A Waldorf for downtown
CONRAD, the luxury hotel and resort company owned by the Blackstone Group, has announced that the end of 2011 will see a new Conrad hotel in New York that will be the luxury hotel brand’s fifth property in the United States. Located in the Financial District, site formerly occupied by the Embassy Suites New York at 102 North End Avenue at Vesey Street. The 463-room accommodation will feature spacious guestrooms that average 450-square-feet and come with high-tech electronics and other lavish amenities. Additional aspects will include a sunlit 15-story atrium, striking Sol LeWitt artwork, a green roof plus a rooftop bar boasting dramatic views of the Hudson River. Restaurateur extraordinaire Danny Meyer […]
Your very own adventure sport plane
The plain truth about LISA Airplanes’ Akoya is that it is a completely equipped, high-end airplane whose potential for adventure is unlimited. The France-based aviation company has a light amphibious sports plane that can takeoff and touch down while requiring only 650 feet of space to do so. It is equally efficient at this task on a snow-covered runway and on water. Powered by a 100-horsepower Rotax engine, which is about 93 more horsepower than my lawnmower, this two-seat aircraft travels up to 680 miles on 18.5 gallons of unleaded fuel at a maximum cruising speed of 130 mph. “In addition to its design, which immediately captivated me, the Akoya […]