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NYC jury hears details of modern masters forgery scandal
2016-02-01 12:55:56| Apparel - Topix.net
In the latest chapter of a scandal that's jolted New York's art world, a federal jury is hearing about a Chinese immigrant who forged fakes of modern masters such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko in his garage, a once-reputable Manhattan gallery that sold them and the wealthy buyers who paid millions for the knockoffs. "I got a fake painting for $8.3 million and they don't want to give my money back to me," Domenico De Sole, the chairman of the board at Sotheby's auction house and a former Gucci CEO, groused from the witness stand last week at a high-stakes civil trial that continues Monday.
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NYC Jury Hears Details of Modern Masters Forgery Scandal
2016-02-01 12:55:55| Apparel - Topix.net
In the latest chapter of a scandal that's jolted New York's art world, a federal jury is hearing about a Chinese immigrant who forged fakes of modern masters such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko in his garage, a once-reputable Manhattan gallery that sold them and the wealthy buyers who paid millions for the knockoffs. "I got a fake painting for $8.3 million and they don't want to give my money back to me," Domenico De Sole, the chairman of the board at Sotheby's auction house and a former Gucci CEO, groused from the witness stand last week at a high-stakes civil trial that continues Monday.
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Pepsi opening NYC hipster joint to make soda cool
2016-01-29 20:08:24| Beverages - Topix.net
PepsiCo's quest to make soda edgy has brought it to one of the great restaurant towns of the world, where it will open its own joint with cuisine "inspired by the exploration of the kola nut." The opening of the "Kola House," in New York City's trendy Meat Packing District, scheduled for this spring, comes at a time when Americans are cutting back on soda consumption.
NYC flood defense plan advances, but completion years off
2016-01-27 10:31:10| Energy - Topix.net
In this Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, water from New York Harbor spills into New York City's Battery Park during Superstorm Sandy. After ocean waters poured virtually unchecked into lower Manhattan during Sandy, experts began dreaming up a solution: a U-shaped barrier of earthen berms, walls and gates that would keep floods out and the nation's financial capital dry.
Suburban NYC railroads: Delays possible during snowstorm
2016-01-21 18:31:38| Railroads - Topix.net
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road may modify or suspend service if heavy snow, ice or winds are affecting the New York City area.
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