Months after residents of a Turtle Bay building found their apartments coated in a layer of dust, an environmental testing firm found "highly elevated levels" of a carcinogen inside the E. 47th Street condo tower. A toxic substance found in mortar called crystalline silica got into apartments while laborers did facade work at the L'Ecole building at 212 E. 47th Street, according to an attorney for tenants who have filed suit over the incident. "It was like there had been a snowfall," said Steven Rosenhaus, who suffered breathing trouble and eye irritation after his 20th-floor apartment was blanketed in the the powder. According to the Post, building management has denied any wrongdoing in court documents. more ›

Over the weekend, a crew removed any mention of "American International Group" from the exterior of 175 Water Street. That office is where the property-casualty business is located and AIG explained that it would be renamed "AIU Holdings Ltd" to "distinguish these well-capitalized businesses from AIG." The Post asked employees outside the building how they felt: One said, "I feel a lot safer now, it's true," while another, who said she was harassed outside the office, added, "If it means we can all turn up to work feeling safer, it's a small price to pay." Last week, AIG CEO Edward Liddy told Congress, "I think the AIG name is so thoroughly wounded and disgraced that we're probably going to have to change it." more ›

The Guggenheim is opening its doors for free on October 30th to celebrate the completion of the museum's restoration, which has been going on for years. The centerpiece of the celebration will be illuminated text on the Frank Lloyd Wright facade, a specially commissioned work of art by Jenny Holzer (which has actually been on display since September). Oh, and, the Museum Café will offer a free cookie with the purchase of any entrée on the day of the celebration. more ›