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Q: Where can I find the best matzo and Passover desserts?

Why is this wine different from all other wines? Kosher for Passover doesn't have to mean Manischewitz anymore.

At the Tribeca Grand next Sunday, find out who wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Assistant.

Your very own townhouse in Miami

Shelter Island is the calmer, cooler, and less crowded option

The Towers, on Central Park West at 105th Street, has long been one of the city's spookiest ruins. But developer Dan McLean thinks that when his renovation is done, affluent New Yorkers will flock to it, as they once flocked to the Dakota. Is he crazy? Maybe, maybe not. But he is from Chicago.

The brochures and CD-roms promised old-world splendor and high-tech ease. But the buyers of some of the boom's most visible developments say: Promises made weren't promises kept.

It was a rough assignment: rubbing elbows with celebrities, lounging around in frette bathrobes, eating Dean & Deluca chocolates from the mini-bar. Rating New York City's new boutique hotels required a connoisseur's eye for mid-century modern furniture and industrial lighting, plus the ability to really understand luxury -- before totally surrendering to it. Difficult, yes. But the boutique hotel is a New York art form and requires close study. We slept around -- so you won't have to.

While Matt and Katie grip and grin, NY1's Pat Kiernan is winking at the weather and smirking at the dailies. Meet the media junkies' morning addiction.