Word: manhattanize
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...since the opening of Fiorucci on East 59th Street in the 1970s or Reminiscence on MacDougal Street in the 1980s has a fast-fashion retail brand made such a splash in Manhattan. On Thursday morning the model Kate Moss will join Arcadia Group chairman Sir Philip Green to cut the ribbon on British retail chain Topshop's long-awaited U.S. debut, at Broadway and Broome Street in SoHo. Originally scheduled to hit the Big Apple last fall, the delayed flagship opening comes at a time when other relatively inexpensive fashion brands like H&M and Zara are reporting declining sales...
...Topshop's menswear label, Topman, which makes up about a third of the business, will be housed in the basement level of the Manhattan store, while the latest women's trends will be featured on the ground floor along with a DJ booth. The second floor is reserved for Moss's line and Topshop's denim brand, MOTO, as well as collaborations with British designers like Jonathan Saunders, Marios Schwab and Preen. In late April, Topshop will introduce another collaboration with Biba owner and '60s fashion icon Barbara Hulanicki. The third floor will house shoes, accessories and lingerie...
...trains also drop passengers off at downtown stations, while airports are usually built on the outskirts of cities. Train travel thus eliminates the need for a cab ride into the city, saving time and reducing traffic. It took me about three hours to go from Harvard Square to Midtown Manhattan; a bullet train would have cut my travel time in half...
...business model behind the new 3-D push is simple enough: the movies cost only a little more to make than flat films, while the ticket price is about 25% higher in 3-D theaters. (I sprang $15 to see My Bloody Valentine in Manhattan.) As a rabid movie watcher, I'm not immune to the pleasures 3-D can bring to certain genres. It's an advance in visual appeal similar to, but not greater than, Blu-ray. Which is to say, a difference in degree, not in kind. And with Blu-ray, you don't need the damn...
...Bernard Madoff passes time as inmate No. 61727-054 in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan, questions about his giant scheme continue to dog investigators and the public. Among them is the curious relationship Madoff had with his bank, JPMorgan Chase...