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Warner Brothers pitches LA on an aerial tram to the Hollywood Sign

One of entertainment industry’s largest and most recognizable movie studios wants to get into the transportation business.

Warner Brothers announced plans Tuesday for an aerial tram that would ferry visitors to and from the Hollywood Sign. The company would pay for the...

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Price of Manhattan apartments drops for the fourth straight quarter

According to this week’s market reports, the median price for a Manhattan apartment dropped for the fourth straight quarter and U.S. construction spending reached a record high in May.

Residential

The average sales price in Manhattan dropped 4.3 percent to $2.2 million in the four weeks leading up to Ju...

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A renter’s guide to Hamilton Heights

Wedged between Manhattanville and Washington Heights is Hamilton Heights, which runs from 135th to 155th streets along the Henry Hudson Parkway. Once home to the likes of Duke Ellington, Ralph Ellison, ...

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High Rise, High Style: Oceanwide Plaza’s Upscale Urban Living in DTLA

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La verbena de la Paloma

There is a lot to see and do in Madrid in July! 

The director Oscar Cabañas has recovered the libretto by Ricardo de la Vega and the music of Tomás Bretón to return to the stage the most international of the zarzuela operettas,” La verbena de la Paloma.

The act...

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Ten brilliantly fun things to do in Spain this July

Ten brilliantly fun things to do in Spain this July
The procession of 'Big Heads' is one of the highlights of Pamplona's San Fermin fiesta in July. Photo: AFP
 
With summer in full swing, ...

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In Long Island City, second phase of Hunter’s Point South waterfront park debuts

The opening of the 5.5-acre park now creates 11 acres of waterfront green space along a formerly industrial stretch.

The city officially debuted the second phase of the waterfront park that’s part of the Hunter’s Point South megaproject, in Long Island City, on Wednesday. This secon...

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Central Harlem: The insider’s guide to living there

Central Harlem was a Dutch village in the 17th century, played a major role in the Revolutionary War, and then, for the next 200 years, existed as a sleepy, sparsely populated stretch of farmland, woods, and rolling hills. Harlem’s bucolic era came to an end at the turn of the 20th century when developers realized there was money to be made in the previously undeveloped tip of the island and began to build housing on spec. Prospective buyers were lured northward with the irresistible promi...

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Madrid Is Building a Beach 200 Miles From the Ocean

 
iStockMadrid is located in the middle of Spain, but this summer, residents and visitors will be able to have a beach day without leaving the city. As The Local re...

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LA homeowners netted $175K in profit when selling in 2017

With houses in the Los Angeles area fetching record prices, sellers pocketed some of the largest profits in the nation in 2017, according to a new report from Zillow.

Across Los Angeles and Orange counties, homeowners last year sold homes for around $137,000 more than the price they paid for the residence, amounting to a 33.1 percent gain in value.

In the city of Los Angeles, jumps in value were even more dramatic. Prices in 2017 were nearl...

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