The economy and job market may be sluggish, but the hotel business is booming, and to capitalize on record-high tourism in NYC, there are 46 new hotels rushing to open this year—more than any other city in America, according to the Times. Last week we took a tour of one of these, the 18-story "Gansevoort Park Ave NYC" on the corner of Park Avenue and 29th Street. It's pretty swish, and it better be, because after next week's soft-opening introductory rate of $275 a night, it will bump up to $400 by September. But of course you don't have to get a room to throw money around here. more ›

Yesterday afternoon, a man jumped into the frigid Niagara River, was swept down the Horseshoe Falls—all 180 feet—and survived. The Buffalo News reports, "Naked and despondent, with a gash on his head, the man was caught in a slow-moving circle of frigid water below the falls when rescuers made it down a steep embankment shortly after 2 p. m. to a point where Firefighter Todd Brunning could enter the water." more ›