As a professional real estate salesperson, it’s my job to know all of Manhattan’s neighborhoods, and I wanted to share with my readers just a few of the places where I spend time.†

I live in the Sutton Place area and spend time on the Upper Eastside and Upper Westside of Manhattan shopping and visiting friends. In between is the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle at Central West and 59^th Street which is always a fun place to shop, dine and enjoy wonderful jazz concerts. And Central Park is directly across the street.

About Sutton Place: Sutton Place is the wide (north/south) avenue that runs only two blocks, from 57th Street to 59th Street, along the East River. The stretch that continues below 57th Street down to 53rd Street is called Sutton Place South. North of 59th Street, it continues as York Avenue. The greater Sutton Place area is bounded on the east by the East River and on the west by Second Avenue, and is coextensive with Sutton Place and Sutton Place South (i.e., 53rd Street to 59th Street). Sutton Square is the cul-de-sac at the end of East 58th Street, just east of Sutton Place.

About the Upper Eastside: A primarily residential and commercial neighborhood between Central Park and the East River. The Upper East Side lies within an area bounded by 59th Street, 96th Street, Central Park and the East River. The Upper Eastside is abundant with restaurants, movies, shopping, museums and so much more.

About the Upper Westside: A neighborhood between Central Park and the Hudson River above West 59th Street and below West 125th Street. It encompasses the neighborhood of Morningside Heights. This is also primarily a residential and commercial neighborhood. Restaurants are everywhere on the Upper Westside, and in the summer outdoor cafes are plentiful. It offers shopping, movies, Lincoln Center, gorgeous sunsets and more!

About Time Warner Center: The Time Warner Center is a mixed-use skyscraper across from Central Park consisting of two 750ft towers bridged by a multi-story atrium containing retail shops and restaurants, as well as the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Living in this wonderful city and knowing its neighborhoods allows me to fully help my each and every one of my customers. It’s a great time to live in Manhattan.

I hope you enjoyed learning a little about the neighborhoods I visit. If you’d like to learn more and looking to purchase a condo or coop and would like to know more about homes in Manhattan please contact me today at 212-317-7828.

Billionaires are keeping the real estate world very busy across the country. Three of those expensive deals happened right here in Manhattan.

Coming in at number 6 on the list is a single-family townhouse sitting approximately 20,000 square feet on East 75th Street. Reportedly sold to private equity investor J. Christopher Flowers fro $53 million.

Coming in at No. 7 on the list is developer Harry Macklowe, who bought a Plaza Hotel condo for $51.5 million. The 13,000 square foot condo was bought by developer Harry Macklowe in 2007 for a cool $51.5 million.

Lastly coming in at No. 8, Russian oil man Len Blavatnik bought an upper East Side townhouse on East 64th Street in 2007 for a cool $50 million. The person who sold the townhouse to him apparently paid only $4.375 million for it in 1994

What kind of home would you buy if you could spend $50 million or more?

Superhero greats like Captain America and Spider Man are here to fight the battle of their lives against the meanest villain of all – bullies.

As of 2014, 1 out of 4 teens are victims of bullying and for every 7 minutes that goes by, a child is bullied on the playground. It is a cause that is near and dear to everyone’s hearts, even Hulk Hogan and Legendary Star-Lord were once afflicted by menacing acts of injustices known as bullying that today, affects millions of students across the country. Needless to say the nationwide fight to end bullying is of the utmost importance, and in support of this universal goal we are proud to share news of another great achievement for our award-winning agent and founder of STOMP Out Bullying, Ross Ellis.

Multiple award-winning non-profit STOMP, the nation’s leading anti-bullying and cyber bullying prevention organization for kids and teens in America and has joined forces with Marvel Comics to spread awareness for the growing epidemic during October, National Bullying Prevention Month. STOMP’s partnership with Walt Disney subsidiary Marvel Comics, one of the world’s leading character-based entertainment companies, will feature a month-long campaign of special edition magazine covers featuring custom designed images that “send a clear message about how our heroes feel about bullying in all its forms.”

