Plaza Hotel

LOOK: Celebs And Their Dogs At The ASPCA Bergh Ball

Posted 04.13.2012

The ASPCA hosted their 15th annual Bergh Ball at the Plaza Hotel Thursday evening, where celebrities brought along their pets to walk the red carpet. ...

Plaza Could Be Sold In $600 Million Deal

Posted 04.09.2012

Owners of the Plaza Hotel are in talks to sell the iconic New York building, The Economic Times reports. The hotel's Israeli owners at El Had Properti...

PHOTOS: Meet New York's Most Expensive Rental At $165,000 A Month

Posted 12.08.2011

Fifth Avenue, Central Park views, and the Astor moniker all conjure dollar signs, but to the tune of $165,000 a month? That's what you'll have to shel...

How the Movies Saved My Life

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 01.17.2012

Tom Engelhardt

I now write about our American wars without ever having visited a war zone. There, in the '50s and early '60s, I advanced with the marines and the Russians, bombed Tokyo but also experienced (however briefly) Hiroshima after it was atomized.

Princess Gets Robbed!

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 05.25.2012

A Dubai princess was robbed on Sunday of over $200,000 in handbags and other belongings that were taken from her suite at the Plaza Hotel in New York....

Will The Madison Avenue Clock Tower Turn Into A Marriot?

Posted 12.26.2011

By Craig Carmin, Wall Street Journal Marriott International Inc. has agreed to buy Manhattan's famous Clock Tower building, raising the prospect th...

Charlie Sheen Drops Plaza Suit

AP | Posted 10.05.2011

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Court records show a judge has granted Charlie Sheen's request to dismiss a lawsuit filed against a woman who locked herself i...

Midtown Manhattan's Best Wine Bars

GloboMaestro | Posted 05.25.2011

GloboMaestro

In Hell's Kitchen, where so many new things have been brewing lately, the drink of choice is unequivocally wine.

Ai Weiwei's 'Animals' Head To Central Park's Grand Army Plaza

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

ARTINFO

One of China's most visible and outspoken contemporary artists, Ai Weiwei has had a fraught relationship with Chinese authorities, who placed him unde...

Kelsey Grammer To Marry FRIDAY, Wedding Menu Revealed

tmz.com | 2/23/2011 12:35 PM PST by TMZ Staff | Posted 05.25.2011

Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh's wedding banquet at NYC's swanky Plaza Hotel this Friday could be the most LAVISH culinary display in history -- and T...

PHOTOS: 10 Hotels With Exclusive Boutiques

Melanie Nayer | Posted 05.25.2011

Melanie Nayer

There's no limit to the amount of money you can drop during a hotel stay. From fine dining to spa treatments to room service, the costs add up quickly...

Boy, 2, Falls 30 Feet Down Elevator Shaft In Joliet

Posted 05.25.2011

A 2-year-old boy is in critical condition Monday after falling 30 feet down a hotel elevator shaft in south suburban Joliet. About 3:30 p.m. Sunday,...

PHOTOS: DIVINE DESIGN: 15 Hottest Hotel Lobbies In New York City

Posted 05.25.2011

I remember the days when New York City hospitality was defined by such institutions as the Plaza Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria. These hotels were rega...

This Madison Ave Sells Diamond-Encrusted Shirts

Posted 05.25.2011

Crain's reported Wednesday that Swedish luxury shirt retailer Eton has purchased a 10-year lease for a retail space on pricey Madison Avenue. 625 Mad...

The Situation To Open A Gym In Plaza Hotel?

Posted 05.25.2011

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino wants to bring the GTL lifestyle to the Plaza Hotel. Page Six reports that Sorrentino, previously seen kicking prude ...

Something Spectacular From Santa

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Dorfman

St. Nick may be pulling in his horns this Christmas because of the slumping economy, but not for everybody. Granted, the economy is in the doghouse, but not everyone in New York is wailing.

Central Park ... A Performance in Four Seasons (Autumn)

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jack Schimmelman

Bow Bridge by Arienne Davey In a moment of time in a moment of space, the park is greeted fully by Diana, her silver orb shrouded in mystery. The ...

'Rap Map' Plots Famous Locales Referenced In Hip-Hop Lyrics

Posted 05.25.2011

Nas has repeatedly made it clear that he's, "comin' out of Queensbridge," but have you ever wondered exactly where and what Queensbridge is? The answ...

Rangel Bash for Cash: Come to My Birthday for Only Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars!

Jack Hidary | Posted 05.25.2011

Jack Hidary

With the amount of money you have to raise these days to run for political office, it is no wonder that candidates have to use every trick in the book.

Plaza Hotel Opens "Eloise Suite"

nytimes.com | JOYCE WADLER | Posted 05.25.2011

The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan opens its Eloise suite today. As befits the hotel-dwelling storybook heroine whose favorite words include "Charge it, ple...

Plaza Hotel's iPads: Will They Kill The Need For A Concierge?

Posted 05.25.2011

Starting in September, each room at New York's Plaza Hotel will have an iPad, according to Hotel Chatter. The iPads will control your entire stay, fr...

Twinkle Twinkle, Many Stars

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011

Liz Neumark

There are moments when it feels like we are living in the center of the universe. When everyone who walks by is a star - a Broadway star that is. Th...

Remember Me

Heather Kristin | Posted 05.25.2011

Heather Kristin

Months after filming, and three weeks into being a new mother, I can still remember Robert Pattinson's aloofness, Pierce Brosnan's charm, and the screenwriter's words.

No Twilight at the Plaza

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011

Liz Neumark

New York is a tough town. Hard to make it here and the hometown critics are hardest on their own. Witness the love-hate relationships between the ...

What the Fashionable Palate is Wearing

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011

Liz Neumark

It is fashion week in NYC and our focus turns to a fashion 'plate' of a different sort. Food is fashion. And though there are timeless classics (lik...