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Mayor Bloomberg's Relection
Ethnic voting on the wane in NYC. The reelection in November drew almost half of the city's Black voters, and nearly a third of Hispanic voters. Bloomberg was estimated to have spent $100 for each of the 648K+ which he secured. -
Tishman Speyer Properties buys Stuyvesant, CBGB nightclub Closes, Media Debates
Tishman Speryer Properties buys Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village for $5.4 bil. It was the biggest real estate deal in the country. In 2010 the two properties were turned over to the creditors. Media debates: Was New York or London the Top Banana of World Cities? Punk Rock nightclub, CBGB, Closes. Bowery storefront bought for men's fashion boutique. Bed bugs make a big comeback in NYC -
NYC Priciest Apartment
The apartment, located at the Plaza Hotel, was reportedly sold for more than $50 mil. The hotel was purchased in 2004 by El-Ad Properties for $675 mil, who closed the hotel and announced plans to spend $400 mil on a refurbishment. When reopened in October 2007, there would be 182 private condos. -
Bloomberg Signs Law/Lloyd C lankfien CEO/New Museum
CEO of Goldman Sachs highest paid person
New Museum opens (http://www.newmuseum.org/)
Bloomberg signs law banning trans fats in food served at restaurants