Avid superhero comics and kids of all ages may be surprised to learn that Spider Man formerly went by the name of “Punky Parker,” a moniker gifted to him by his snickering teenage classmates before he was able to courageously leap tall buildings in a single bound, and he was not alone. Axel Alonso, Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics states that “the center of Marvel’s storytelling history is the eternal struggle between good and evil, with many of its greatest super heroes having to contend with – and rise above – bullying, in all its forms,” and as STOMP Out Bullying president Ross Ellis said in an interview with TODAY.com, “many comic book superheroes, and particularly those in the Marvel universe, were victims of bullying, felt isolated, and were ridiculed and shunned as kids and teens.” Ellis went on to explain that a team of the most talented artists at Marvel Comics successfully created an arsenal of emotionally charged magazine covers in partnership to spread awareness that October is National Bullying Prevention Month and to,

“convey the message that no matter who you are, you can be a superhero in your own right by standing up and taking action by joining the fight to eradicate the bullying and cyberbullying epidemic.”

In making strides to eradicate the evil perils of bullying, Captain America will grace one cover in a scene that depicts a heroic intervention during a locker-room brawl to represent clear, physical forms of bullying. We are also reminded by Ellis that “bullying transcends all boundaries,” and some of the most cruel and hurtful acts of injustices come in very subtle forms which Marvel demonstrates through another cover that stars Gamora of the Guardians of the Galaxy who befriends a child that is sitting alone on the sidelines watching peers play a joyful game of soccer. While in another, her teammates Rocket Raccoon and Groot join a boy who has been exiled to his own table in the school cafeteria reflecting a scenario that is all too common today, one where it is evident that although “physical bullying results in bumps and bruises, the psychological effects are what really stick with you.”

Additionally, in 2008 STOMP successfully orchestrated the first ever Blue Shirt Day® World Day of Bullying Prevention that enlists kids, teens and adults across the nation to come together and unify in solidarity against bullying. However most importantly, after a month of being in the spotlight hopefully America’s greatest superheroes will have ingrained in our minds that “the power of standing up for others, for being a friend, for having empathy, for being kind to others, for being tolerant, and for having understanding,” is the greatest gift of all.

The Halstead Property family is proud to acknowledge Ross’ commendable humility and generosity and praises Ross for demonstrating such amazing commitment to an even more worthy cause. Not only an award-winning and accomplished agent, among being named one of the Top-Rated Nonprofits for 2012 and 2013 by GreatNonprofits and a top charity by Conscious Magazine, Ross has been honored as 1 of 3 recipients of the Longines Town & Country Award for Women Who Make A Difference. We’re further elated to help spread news that under her direction, STOMP Out Bullying has helped over 8,900 students and has saved an incredible 114 lives over the course of just last year. It’s important to note that albeit such inspiring progress, these numbers are consistently changing on a daily basis thus requiring ongoing continued support from individuals and organizations alike.

Click here to read the entire interview with Ross Ellis on TODAY, and preview the exciting line-up of Marvel Comic magazine covers here.

Visit STOMPoutbullying.org to learn more about how you make a difference by getting involved today, and follow STOMP on Facebook and Twitter for continued updates.

Connect with Ross directly and contact her over email at rellis@halstead.com or visit her agent website to learn more.

Source stompoutbullying.org

One hears the name Sutton Place and they immediately think of pre-war charm, Emery Roth, and the Silk Stocking District.

Sutton Place was originally one of several disconnected stretches of Avenue A, where space allowed, east of First Avenue. Effingham B. Sutton constructed a group of brownstones in 1875 between 57th and 58th Streets, and is said to have lent the street his name, though the earliest source found by The New York Times dates back only to 1883. At that time, the New York City Board of Aldermen approved a petition to change the name from “Avenue A” to “Sutton Place”, covering the blocks between 57th and 60th Streets. The vacant block between 59th and 60th Streets is now considered a part of York Avenue.

Sutton Place first became fashionable around 1920, when several wealthy socialites, including Anne Harriman Vanderbilt and Anne Morgan, built townhouses on the eastern side of the street, overlooking the East River. Both townhouses were designed by Mott B. Schmidt, launching a career that included many houses for the wealthy. Shortly thereafter, developers started to build grand co-operative apartment houses on Sutton Place and Sutton Place South, including several designed by Rosario Candela. Development came to an abrupt halt with the Great Depression, and the luxury apartment buildings on the lower part of Sutton Place South (below 57th Street) and the northernmost part of Sutton Place (adjacent to the Queensboro Bridge now known as the Ed Koch Bridge) were not developed until the 1940s and 1950s.

Prominent residents of Sutton Place include architect I. M. Pei, former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, his son-in-law designer Kenneth Cole, and actress Sigourney Weaver. Former residents include Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, C.Z. Guest, Peter Lawford & Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Lillian Gish, Aristotle Onassis, Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson, Bill Blass, Bobby Short, Percy Sutton, Joan Crawford, Richard Jenrette, Marilyn Monroe and her then husband Arthur Miller and Maureen O’Hara to name a few.

