New York City's storied Chelsea Hotel isn't famous for its rooms, but for the people who slept inside them. The gritty, sometimes sketchy, establishment housed everyone from writer Mark Twain to painter Jackson Pollock and musician Jimi Hendrix. Next week, some remarkable artifacts from the Chelsea's heyday are going up for auction. Inside those rooms New York City's dreamers, creators and movement makers crafted a mecca for artistic freedom. Jim Georgiou moved there in 2001 and called it home for 10 years. He is now trying to hold on to all of its memories. In 2012, the iconic hotel closed and new owners started to renovate. Georgiu contacted them to see what they were planning to do with the hotel's doors and learned they were planning to throw them out. "It was an impulse protective thing to wanna get the doors. But in our heart of hearts, we knew they were something special," he said. "Living history. And I lived there, and there was a sentiment. I was living on the … [Read more...] about Doors from New York City’s famed Chelsea Hotel head to auction
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Spotify teases April 24 announcement in New York City
Spotify is ready to announce... something.The streaming music giant sent a "save the date" notice to journalists this morning, but except for the date and general location -- the morning of April 24 in New York City -- there aren't any details. Spotify had its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this week. With 71 million paying members, it's the biggest streaming music service in the world, but it isn't yet profitable.Check CNET on April 24 for complete coverage of whatever Spotify is unveiling. Spotify IPO shows how its streaming losses saved the music world: The recording industry is making, but Spotify isn't.Spotify Connect: What it is and how it works: What you need to know about unshackling your Spotify collection from your phone. … [Read more...] about Spotify teases April 24 announcement in New York City
UFC star McGregor facing criminal charges in New York City
Updated 7:11 am, Friday, April 6, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: John Locher, AP Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2017, file photo, Conor McGregor, center, stands next to Floyd Mayweather Jr., center left, during their weigh-in the day before their boxing match in Las Vegas. McGregor hit the headlines for the wrong reasons on Thursday, April 5, 2018, after being stripped of his UFC lightweight title. UFC president Dana White revealed at a press conference ahead of Saturday's card at the Barclays Center in New York that McGregor's 155-pound championship will be up for grabs, with the Irishman having not fought in the Octagon since winning his belt in … [Read more...] about UFC star McGregor facing criminal charges in New York City
Apple slates Jan. 19 Education Event for New York City
By Charles Starrett ● Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Apple has scheduled a “Big Apple”-themed “education announcement” media event in New York City for January 19, 2012, sending out a digital invitation featuring a chalkboard image of the Manhattan skyline with an Apple logo in the middle of skyscrapers. The event is expected to focus on iTunes, the iBookstore, and possibly textbook sales in the iTunes Store. … [Read more...] about Apple slates Jan. 19 Education Event for New York City
New York City Helicopter Crash Kills 5
A private charter helicopter hired for a photo shoot crashed into New York City's East River on Sunday night and flipped upside down in the water, killing all five passengers aboard, officials said.The pilot freed himself and was rescued by a tugboat, officials said, while police and fire department divers who recovered the passengers had to remove them from tight harnesses while they were upside down. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below "It took awhile for the divers to get these people out. They worked very quickly as fast as they could," Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. "It was a great tragedy that we had here." Video taken by a bystander and posted on Twitter shows the red helicopter land hard in the water and then capsize, its rotors slapping at the water.Witnesses on a waterfront esplanade near where the aircraft went down said the helicopter was flying noisily, then suddenly dropped into the water and quickly submerged. But the pilot appeared on the surface, holding onto … [Read more...] about New York City Helicopter Crash Kills 5