Max Gross
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Park-front locales remain NYC's most valuable properties
In most cities, the valuable real estate is along the water. But new York is a big global exception — our priciest real estate is along our parks. “We’re inward...
8 men (and 1 woman) who could play Elvis in new biopic
Earlier this week it was reported that the gaudiest director in Hollywood (Baz Luhrmann) would direct a picture about the King of Rock ’N’ Roll (Elvis Presley). The next question...
Austin Food and Wine Festival goes beyond Texas barbecue
The flight from New York arrived into Austin last Friday at 1:40 p.m., and after checking into my hotel and getting my press credentials in order, it was almost 3....
Exploring the waterways of Dubai's Arabian resort
What: Not so much hotel, more like mid-sized village, the 876-room Madinat Jumeirah is divided into two hotels (Mina A’Salam and Al Qasr) and 29 courtyard villas (Dar Al Masyaf)....
Restaurant legend Sirio Maccioni talks food, travel and Italy
Next week, the James Beard Foundation is honoring a legend. Arriving in New York in 1955, Sirio Maccioni became one of the great paragons of the city’s dining scene. From the...
Brooklyn's Myrtle Ave now a killer spot to dine, drink and shop
Once known as "Murder Avenue," Fort Greene's northern border, Myrtle Avenue, is now Brooklyn's go-to spot. Le Petit Bakery 354 Myrtle Ave., 718-875-6500, lepetitbakery.com Looking for a doughnut-croissant mash-up without...
Which snack subscription service is best suited for you?
Forget the vending machine. Savvy nibblers are logging on to subscription services that mail their tasty treats straight to the office. Here are five to try: NatureBox How it works:...
8 new restaurants worth a visit in Tribeca
Dinner and a movie go hand in hand — and with a host of Michelin-starred chefs who have recently moved into downtown’s 10013 ZIP, there’s some good new neighborhood grub...
Developers crafting luxury NYC condos — and keeping one for themselves
It’s an old New York story: Man stumbles upon fixer-upper. He struggles to come up with the down payment. He expends blood, toil and tears renovating the property. He rents...
Staycate at one of NYC's swankiest hotels
Designer Digs Not since the early days of Balazs and Schrager has New York seen such a boom in design-driven hotels. Downtown, for instance, there’s the Jade Hotel, a year-old...
From Wall St. to the Hamptons' most sought-after developer
Joe Farrell is a man of simple pleasures. “I make a triangle every day from my house, to my office, to the Candy Kitchen,” says the developer, 51, who lives...
5 Hamptons spots the Kardashians should avoid
Memo to all rich Hamptonites: It’s time to make a mad dash away from the East End. Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian are hitting the Hamptons for a new reality TV...
Newest NY developments offer luxury, location — and value
This has been a punishing winter for New Yorkers. Not the schizo temperature shifts (although, we concede, those weren’t exactly fun, either) — we’re talking about the lack of available...
Dubai festival's an opulent art explosion
The cars outside were Rolls-Royce and Ferrari. Inside the champagne was guzzled freely. The art on the wall was being traded for tens (sometimes hundreds) of thousands of dollars. The...
Hong Kong's tale of one city ... with two shores
The Star Ferry runs between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon every 10 minutes or so. It costs less than $1, and midway across, one can crane one’s head back and...
The Post's New Year's Challenge: How did our staffers do?
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can maybe teach a reporter how to drive. To kick off the new year, three Post staffers decided to take...
South Williamsburg grows up
"I would say the neighborhood has changed more in the last eight to nine months than in the last eight years." So declares South Williamsburg resident Sarah Natkins, who moved...
Making music in the caribbean's ritzy jewel, St. Barts
It’s the night before the Saint-Barth Summer Sessions — the music festival in the French Caribbean that’s going into its sixth year — but my wife and I aren’t listening...
Celebs had early brush with fame on 'The Dating Game'
Game show nostalgists everywhere were dealt a crushing blow Tuesday when Jim Lange, the original host of “The Dating Game,” died at the age of 81. “The Dating Game,” which...
Site matches city dwellers with their ideal 'burb
Being a New York City lifer isn’t a choice. The asphalt got in my bloodstream at an early age: I walked to my school in Brooklyn Heights. Dinner was takeout....