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For the commercial-real-estate players that were in hot water before the capital-markets crisis of the past two weeks, the temperature is rising.

'Gossip Girl' gets stung
The gossip on ''Gossip Girl'' star Leighton Meester has ratcheted up a notch this week — with news breaking about both Meester's birth in prison and some background this column has dug up about the book the …

Lower Hudson Valley taxes among highest in U.S.
It's a title that Joseph Kenner says Westchester could do without. The county has reclaimed its standing as the highest-taxed county in the country.

Recession layoffs: Hospital workers, teachers should be OK
Construction workers, real estate agents and auto workers aren't expected to fare as well.