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Though it's being listed under the incorrect address of 419 Broome Street, the apartment Heath Ledger was residing in when he died earlier this year is now on the market. Curbed points out the address is actually 421 Broome, but may have been changed in the listing to keep away any media attention. They also note that it's going for $4,000 more than Ledger paid, at $26,000/month, and the "4,400-square-foot Soho spread" has been "quietly shopped around since February." Since there hasn't been any real interest, Corcoron now has the listing online.

Yesterday, Kim Ledger visited his son's apartment on Broome Street. After Heath Ledger had been found dead in a Soho loft last week, mourners have left letters, flowers and other tributes to the 28-year-old actor. The building staff had collected the items and kept them in the basement; the building super told the Post Kim Ledger said the mementos were "beautiful."

Last night, the G'Day USA Australia Ball was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, concluding Australia Week festivities. But the week held sadness, after Australian actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Soho apartment on Tuesday. At the ball, Australian Counsel-General John Olsen read an unexpected letter from Ledger's father Kim:

"Heath is, and always will be, an Australian.

Continue reading "Father Remembers Heath Ledger "With His Skateboard, a Canvas Bag and His Beanie""

The NYC Medical Examiner's office says Heath Ledger's autopsy is inconclusive, citing the need to more tests. Spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said, "The autopsy is inconclusive and we have to do further testing which includes toxicology and tissue testing. We expect to have results in about 10 days to two weeks."

Yesterday afternoon the world learned of Heath Ledger's untimely death. Both old and new media gossiped, rumor-mongered, and pitched their circus tents outside of his building on Broome Street the moment word spread. Sadly, most of his close friends and relatives, including his parents, heard about the tragedy through the newswire.

The shocking news of Heath Ledger's death in an SoHo apartment is front page news.

A tour trying to turn left onto Broome Street from Bowery struck a 76-year-old woman yesterday morning. The bus, operated by Skyliner, was on its way to Atlantic City. The woman had been walking south on Bowery with her son when the bus hit her. Witnesses said the woman was hit hard by the bus, flying 15 feet. One witness told the Daily News, "I guess she wasn't paying attention." Maybe - but buses (one...

Cosmopolitan candy men and women packed the hotly-anticipated opening of Papabubble on Broome Street Saturday night. The high-end confectioner has been a big hit in Barcelona, Tokyo and Amsterdam, so it was only a matter of time before the New York market opened wide for some gourmet candy “sculpture”. Their new location continues the Papabubble tradition of preparing the sweets in-store, which has proven to be an entertaining and well-nigh irresistible marketing strategy. You tell yourself you’re just stopping in for a quick peek and maybe one free sample, next thing you know you’re passed out on the curb with your blood sugar crashing like a Cessna.

Will Manhattan's clubs be moving to the 10013? With the group that opened Cain on 27th Street having opened Gold Bar at 389 Broome Street in February; and uber-promoter Danny A having opened the VIP-only Upstairs on Spring Street and Broadway, The Observer is reporting on a move of "clubland" to Chinatown.

• Aurora Soho -- This Williamsburg joint has made it across the bridge. Executive Chef Riccardo Buitoni of Piedmont, Italy, brings his Slow Food passion to Manhattanites with an Italian menu and wine list. You'll find some of the Williamsburg favorites on the menu, like 10-hour slow roasted pork belly, and burrata with shaved grey mullet bottarga and agrumato oil, but there are a few newcomers for the new location -- castelmagno cheese raviolini and baby goat roulade with crispy artichoke. 510 Broome Street between West Broadway and Thompson, 212-334-9020.
• Saucy -- as one might expect from the name, this new Upper East Sider features over fifty sauces; the menu outlines recommended pairings with organic chicken, pasta, and sometimes beef. You'll see some traditional sauces, such as arrabiata or bordelaise, and others of Chef Simon Mann's creation, like the Bloody Mary -- a blend of tomato, celery, tabasco and vodka. 1409 York Avenue at 75th Street, 212-249-3700.
• Sandro's -- Sandro Fioriti has resurrected his Upper East Side outpost (leggings aren't the only thing from the 80's making a comeback). He'll be serving hearty Italian fare until 2 a.m., including sea urchin ravioli and a slew of house-infused grappas. 306 E. 81st Street, 212-288-7374.

EVENT: Upstairs at the Square, the bookstores series featuring musicians and authors in conversation & performing their work, is happening tonight. This one will be featuring musician Badly Drawn Boy and author Dana Spiotta, with host Katherine Lanpher.

