 2026
AD CAMPAIGN, 1934
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This latest installment in our continuing series of advertising campaigns is this one, which ran in November, 1934. There were only three ad...
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March 15, 2026
DEAD ENDS
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This recently discovered photograph is a simple one ‒ a Dead End sign ‒ but is notable because of where it was. A clue lays right behind it,...
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March 8, 2026
MORE Miscellany
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We begin with a puzzle from 1934: what is the man doing to the roadway at 1st Avenue and 41st Street? And what exactly does the extended ...
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