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Exclusive | Moscow Airport billionaire seeks $45M for NYC penthouse amid a massive global selling spree
It’s a “nyet” profit. Real estate mogul Valery Kogan has listed his Plaza Hotel penthouse for $45 million, The Post has learned — continuing his sale of opulent homes around...
Federal government seeks to halt first US reperations program for black people
The federal government on Tuesday asked a judge to halt the United States’ first reparations program that offered Black people in a small Illinois city $25,000 for 20th century...
Performa’s Broadway Benefit Brought Fresh Magic to an Old Format
Fragments of Barbara Kruger’s Untitled (Questions). Courtesy Performa, photo: Elyse Mertz There was a certain New York magic last Wednesday night—an unknown and unexpected thrill in the air. Knicks...
‘Giant’ and the Seduction of Certainty
Aya Cash and John Lithgow in Giant. Photo: Joan Marcus Giant takes place on a scorching summer’s day in 1983, in an elegant, ramshackle English country home. Roald Dahl,...
At Liste Basel, Market Trends Give Way to Explorations of Contemporary Anxieties
While the usual sense of urgency was lacking, dealers reported that collector response on opening day was solid. Courtesy Liste Liste Art Fair opened yesterday, June 15, with an...
New York’s Design Sales Offered a Clearer Picture of What Serious Collectors Want
From French postwar design and American studio craft to ceramics, Tiffany lamps and contemporary collectible design, buyers at Sotheby’s and Phillips pursued rarity in all its forms. Photo: Louis...
The 10 Most Exciting Restaurants Opening in New York City This June
We are solidly in outdoor dining season, and fear not—New York restaurants have understood the assignment. From the opening of Fireboat, the newest floating bar (and decommissioned FDNY fireboat),...
How Chess.com Co-Founder Danny Rensch Turned a Centuries-Old Game Into a Media Empire
Danny Rensch helped Chess.com grow into a 250 million-member platform spanning subscriptions, creators, coaching and media. Florencia Tan Jun/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Getty Images At Web Summit Vancouver...
For David Hockney, Looking Was Living
David Hockney at the Orangerie museum in Paris in 2021. THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images The British have a term for people like David Hockney: national treasure. It’s an...
Ho Jae Kim’s Civil Art Returns to Christie’s With a Million-Dollar Milestone in Sight
Since its founding in 2022, Civil Art has raised more than $755,000 to create over 140 opportunities for API artists. Photo: Bochun Cheng Asian Americans account for only 1...
Francesca Mollett’s Architecture of Abstraction
Installation view: Francesca Mollett’s “Buried Shadow” at GRIMM New York. Courtesy GRIMM Francesca Mollett swiftly captured the attention of curators and collectors with her magmatic abstractions, which evoke and...
The Best Rosé Wines to Sip This Summer 
June 15, 2026 Few wines capture the essence of summer quite like rosé. This light, refreshing and fruit-forward varietal gets its signature pink color from limited contact with red...