Bring your knives to Broadway Panhandler to get sharpened and benefit City Harvest at the same time. We did this last year and can't tell you what a difference a sharp knife can make, especially when it's combined with doing something good for the world. Between 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., bring in up to three knives and get 'em professionally sharpened for a mere $10. You can sharpen your knife skills as well from 2-4 PM, when Norman Weinstein will demonstrate how to properly use a classic Chef's knife and the Santoku to chop, slice, dice, mince and julienne. 477 Broome Street at Wooster.

Are you a fantasy baseball nut who finds your loyalties divided between your fantasy team and your real team? Are you a Mets fan who “owns” Chipper Jones, a Yankee fan with Curt Schilling on the roster? Maybe you are one of the millions who hate Duke Basketball.

With 0.12 inches of rain falling early this morning Central Park has already had more rain in April (0.84 inches) than all of March (0.80). Because of the rain, and much to Gothamist's delight, Morningside Park was green this morning. As the rain disappears the operative word for the rest of the day is brisk. Brisk as in highs in the mid-to-upper-40s and wind gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon. Spring lovers do not despair, tomorrow will be ten degrees warmer and sunny. Rain returns Friday and Saturday because it is April and we live in the northeastern U.S.

First Grilled Cheese left Ludlow Street, and now BroomeDoggs is leaving Broome Street. The little block between Ludlow and Orchard has recently had a storefront facelift...with little shops opening in places where nothing was before. We thought for sure the overpriced Bakery next to this place would close first, looks like we were wrong.

Last summer we were in Tokyo, and we got addicted to Japanese desserts. Most of it is made from sweet red bean paste wrapped in various kinds of dough. When we got back, we were majorly fiending for it-- total case of the dessert DTs. Luckily, we noticed that the Sunrise Market on Broome Street stocks plenty of simple wagashi-- and fairly reasonably priced at $1-$3/piece, depending on the size. If you are looking for something a little more sophisticated, check out the wagashi made by Toraya-- they've been making candy in Japan since the 1600s, and you can buy their stuff at two locations in New York.

Over the weekend we stopped by a protest organized by Friends of the Tunnel Garage. Apparently developers are trying to tear down the garage, which was built in 1922 and sits at the corner of Thompson and Spring Broome Street at the edge of SoHo. While the garage looks a little run-down these days, in years past it was quite beautiful (for a garage!)-- featuring details like "terra-cotta polychromy" (?) and signage (there is supposedly a picture of a Model T under the "Park Here" on the rounded corner of the building) Our favorite detail: the G in "Garage"-- they really knew their fonts in the 1920s!

Rejoice, lactarded brethren: today we bring a great message of hope. For years you have suffered, watching as your friends put away pound after pound of Magnolia Cupcakes, while you subsist entirely on sorbets and soy-flavored cookies that taste like ashes in your mouth. No longer! We were at a party recently when a friend announced a fascinating discovery: cupcakes from Babycakes NYC that are made without "wheat, gluten, dairy, casein, eggs, soy, nuts and refined sugar". We expected anything made from coconut oil, agave nectar, date sugar, birch tree sweetener to taste like a delectable shade of ass, but these cupcakes were tasty and sweet. A little denser than your average cupcake fare, but delicious nonetheless. Check them out today: Babycakes NYC, 248 Broome Street, Manhattan.

You guys were great at explaining the Bertrand Russell graffiti mystery over the weekend, so now we've found another puzzler for you to unravel. We've seen a bunch of these sheep all over town these last few weeks-- but this one carries the puzzling message "stop the sheep-- fukc the shepard." Who are the sheep, and why do they need to be stopped? And who is this shepard? And why does he need to be fcuked? We are seriously confused.

[Ed. note: We forgot our digi-cam the night we visited Happy Ending, and we tried to take a picture of Juan Carlos with our snazzy new cameraphone, but we're still trying to get the hang of it. That night, we apparently didn't. But for future reference, he's the super-handsome, very friendly fellow with long dreadlocks.]

2 weeks ago the Andy Warhol "Summer Shadows"�show opened at the Woodward Gallery. It runs through July 31st.

Gothamist Weather loves how New York magazine asked four writers to profile four ordinary New Yorkers go about their day. And check out the James Joyce Center and The Brazen Head, a website about James Joyce.

An art opening for Brooklyn-based artist Jes Cannon will take place tonight at Lolita in the Lower East Side. Cannon, a lifelong New Yorker, works with images of the New York to create a new energy from the city we all love. The exhibit is called, Looking at New York, and Cannon says, "The city is a place where images exist in constant harmony, flux and competition; where the streets themselves are a part of the media that we interact with and consume."