Have Dog, Will Travel May 17, 2009
-- Hotel Pennsylvania. Not only does it welcome creatures of all sizes, the Hotel Pennsylvania is where breeders and competitors in the Westminster Dog Show frequently stay, so your pet may be rubbing shoulders with the year's Best in Show. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Surprising stories behind 20 Muppet... Feb 12, 2009
They are named after popular New York City hotels (the Statler Hotel was renamed the Hotel Pennsylvania in 1992. Guess what Waldorf's wife name is. (CNN -- Law)
DeSoto girl, dog make it to Westminster show Feb 10, 2009
" While a trip to the Peach State was nice, nothing screams excitement like The Big Apple. The historic Hotel Pennsylvania was one stop, as that's where Mary received her lure coursing award. One bonus is they were expected to bump into Dash's breeder from Indiana. "Mary would have one of every breed if we would let her," Sarah said, "but our house isn't that big and our yard is not that big. He's a great family dog. (DeSoto Appeal)
Candidate for Best in Show goes great lengths to appear Feb 8, 2009
In the Hotel Pennsylvania lobby Saturday, visitors flocked to the gray brindled Bouvier draped across McConnell's lap. The typical exchange. (USA Today)
Show dogs: Brevard canines gear up for Westminster Feb 8, 2009
A lot of them stay at the famed Hotel Pennsylvania, which is a quick walk across the street from the Madison Square Garden, where the dog show takes place. The hotel basement features doggie treadmills, bathing areas, and a place for them to do their business. (Florida Today)
Breeds gather for 133rd Westminster Dog Show Feb 8, 2009
About 1,000 or so dogs and their owners stay at the Hotel Pennsylvania, right across the street from the Garden. The most popular request this year. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
The Big Apple goes to the dogs Feb 7, 2009
What is officially known as Westminster Week kicks off Friday with a SkyBark party being held at the PennTop Ballroom in the Hotel Pennsylvania, starting at 8 p.m. SkyBark is the famous Los Angeles doggie nightclub ... If you are in the city with your dog, a visit to the Hotel Pennsylvania is a must during Westminster week. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Doggie divas! Feb 12, 2008
It goes with the territory, said veteran doggie concierge Jerry Grymek, who will be once again at his post at the Hotel Pennsylvania fielding requests and meeting the demands of these doggie divas. And no request is ever turned down. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Dallas dogs compete at Westminster Feb 12, 2008
" Rocky and Lucky are relatively small dogs Cavalier King Charles spaniels weigh 13 to 18 pounds, and full-size wirehaired dachshunds are a compact 30 pounds or so and they fly in the cabin of the airplane, not the luggage compartment. Home is often a hotel room the famed Hotel Pennsylvania for the Westminster, right across the street from the show at Madison Square Garden. It sure isn't the typical dog's life, and "it ain't cheap, let me tell you," Johnson said. The Eubanks have been at it for... (KHOU.com, TX)
Dogs eye hydrants and treadmills Feb 11, 2008
30-day news archives. "On Sunday, the lobby was filled with luggage, crates, dogs and their owners waiting for the3 p.m. check-in time.TV reporters interviewed proud owners and handlers of show dogs, and the dogs basked in the attention, wagging their tails as they got rubbed on the head or scratched behind the ears.In the crowd were True's owner Kathy Cudak of Coral Springs; co-owner and breeder Cindi Metcalf; breeder Candi Pearce and her husband, Dick.The Pearces, who travel every year for the... (Florida Today)
Locals competing for top dog honors in New York Feb 11, 2008
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Brevard County dogs have their check-in day in New York City Feb 10, 2008
"On Saturday afternoon, Greenslade entered Major into a miniature pinscher show not affiliated with Westminster at the Hotel Pennsylvania, one of the most popular dog-friendly hotels in the area. It's located across the street from where the show is held -- Madison Square Garden.As Greenslade prepped Major to go into the ring, Stan Ginelli of Viera and Bonnie Cavanah of Suntree waited in the hotel lobby to check in with Sassy, their 4-year-old champion standard schnauzer, who will compete in... (Florida Today)
Pooches won't be doggin' it Feb 10, 2008
Many of the owners stay with their dogs at the Hotel Pennsylvania, across the street from the sold-out arena. The hotel has a sawdust area for dogs who need to relieve themselves and treadmills for them to get their exercise. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Soprano family values Feb 9, 2008
