The trend will soon get a boost when British chain Yotel makes its way to the city next year, offering by-the-hour cabins of 170 square feet. Simon Woodroffe said, "very, very rich people stay in reasonably small spaces on luxury yachts, and very, very rich people travel in extremely small spaces on Learjets," and doesn't see why they wouldn't do the same in a hotel. Many offer small bunks with shared bathrooms, and are capitalizing on the stylish-but-cramped lifestyle every New Yorker lives with to draw outsiders who want to feel like locals. “This is attractive to a very large market,” said Tisch dean of Hospitality Lalia Rach. "They want to live the destination, not live the hotel." How long until Real Estate agents start touting three-to-a-room apartments as "authentic"? more ›

NYC’s oldest citizen died yesterday, after telling the Post last month, she “wouldn’t want to do this again.” In her 111 years, Jane Gilsenan, known as Jenny to friends, lived through the Depression, saw her brothers fight in WWII and—most amazingly—paid $16/ month in rent on the Upper West Side! Aging experts are baffled by Gilsenan and her fellow centenarians. One said she “inherited a lucky set of genes” just like her mother who lived to be 99 and her older sister who died at 102. Besides daily doses of vitamins A and D and the occasional glass of cream sherry, Gilsenan denied having any aging secrets. "I have none, and I wouldn't give them away because I wouldn't wish it on anybody," she said. Unlike another recently deceased old-timer, she had no kids. more ›

If you're staying in town this weekend and still don't have plans for the 4th, it's not too late to catch the spirit of '76; there are plenty of barbecue options within the five boroughs, whatever your budget or neighborhood. All the events below take place tomorrow, July 4th, unless otherwise specified. more ›