The port cochere: slowly but surely

The redoing of the port cochere at the base of my building is proceeding v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y.
The've now laid down a lot of plywood planks the look to be the 'mold' into which they will pour the concrete. I'm going away for a couple of weeks, I'm interested to see if anything gets done toward finishing this never ending project by the time I get back.
Here are a couple of photos of the 'progress' thus far:





And the sidewalk in front of my building is still a shambles. I'm not holding my breath for this one.

A murder on "Sutton Place" pt. 2

A few months ago I wrote about a sordid murder case that happened near Sutton Place. You can read about it here. I say "near" because the tabloids and internet say it took place on our favorite street, but it didn't. It happened on 59TH STREET. That ain't Sutton Place.
In any event, the smarmy details continue. The "jeweler to the stars" who was the legalized 'father' to the young man who committed the murder seems to have been an accessory to the deadly deed. He supplied bleach and paper towels to the murderers to help clean up the mess! No one involved in this story is going to end up with a happy ending. You can read all about it here. And if you're a writer on the TV show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" take note, you can crib the whole thing for a future episode.




UPDATE: The murderer was found GUILTY! (that was a no-brainer, LOL) read about it here.