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A Yankee Comes to Christie’s

Christie’s International PLC, founded in 1766, announced late last month the hiring of Steven Murphy, a chief executive who, uncharacteristically,

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Brooklyn’s Angry Man: Norman Oder Plans to Keep Up the Fight

Norman Oder was standing at the corner of Vanderbilt Avenue and Dean Street in Prospect Heights last Saturday explaining the

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He Wants to Shake Your Hand: First Round Capital’s Man in Manhattan

Charlie O’Donnell has the figure of a Ninja Turtle, a shiny head and long, dark lashes. At 31 years old,

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Manhattan Dumbo

“Everything has to spread west,” said Jed Walentas, 36, describing livable Manhattan’s ever-expanding front line while striding through the construction

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There’s No Salumi like Home

How many Moscatelli gherkins is too many Moscatelli gherkins? No amount, says Nicola Farinetti, the manager of brand-new food emporium

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David Rosenthal Puts on His Penguin Suit

The problem with losing your job when you’re a high-level executive in contemporary book publishing is that your options are

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Jigga’s Don Draper: The Man Behind the Advertising Onslaught for Jay-Z’s Memoir

For the past month, David Droga has been waking up to a daily email from a team of 20 creative

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The New Mr. Big: Wired’s Publisher Is on a Roll

Howard Mittman is a big boy. Emphasis on big, emphasis on boy: 6-foot-3 and 240-ish, poured well into a black

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The Queens Teen Who Took on Apple

Fei “Phillip” Lam made a rare trip to Manhattan last week. After class let out, the high-school senior hopped the

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Happy Birthday, Josh!

It was the day after Thanksgiving at the Chelsea office of Talking Points Memo, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in

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The Fast Food Architect: David Swinghamer Builds a Shake Shack Empire

“You have to try the hot chocolate–it’s the best hot chocolate in town,” David Swinghamer said. The 53-year-old CEO of

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The Naughty Architect: Charles Renfro, Mastermind of the Broad Museum

The skyscrapers of Manhattan loom through the glass windows surrounding the studio of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Nearly hidden among

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The Naughty Architect: Charles Renfro, Mastermind of the Broad Museum

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The Power Booker: Katie Thomson Is Piers Morgan’s New Fixer

When The Observer met Katie Thomson at Landmarc restaurant in Columbus Circle, we wanted to congratulate her. We were beaten

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The Elan of Ilan Bracha: ‘We’ll Be No. 1 in Five Years’

It was a gray January day when The Observer met Ilan Bracha at the Sony Building on Madison Avenue for

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