Tag: NYC
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Never miss an article…subscribe! If you invest in startups, you hear two names all the time: Tiger and Coatue. Both are giant hedge funds that have poured money into venture capital in recent years. Oddly enough, they’re based in the same building in midtown Manhattan, a few miles from where…
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On Tuesday night, I had the joy of attending the Top Dog Gala, a benefit for the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City. AMC saved my little gerbil’s life three times and helped him live to a ripe old age, so I love getting a chance to support…
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I just had a jelly donut. And it changed everything. You guys are going to start thinking I work for them. I don’t. But I could be persuaded for enough free donuts. Francesca’s Bakery has locations in Clifton and Pequannock and also pops up at farmer’s markets across New York…
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On Wednesday, my wife’s coworker gave us the most meaningful of gifts: two apple cider donuts. Considerate husband that I am, I ate them both. They were the best I’ve ever tasted. Francesca’s Bakery, with locations in Clifton and Pequannock, makes donuts, danishes, babka and much more! They even appear…
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Gambino family boss Paul Castellano had a problem: he couldn’t get hot water in his shower. The mansion he had built on Staten Island’s Todt Hill was so large that water cooled in the pipes before it could reach the bathroom. The contractor he got to help him was a…
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Where I live in Northern New Jersey, Dunkin Donuts is an institution on par with the Giants or the Catholic Church. And since I’m willing to accept even the hardest jobs in the service of you, my readers, I decided it was time to clear something up. What are the…
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On a quiet side street in Union City, NJ is a small storefront. Inside: some of the best Mexican food in the country. La Piedra del Sol is run by a lovely family from Oaxaca, Mexico, a region known for its cuisine. While we often think of California or Texas…
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On July 30, 1975, James R. Hoffa, President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, disappeared without a trace. In 1982, he was declared dead. No body has ever been found. A prime suspect in that disappearance was Teamsters Local 560 President Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano. In fact, Hoffa was actually…
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Inside a low-slung building surrounded by trees in southern Minnesota, there is an old man. Now ailing and in his 90’s, he was once one of the most powerful members of the American mafia. This building is Federal Medical Center Rochester. This man is Louis “Bobby” Manna. Manna was born…
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