15 hrs ago | Commercial Property News
Markland Acquires 47 Citibank Branches in $100M Sale-Leaseback
“These were triple-net leases with annual increases, and investors want safety, security and good credit”
An Irish investment group, which market sources have pegged as Markland Holdings Ltd., has acquired 47 Citibank branches in the New York City metropolitan area for $100 million. via Commercial Property News
Tuesday May 13 | The Post Chronicle
Bedbugs Seen At New York Subway Stations
A New York Department of Housing, Preservation and Development official says bedbugs have been spotted in the city's subway stations. via The Post Chronicle
Sunday May 11 | New York Post
Tech-Head Teen 'Nets 'Burglars'
“I guess you got your computer back”
A tech-smart Westchester woman administered a dose of point-and-click justice to two alleged thieves who thought they had gotten away with her Macintosh laptop. via New York Post
Friday May 9 | Combined Jewish Philanthropies
“The mood in the hall was electric, with singing and dancing in the aisles and cheering Israel on into the future”
Israel staged its 60th-birthday bash with fireworks, air-force flyovers and a great sense of pride yesterday, but also with uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the ... via Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Thursday May 8 | Gawker
There Are Bedbugs In The Subway! Panic
“Ewww! That's nasty . . . They've got to take these benches out of here!”
The city has bedbug educators, apparently, and one was speaking at a special Department of Housing forum on bedbugs recently, and he let the following terrifying revelation slip in front of a Post reporter: he ... via Gawker
Wednesday May 7 | New York Daily News
Wernick: Age gap no barrier to love, residency
I am 75 years old, but I look 60. My friend of the last three years and I would like to marry. via New York Daily News
Monday May 5 | MediLexicon
Dr. Verner Bingman Named Distinguished Research Professor At BGSU
“Such is the case for Vern, who is responsible for launching not only the entire field of avian hippocampal research, but also the ethological/comparative approach to brain function.”
Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 05 May 2008 The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees reserves the title of Distinguished Research ... via MediLexicon
Sunday May 4 | Crain's NY Business
NYC mortgage delinquencies up 74%
“Once a consumer gets to that level, the probability of them ultimately being foreclosed on is very high”
More New York City mortgage borrowers are behind in their payments than ever before. via Crain's NY Business
Friday May 2 | Journal Gazette
Scientists to capture DNA of trees worldwide for database
“If you don't know what you're potentially destroying, how can you know if it's important or not?”
The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to capture DNA from thousands of tree species from around the ... via Journal Gazette
Thursday May 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers
Branca, Scully create a lasting bond
“He's a friend. I didn't socialize with most of the press. But he was my age, and we were both from New York.”
Vin Scully, in his 59th season calling Dodgers baseball games, listened to almost all of the advice that Hall of Fame broadcaster Red Barber gave him over the four seasons that the two shared a radio booth ... via Los Angeles Dodgers









