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Faith's Favorites: July Juniors

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Mona Lisa, Baby, Calypso, Zbaby, L.O.L Kids, Petit Bateau, Rachel Riley, Space Kiddets, Dinosaur Hill, Little Folks, Planet Kids, Yoyamart, Bu and the Duck, Fao Schwartz, Calypso St. Barth, Jacadi, G.C. William, Babycottons, FAO Schwarz, Rockefeller Center, Spring-Flowers, Tweens, Lego Store Rockefeller Center, Kidding Around, Giggle Toy Store, Supima-Cotton, Back-to-School, Jennifer Lopez Babies, Lego, Back to School, Kid, Spring Flowers, Rockefeller, Z'baby Company, GC William, Giggle-Toy-Store, Tween, Catamini, Obaibi, Bonpoint, Monnalisa, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

Whether it's Christmas in July, a vacation, or even early back-to-school, this month is a great time to shop for the youngsters in your life at New York's boutiques.

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All That Glitters Is Green: First-Ever Christie's Green Auction

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Ted Danson, Rockefeller Center, Non-Profits, Vera Wang, Hugh Jackman, Christie's, Christopher Burge, Brian Williams, Green Auction, Central Park Conservancy, Deutsche Bank, NBC Universal, Target, Natural Resources Defense Council, George Steinbrenner, Susan Rockefeller, Brian Cashman, Sam Waterston, Conservation Internation, Salma Hayek, Oceana, Candice Bergen, Green News
Jennifer Schwab

Christie's celebrity-studded green auction was a great concept, taking what has traditionally been a bastion of the elite and putting their vast resources to work for a good green cause.

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Recycling Capitalism

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Leavey School of Business, Jonathan-a-Schein, Meir Statman, Rockefeller Center, Capitalism, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Philanthropy, Business News
Jonathan A. Schein

It's not that the super rich aren't making large contributions to a great deal of causes. They are, but what isn't happening is the grand scale investment risk that existed in the era of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

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3 Shootings As Gangs Of Youths Run Wild In Midtown

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Herald Square, Midtown Shootings, Times Square, Shootings, Rockefeller Center, Nypd, Youths, Gangs, BB Gun, New York News

NEW YORK — Hundreds of young people spilled into midtown Manhattan near Times Square early Monday, brawling and shooting guns after the New York...

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A Bid to Save the Earth

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Earth Day, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Target, Conservation, Artists, Hugh Jackman, Christie's, Oceana, Arianna Huffington, Candice Bergen, Charities, Deutsche Bank, Philanthropy, Auction, Sustainability, Barneys, Celebrities, Nbc, Green News
Jennifer Schwab

The entire auction business is green- it's built around buying and selling valuable antiquities that are recycled, reused, and/or preserved. It's all good for mankind and for sustainability.

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Claude M. Ballard, Jr. -- Rest in Peace

Andrew Reinbach | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Goldman Sachs, Prudential Insurance, Real Estate, New York Real Estate, Rockefeller Center, Claude Ballard, Business News
Andrew Reinbach

Claude M. Ballard, Jr. had no appetite for luxury, excess, or display. In his days at Goldman he kept no limo. Taking the subway to work was good enough for him.

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The 'Young' Collecting Elite Meet at the Winter Antique Show

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Martha Busconi, Patricia Livingston, Bill Cunningham, Fifth Avenue, Cleveland Museum of Art, Ralph M. Chait Galleries, William Hamo Thornycroft, Gaston Lachaise, Prometheus, Mark Gilbertson, William Rutledge, Meg Touborg, East Side House Settlement, New York City Ballet, Alexis Bodenheimer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ryan Toohey, Prada, Olivia Wright, Fine Art Society, Risa Heller, Rockefeller Center, Mario Buatta, Recession, Olde Hope, Renault White, Maggie-Rizer, Ronald Lee Fleming, Gary Alexander, Philip Johnson, Winter-Antique-Show, Rodney Leonard, Jeremy Polk, Tonya Miller, New York News
Michael Henry Adams

Last week, on January 22nd, the 56th annual Winter Antique Show, benefiting the South Bronx's East Side House Settlement, opened with the usual, packe...

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Diamond District: Beyond The Bling

nytimes.com | SARAH MASLIN NIR | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Midtown Manhattan, Midtown, New York City, New York, Rockefeller Center, Diamond District, New York News

In the Diamond District, just steps from the Rockefeller Center subway station, a visitor can find clandestine restaurants and unsung behind-the-scene...

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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Is Spruce From Connecticut

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Rockefeller Tree Lighting, Tree Lighting, Spruce Tree, Christmas Tree Rockefeller Center, Thursday, Rockefeller Center Tree, Rockefeller Center, New York News

EASTON, Conn. — The star attraction at New York's Rockefeller Center this Christmas will be a 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut. Crews cut...

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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting: Watch Live Online

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Christmas Lighting, Shakira, 30 Rock, Rockefeller Christmas Tree, Rockefeller Center, Christmas, Alicia Keys, Rockefeller Center Tree, Barry Manilow, New York News

After narrowly-avoiding a labor strike that would have spelled disaster for tonight's festivities, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting cere...

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Why Can't Los Angeles Over-Commercialize Christmas Better?

Brady Westwater | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Joel Stein, Holiday Shopping, Los Angeles-California, Economic Depression, Rockefeller Center Tree, Rockefeller Center, Christmas, Gregory Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, Christmas Shopping, FAO Schwarz, Los Angeles, New York City, Los Angeles News
Brady Westwater

Not only can the leaders of Los Angeles not properly implement even basic economic development projects, but we can't even properly commercialize Christmas.

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Recession Hits Lackluster Art Auction Opener At Christie's

nytimes.com | CAROL VOGEL | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Art Auction Recession, Weak Dollar, Rockefeller Center, Recession, Art Auction, Christie's, Fall Auction Season, Degas, New York, New York City, New York News

French and Italian could be heard throughout Christie's salesroom Tuesday night as the fall auction season began unsteadily: While there were some str...

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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Goes Up

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Norway Spruce, Skating Rink, Rockefeller Christmas Tree, Rockefeller Center Tree, Rockefeller Center, New York News

NEW YORK — New York City's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is almost ready for the holidays. The 76-foot Norway spruce was hoisted into place...

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Midday. Midtown. Manhattan.

Robert Rosenthal | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Brasserie Ruhlmann, Manhattan, Nyc, Rockefeller Center, Lunch, Midtown, Midday, Tourist, Healthy Living News
Robert Rosenthal

There's something kind of cool about taking in the Big Apple like a tourist from a quintessential vantage point, without a camera, map or tour guide.

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Election NYC

Susan Sawyers | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Chelsea, Times Square, West Village, Election Day, Rockefeller Center, Voting Day, Voting Stories, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, 2008 Election, Ukraine, Healthy Living News
Susan Sawyers

Instead of long lines and/or a "dark side," I met a handful of people who were excited and hopeful about a change in administration and international perception of the United States.

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Atria Lazard Wasserstein Friday Recap

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Lazard, Bruce Wasserstein, Atria, Bermuda, Wealth, Rockefeller Center, Wealth Gap, Business News
Dave Johnson

So far this week, in the unfolding story of Atria Senior Living, Bermuda-based (HA!) buyout firm Lazard and the really, really rich guy at the top of ...

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Imus, 8-Year-Old Son Flip Off Reporters At Benefit

New York Observer | David Foxley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Flipping the Bird, Christie's, Rockefeller Center, Don Imus, Business News

Don Imus refused to speak to the press at Christie's auction house in Rockefeller Plaza last night, where a fund-raiser for the children's charity S.K...

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