Author Archives: Doug Heddings

The Smell of Gas has Passed

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Doug Heddings

That smell in Manhattan yesterday? Still no real explanation, although many believe it to be a chemical known as mercaptan–which is the additive that makes natural gas stink. A helpful biologist from Kansas left this comment on a New York … Continue reading →

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RE Connect Pregame Link-o-Rama

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Kevin Boer of Three Oceans reminds us that there have been fireworks at these kinds of events in the past, and delivers a pep talk to some of those likely to be sparring this time around. Kevin can also, as … Continue reading →

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Manhattan is Naturally Gassy

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Doug Heddings

This morning shortly after my wife left the apartment to take my son to school, my 2 ½ year old daughter said, “it smells like fire in here daddy.” It indeed smelled like gas throughout our entire apartment on the … Continue reading →

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Neighborhoods: The Lower East Side

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Doug Heddings

In the early 1990s I was an NYU student living in the East Village. I went to see a friend’s band play in a basement club. Before the show, the club held a poetry reading, which consisted almost entirely of … Continue reading →

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Neighborhoods: The West Village

Posted on January 4, 2007 by Doug Heddings

In New York City and elsewhere, at least over the last few decades, a certain pattern has emerged. GLBT men and women (often those who have fled other parts of the world where they have felt less welcome) arrive in … Continue reading →

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Doug Talks Real Estate Prices on New York One

Posted on January 4, 2007 by Doug Heddings

The story shot yesterday, largely in the TrueGotham Mini Cooper, is playing on TV today, and allegedly you can watch the video online although it seems to be gimpy at the moment. (UPDATE: The video worked all along, but it … Continue reading →

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New York One in the TrueGotham Mini

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Doug spent much of today in that car driving the streets of Manhattan, talking into New York One’s cameras as he assessed the local real estate market. The story will be on the air tomorrow, and we’ll have a link … Continue reading →

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The “Soft Landing”

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Josh Barbanel reports: The new quarterly numbers led brokers and market analysts to conclude that the Manhattan real estate market — with its legendary high prices — appeared to have so far escaped the worst of the real estate market … Continue reading →

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Neighborhoods: Tribeca

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Here’s a funny thing about architecture: Tribeca is highly prized as a residential community, in large part because the buildings weren’t designed to be residential. The appeal is in the industrial warehouse feel: those high ceilings, big open spaces, loading … Continue reading →

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Neighborhoods: The Upper West Side

Posted on January 2, 2007 by Doug Heddings

This week on TrueGotham, we’re going to be talking about some of my favorite New York City neighborhoods, starting with the one where I live: the Upper West Side. To me, at this juncture of history, this is one of … Continue reading →

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