"You've dreamed about it..." the Grand Prospect Hall hotel! The 118-year-old Park Slope banquet hall is currently most famous for its amazing commercial (below), but its history is one of a kind. More on that later, but right now the owners hope to expand with a luxury hotel next to their current space. Owner Michael Halkias says it would be an 11-story, 150-room hotel, and told the Daily News, "The Marriott killed me. I have a gorgeous, spectacular space. I have more space than most hotels in the city... But I don't have sleeping rooms." more ›

A housekeeping manager at the Essex House has confessed to the stabbing murder of Sara Bejjani after investigators say he attempted to rape the woman who had been residing inside the luxury hotel along Central Park South. 29-year-old Derrick Praileau had worked at the hotel since he was 17 and is described as being known for having a "flash temper." He told police that he showed up drunk before his 6 a.m. shift Saturday, used his key to get into Bejjani's 10th floor apartment and then admits, "I just lost it." more ›