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Lower Manhattan Neighborhood Profile

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:04:04 GMT

clipped by: ccsareainfo
clipper's remarks: New York Magazine's profile of the Lower Manhattan neighborhood.

neighborhood profile

Lower Manhattan

The basics: Wall Streeters and young families come for the 1.2-mile park full of Rollerbladers, dog-walkers, and sunbathers, and they stay for the schools, like P.S./I.S. 89. Most apartments are one- or two-bedrooms, in Battery Park City’s high-rises. If you don’t have a river view, you’re missing the point.

Boundaries: The southern tip of Manhattan bounded by the East River and the Hudson River.

Borders: Lower East Side and Tribeca

Subway stops: A, C, J, M, Z, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Fulton Street

What's new: The fabulous new Ritz-Carlton is part condo, and a rental called the Solaire, at 20 River Terrace, is touted as the first “environmentally sustainable” residential high-rise in the U.S. Also, the landmark tower at 150 Nassau recently went condo. The ground-zero rebuild will eventually reshape everything.

For a Temporary Best-Friend Fix, Rent a Dog (Kibble Included) for a Day

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:45:37 GMT

clipped by: rmowery

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

For a Temporary Best-Friend Fix, Rent a Dog (Kibble Included) for a Day

Sarah Stevenson scampered through a heavy rain one recent Friday evening, arriving at a Manhattan rental agency just before it closed.

Ms. Stevenson, a 26-year-old nurse’s aide from Brooklyn, had reserved a compact cutie with a lot of spunk for tooling around on the weekend.

The man behind the counter went and fetched it from a pillow in another room.

“Hi, hi, hi,” Ms. Stevenson said with a smile that kept getting wider. “How have you been, my handsome boy? I missed you.”

Ms. Stevenson picked up Oliver, a 3-year-old cockapoo — half cocker spaniel, half poodle — whom she had rented before.

“Last weekend, I didn’t want to bring him back because we were having the best time,” she said as she ran her fingers through Oliver’s tan curly locks.

Tags: dogs. pets, rent-a-dog, dog rental, best friend, pound pooch

good gifts for a boyfriend for christmas.

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:13:33 GMT

clipped by: kelzkinz
clipper's remarks: i couldnt ever figure it out. heres some ideas.

Clip Source: www.kidzworld.com

Create a book of coupons for things like his pick on a movie rental, walking his dog for him, watching his favorite sports team or playing video games with him.

Tags: boyfriend, gift, christmas

Rent a Pet, Anyone?

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:27:03 GMT

clipped by: CharmEng89
clipper's remarks: The poor pets! Imagine the trauma of having no set home. That sucks. It's like being a 'convenient pet'.

Clip Source: consumerist.com

The service caters to people who like dogs but just don't have the time to take care of them. The customers ABC interviewed seemed happy, but the ASPCA thinks it's not healthy for the dogs.

ABC News has profiled a new sort of business—pet rental. After a $150 initiation fee, and $49.95 in monthly membership fees, and $99.95 in annual maintenance fees—you can rent a dog for $39.95 a day on weekends and $24.95 per day on weekdays.

Want To Rent A Pet For $39.95 A Weekend Day Plus $49.95 A Month, Plus $150 Initiation Fee...

Tags: rent, pet