Fishs Eddy's Co-Founder on Dumpster Diving, Politics, and 'Good Morning Asshole' Mugs

"I know we have a big mouth and a lot of people know about us, but we truly still are a small business" Nobody enjoys doing dishes more than Julie Gaines and Dave Lenovitz - and by "doing dishes," we mean designing them. When the couple behind Fishs Eddy discovered entire collections of American china in the basements of the old Bowery restaurant supply stores back in the day, they knew they struck gold.
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Marijuana smoke wafting through the streets of New York in sign of times to come

... to marijuana colonise hip neighbourhoods and import their own social mores. As he walked with his cousin past Gramercy Park in Manhattan on a recent afternoon, John Jay, 25, inhaled deeply from a rolled paper joint and explained how attitudes had ...
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This startup was named the best place to work in NYC thanks to a unique Japanese philosophy

... wholehearted hospitality is core to startup's business and its office culture. The 25-person team works in a Gramercy Park penthouse, and the company was just named the number one place to work in New York by Crain's. Their business model about ...
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The Bloomingdale's of Apartment Buildings-Manhattan House Conversion Draws to a Close

Manhattan House's crisp white brick was a counterpoint to the cluttered red brick of the East 60s when it was built in 1951. When Robert Kaswell first moved to New York, he lived in an apartment at 342 East 67th Street, and every time he walked to the subway he'd pass an eye-catching white-brick complex that spanned the entirety of East 66th Street between Second and Third Avenues.
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Design-Conscious Co-Op Comes With a Key to Gramercy Park

For many New Yorkers, a key to ultra-exclusive Gramercy Park is like the Holy Grail-something many people want, but few will ever actually get. But if you have a spare $3.6 million sitting around, this three-bedroom co-op can fulfill that dream-located at 60 Gramercy Park North, an Emery Roth -designed building, it comes with one of those coveted keys.
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