Midtown is booming, brokers say, thanks to the return of office workers and tourists. “We are totally back,” said Steven Soutendijk, executive managing director at Cushman & Wakefield. Retailers around Midtown office corridors “live and die with office density, and we’re seeing a noticeable difference,” said David LaPierre, vice president of CBRE. Now, there doesn’t seem to be a shortage of old and new concepts. “It’s like the city and retailers have woken up,” said Jared Epstein, president and chief executive of Aurora Capital Associates. “We had stock on just about everything from Soho ..read more

Not everyone is convinced that Mark Zuckerberg’s massive metaverse experiment is a good idea. Since Facebook rebranded as Meta in 2021, the social media giant has increasingly focused on connecting the digital and physical worlds through augmented reality. However, a company shareholder recently sent a letter to the CEO calling the metaverse investment “super-sized and terrifying.” It didn’t take long for these concerns to be justified. Meta released its third quarter financial results after the October 26 bell and, perhaps unsurprisingly, its metaverse division underperformed. Meta’s Real ..read more

Screenshot via Fox News. Fox News featured a detailed and factual report on threats against election workers on Wednesday, but curiously omitted from the coverage was who precisely made these threats. “Election officials are now facing more death threats as we inch closer to midterm elections,” said America Reports anchor Sandra Smith introduce the main correspondent Eric Shawn“and security is also intensifying.” Shawn said election officials across the country were taking action that included “active marksmanship training” for election officials and bulletproof glass for election offices ..read more

Earlier this month, the Delaware Supreme Court has become the latest US judicial body to backtrack access to vote when that struck the state’s recently passed same-day registration and mail-in voting laws. Just weeks before Delawares prepares to vote in crucial local and federal midterm races, the reckless decision throws this election into chaos. Voters and poll workers are now scrambling to make sure people can exercise their rights on November 8. That this latest attack on the vote took place in deep blue Delaware – the president’s home Joe Biden and proud ambassador of its history ..read more

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D-PA) said in an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid that he was the right choice to become Pennsylvania’s next senator. Feltman’s video talks about whether his stroke recovery will affect his ability to work as a senator: Feltman said: “All of our doctors believed we were totally ready to serve. One thing we always remind everyone is that by January, I will be a lot better. But Oz will still be a con. And you know, I’m relying on judgement, relying on real doctors, not fake doctors like Dr. Oz who’s been laughing and calculating how many words I might have missed throug ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Associated Press sources: Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted three of its top leaders. Source: Washingtontimes ..read more

Two Halloween-loving Brits have a gruesome annual tradition: turning their home into a seasonal exhibit. Lorna Smith, 30, and her girlfriend, Carly Jennings, 34, are both self-proclaimed holiday ‘fanatics’ and share them with others by creating a ‘scary’ homemade presentation for their neighbours. Over the past three years they have collected a wealth of themed decorations to hang outside and inside their residence in Bootle, Liverpool. This year, they spent two months and some $2,300 on the project, a cost that would be much higher if they weren’t so frugal with upcycling and upcycling old ..read more

Polygon (MATIC) the price could double by the end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023 due to a mix of extremely bullish fundamental and technical indicators. Polygon wins prestigious clients MATIC rose nearly 6.5% four days after Nubank, a Brazilian fintech company backed by Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s Softbank, confirmed that it selected Polygon’s “Supernets technology” for its blockchain and its digital token called Nucoin. “Nubank plans to release the digital token to its customers in the first half of 2023,” the official announcement reads. Lilyto add: “These tokens will be the ..read more

Screenshot via Twitter. Here we go again. Anyone who’s ever been around a toddler understands that if you respond to the tantrum with a reward – giving them the toy or the cookie or whatever they ask for – you’re essentially training the child to have tantrums. . And that’s exactly what’s happening now, with the international media tricking climate protesters into throwing food and sticking to walls in order to publicize their manifestos. The latest group of climate protesters having a food fight over priceless artwork were two Germans who threw mashed potatoes at a painting by the French ..read more

The U.S. housing market remains in “free fall” after a survey showed a “disastrous” decline in homebuilder confidence, a leading economist warned on Tuesday. Homebuilder confidence plunged for the 10th consecutive month in October, falling to its lowest level since 2012, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ monthly survey. The last downtick came like mortgage rates have reached low levels not seen since the Great Recession. The survey results were “disastrous” and indicated there was “no bottom yet” for the current housing market slump, according to Ian Shepherdson, chief ..read more