While Sutton Place is still the magical setting of the East 50’s, its landscape is changing.

The new tower at 2 Sutton Place North, like its sister 1 Sutton Place North , pretty much identical buildings, bring walls of tall, dark glass to the neighborhood.

The new tower expected to be completed in 2014 will stand 43 stories tall and rise to 450 feet. 1 Sutton Place North has 234 rental units. Detail about 2 Sutton Place North are soon emerging.

These new arrivals on Sutton Place will add much value and class to the famed Silk Stocking District.

If you live in Manhattan you already know about NY Restaurant Week. If you’re new to Manhattan or thinking about relocating to this great city, New York Restaurant Week is definitely something you want to know about!

Every year, twice a year, New Yorkers and those visiting Manhattan get the opportunity to dine in some of the “best of the best” restaurants for a three course prix-fixe lunch at the amazing price of $24.07. Some restaurants even offer a three course prix-fixe dinner for $35.00.

This summer’s Restaurant Week takes place between July 16th –August 10th.

Dine at the best New York City restaurants with the best chefs! Whether it’s at:

2 West, 21 CLUB, A VOCE – COLUMBUS, and Madison Park, AJ MAXWELLS STEAKHOUSE, AQUAVIT, ARABELLE, ARETSKYS PATROON, , ARTISANAL FROMAGERIE & BISTRO, ATLANTIC GRILL AT LINCOLN CENTER, , AUREOLE – BAR ROOM, B. SMITHS RESTAURANT, BAR BOULUD, BARBETTA, Bice Ristorante, BLT BAR & GRILL, BLUE FIN, CAFe BOULUD, CAPSOUTO FRËRES, †CIPRIANI DOLCI, CIPRIANI WALL STREET, CITY CRAB & SEAFOOD COMPANY, CITY LOBSTER & STEAK, Club A Steakhouse, COLICCHIO & SONS TAPROOM, CRAFTBAR, DAVID BURKE TOWNHOUSE, Esca, FISHTAIL BY DAVID BURKE, FIVES AT PENINSULA NEW YORK, GOTHAM BAR & GRILL,† The HURRICANE CLUB, JOJO, LE CIRQUE, LE PERIGORD, L…COLE, RESTAURANT OF INTERNATIONAL CULINARY CENTER, LEOPARD AT DES ARTISTES, LES HALLES, MAS (LA GRILLADE), MICHAELS RESTAURANT, MILLESIME RESTAURANTMORIMOTO / NY, †MORRELL WINE BAR & CAF…, MR. CHOW NEW YORK TRIBECA and 57^th Street, NATIONAL, NICE MATIN, NOBU, NORTH SQUARE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, NOUGATINE AT JEAN GEORGES, OCEAN GRILL, ONE IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SEA, PALM COURT, PALM ONE, ,PALM TOO, PALM TRIBECA, PALM WEST, PERRY STREET, PETROSSIAN, PIGALLE, RED ROOSTER HARLEM, REMI RESTAURANT, SANT AMBROEUS – WEST VILLAGE, SPICE MARKET STRIP HOUSE GRILL, TAO, TODD ENGLISH FOOD HALL, VICTORS CAF… The WATER CLUB, orany of the other restaurants offered, you can’t go wrong. You’ll not only save a lot but have a gastronomic, orany of the other restaurants offered, you can’t go wrong. You’ll not only save a lot but have a gastronomic feast.

New York City Restaurant Week Summer 2012 to view restaurants and make reservations visit nycgo.com/restaurant week††

See the web site for restrictions.

If you’re thinking of moving to Manhattan, it’s not only a great way to try out our incredible restaurants, but it will help you relax over a sumptuous meal after browing apartments all day to decide where you want to live.

NYC Restaurant Week Tips:

Research – Get recommendations from friends and search the Internet for ratings. Most of the participating restaurants are the best that New York has to offer.

Reservations should be made in advance. DO Reserve Early – Normally, getting a reservation at these restaurants is difficult. Plan ahead. Reservations early in the week are usually easier than Thursdays or Fridays. Call to see if there were any cancellations as well.

Dress Code – When dining in New York’s best restaurants, dress your best.

Tip Higher – Tipping more than 20% will get you first-class service that New Yorkers expect from these top restaurants.