The exclusive all-girls prep school on the Upper East Side that inspired the book series and TV show Gossip Girl is planning to expand into East Harlem, records show.Nightingale-Bamford, where tuition for its 716 students from kindergarten through 12th grade is $64,470 a year, has plans to construct a state-of-the-art athletic facility on East 108th Street between Third and Lexington avenues, about 10 blocks north of its longtime campus at 20 E. 92nd St.Paul Burke, head of school at Nightingale, which was founded in 1920, signed the deed to acquire the 11 parcels of land that the facility will be built on for a total $17.2 million, according to three separate transactions that hit city records Tuesday.Ten of the 11 lots — 157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, and 175-179 E. 108th Street — are vacant, records show, while 181 E. 108th St. is occupied by a 4-story building with art galleries and studios taking up all four floors. Artist Julio Valdez, whose studio, JVS Project Space, occupies three of the floors, said he has plans to move elsewhere. The private school, which has a $100.1 million endowment, acquired the properties from East Harlem-based landlord Ross & Ross. Derek Cohn, whose position at the real estate firm is unclear, signed the deed on behalf of the seller, records show. Attempts to reach Cohn were unsuccessful by press time.The proposed facility will feature a high-performance indoor turf field to accommodate a number of sports such as... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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It didn't land in the Marketplace yesterday as announced, but Amazon's Audible audio book app for Windows Phone 7.5 is now available for download. This Metro-fied version of the app is free to install (including some short samples to get you started), and signing in with your Amazon account lets... Continue reading at Engadget
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Harry Potter author JK Rowling has admitted in a leaked interview that she almost killed off the character of Ron Weasley half way through the book series, out of spite. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
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