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Barbara Corcoran's Q + A ~ New York Times Real Estate:

Cars were racing before East Village crash: witnesses

6/19/2013 10:28 AM

A runaway car spied speeding down Second Ave. cut a terrifying arc across an East Village sidewalk, leaving five people injured — three critically...Read More

Beachgoers bask as body lies just yards away

6/19/2013 10:23 AM

Valentina Rausman, 78, of Russia reportedly drowned at Formia. Two women raised the alarm after seeing her body floating in the water. She was dragged onto land and covered in a white sheet...Read More

Solar power charging in city parks

6/19/2013 10:22 AM

Twenty five greenspaces and events, including nine in Brooklyn and Queens, will be outfitted with free solar mobile charging stations, courtesy of AT&T....Read More

Danielle Bradbery wins ‘The Voice’

6/19/2013 10:20 AM

Danielle Bradbery became the youngest vocalist to win "The Voice" in the history of the reality competition Tuesday night, as the perky blonde from Cypress, Texas, went from singing to herself in her room to a recording contract...Read More

Fishermen after marlin instead reel in $2.5 million worth of cocaine

6/19/2013 10:19 AM

Five Florida fishermen used to reeling in huge marlin instead found themselves hauling in $2.5million worth of cocaine. The group were left stunned on Wednesday after stumbling across 55-pounds of the drug floating in waters three miles off the coast of Destin...Read More

New endorsements for Lopez foe

6/19/2013 10:18 AM

The upstart candidate hoping to keep disgraced former Assemblyman Vito Lopez from seizing an open City Council seat has notched the endorsement from Lopez’s former ally...Read More

Obesity is officially a disease, American Medical Association rules

6/19/2013 10:18 AM

Obesity isn"t just a major public health problem -- it"s a disease, the American Medical Association has ruled. The influential physicians" group voted to officially recognize obesity as a disease at its annual meeting Tuesday...Read More

Ann Romney lets her voice be heard at City Council meeting

6/19/2013 10:17 AM

Ann Romney is stepping out from her husband"s shadow and letting her political voice be heard. The wife of the former Republican presidential candidate addressed the San Diego City Council on Tuesday, urging the local government to efficiently process construction permits, an issue of concern as the couple try to renovate their $12 million beachfro...Read More

Selma Blair officially booted from "Anger Management"

6/19/2013 10:07 AM

There’s no #winning against Charlie Sheen. A day after reports circulated that the 47-year-old star of “Anger Management” refused to return to the show unless his co-star Selma Blair was fired, the show’s production company apparently capitulated. ...Read More

Karina Smirnoff, Maksim Chmerkovskiy to reunite

6/19/2013 10:01 AM

The former lovers are set to take the stage together once more. The previously engaged couple and "Dancing with the Stars" pros have signed on to perform in Luis Bravo"s Broadway show, "Forever Tango." ...Read More

Barbara Corcoran's Q + A ~ New York Times Real Estate:

U.S. Home Construction Rose in May

6/18/2013 8:59 PM

Housing starts rose 6.8 percent in May, and builders sought permits to build-single family homes at the fastest pace in five years....Read More

The 30-Minute Interview: Fred T. Shen

6/18/2013 7:58 PM

Mr. Shen, 71 is a founder and the chairman of Shen Milsom & Wilke, a consulting and design firm....Read More

Square Feet: Making Energy Efficiency Attractive for Owners of Older Seattle Buildings

6/18/2013 7:45 PM

A program in Seattle maps a way to make expensive retrofits pay off for all involved — building owners, investors and utilities....Read More

Square Feet: As Coney Island Stirs, One Man’s Vision Is Unbuilt

6/18/2013 6:41 PM

Horace Bullard had big plans for redeveloping the Coney Island of his youth, but he died with his properties still on the market....Read More

Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions

6/18/2013 6:28 PM

Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased....Read More

Living in: New Milford, Conn.: One Town, Many Neighborhoods

6/18/2013 2:25 PM

A housing market that offers something for everyone — from subdivisions to rustic lake homes to storied estates with dazzling vistas....Read More

Living in New Milford, Conn.

6/18/2013 2:03 PM

Residents and weekenders enjoy Candlewood Lake, pastoral expanses and a lively town center....Read More

The Appraisal: Cash-in-Hand Buyers Can Come With a Catch

6/17/2013 9:08 AM

Such buyers sometimes assume that their status should afford certain concessions from the homeowner, like beloved bits of furniture at no extra cost....Read More

Niels Diffrient, Industrial Designer Who Blended Form and Function, Dies at 84

6/16/2013 8:29 PM

Mr. Diffrient combined elegance and efficiency in everyday objects, and even office chairs like the award-winning Freedom Chair....Read More

What They’re Watching on the Roof

6/14/2013 4:25 PM

Luxury apartment buildings are rolling out movie projectors and popcorn makers this summer to keep residents entertained....Read More