Those of us who reside in apartment buildings know the daily routine of passing our doormen each morning and evening with perhaps a friendly hello and nod, but for some New York City doormen, there appears to be an unspoken pattern of behavior exhibited by certain residents that either affords them exceptional service or not.

There’s no time like the present to plan a romantic evening out with a loved one, so here is a helpful list of some of New York’s most romantic and haute spots to dine at.

Here’s some great news coming out of the New York City real estate market—apparently while many are still scratching their heads after a grisly year, some fortunate souls have laughed in the face of 2009 and actually sold their luxury properties for more than their asking prices.

Things are clearly heating up between British funnyman Russell Brand and his new girlfriend, singer Katy Perry, as Brand purchased a four-story home in Los Angeles so the two of them will have a place to spend more time together.

While many of us are dreaming of what changes we’d like to make in 2010, chef Norman van Aken is actually making his dreams a reality as the creator of New World cuisine gears up for some significant changes of his own. But first, let’s get to know the man underneath the chef’s hat a bit better.

Scott Rothstein recently plead not guilty to charges alleging he ran a $1.2 billion fraud and now a collection of his most prized gadgets are headed to auction in Florida.

With just a little more than 24 hours left of 2009, there’s no time like the present to take a moment to look back at some of the year’s biggest dining surprises.

Two years ago Swatch Group announced that the division responsible for the watch movements, ETA, was no longer going to sell watch movements to watch makers who are not within the Swatch Group brands in 2010. As 2009 quickly fades behind us, this dramatic news gets ready to be enforced.

The estimates for security costs for the upcoming trials of terror suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others who are charged with war crimes are expected to dramatically surpass initial estimates.