About 1,000 dogs will check into the Hotel Pennsylvania ahead of the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which begins Monday at Madison Square Garden. Cole. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
New York City goes to the dogs Jan 31, 2008
The Hotel Pennsylvania is known the world over as the host hotel catering to these VIPs Very Important Pooches. And this year, more than 1,000 of the 2,500 contestants are scheduled to check in. (MSNBC -- Travel)
OFF-MARKET TRANSACTION Jan 23, 2008
They won't talk price, but with Vornado waiting to redevelop the neighboring Hotel Pennsylvania and Madison Square Garden, and retail a beloved investment vehicle, the small site could generate over $1,000 a foot. . (New York Post -- Business)
Endangered New York: 10 (more) to save Jan 6, 2008
"Just picture in your mind: Madison Square Garden is slated to be gone, and you imagine perhaps that Macy's is gone and the Hotel Pennsylvania--that's an entire district. What's on the table is looking at important, enormous parcels in Midtown being vacant or replaced," he says ... A related concern: The Hotel Pennsylvania. (Newsday -- New York City)
PEACOCK PARTY Dec 26, 2007
Biggest Tanked Lease for a New Building: Merrill Lynch was on the verge of signing with Vornado Realty Trust for a new 3 million-foot tower on the site of the Hotel Pennsylvania when Stan O'Neal was dumped as CEO and John Thain - a downtown guy, of course - was tapped to succeed him. Most Important Retail Area: Times Square is the hands-down winner with a nearly 24/7 audience and more than 50 million visitors comprising of businesspeople, tourists and locals. (New York Post -- Business)
The Power of Print Nov 27, 2007
The Pavilion and adjacent Hotel Pennsylvania are hosting a three day Big Apple Comic Book, Art, Toy i Expo, billed as the oldest and longest running show of its kind in New York. REUTERS/Jacob Silberberg (UNITED STATES). (Townhall.com)
RAILYARD BIDS PARTNER UP Oct 17, 2007
Merrill Lynch execs would prefer to be at Vornado Realty Trust's Hotel Pennsylvania site opposite Madison Square Garden, sources told The Post ... "What Larry [Silverstein] has decked up financially is not superior to [Vornado's] Hotel Pennsylvania, and it's not big enough," our source said. (New York Post -- Business)
FOR MERRILL, SIZE COUNTS Sep 19, 2007
But the financial giant also worries that Vornado Realty Trust's Hotel Pennsylvania site, across from Madison Garden, is not attractive enough to employees. It is also described as too "iffy," as it needs prolonged civic and city variances and approvals to be as large enough to fill the bank's needs - at least 3 million square feet with one large 80,000-foot trading floor. (New York Post -- Business)
MERRILL BEING WOOED Sep 11, 2007
They include World Trade Center Tower 3, also known as 175 Greenwich St., being developed by Silverstein Properties; a new tower by Vornado Realty Trust to replace the current Hotel Pennsylvania; or renewing with Brookfield Properties in Merrill's current WFC location in Battery Park City coupled with a new trading pod. Peter Riguardi, president of Jones Lang LaSalle, who is shepherding their search, said, "We are evaluating all their choices so that they can be in a position to make an educated... (New York Post -- Business)
7 NY Development Projects To Watch Aug 10, 2007
The site: The Hotel Pennsylvania on Seventh Avenue between 32nd-33rd streets, to be demolished for a 2. 5 million square foot office tower. (New York Post -- Business)
Ride The Wave In Herald Sq. Apr 4, 2007
RIDE THE WAVE By LOIS WEISS - Business - New York Post Online Edition. HE surfer-wear fashion house Billabong signed on for a store at 112 W. 34th St. opposite Macy's in Herald Square. (New York Post -- Business)
Taxis get painted flowers to remember 9/11 Apr 3, 2007
Sunday, the organization opened the doors of the Hotel Pennsylvania in midtown to World Trade Center survivors -- with each painting a flower representing a painful, but ultimately hopeful, story. To Linda Gormley, who worked on Wall Street and witnessed the attack, the colorful flowers represent the idea that "we were wounded, but not defeated," she said. (Newsday -- New York City)
JPMorgan, Lehman, Merrill Seek New Space for Trading Floors in Manhattan Apr 3, 2007
Lehman has expressed interest in a proposal by Steven Roth's Vornado to build where the Hotel Pennsylvania now stands, near Penn Station, the people said. Vornado could build as many as five floors there for traders, each about 100,000 square feet. (Bloomberg)
For NYPD, protests marked 'doomsday' Feb 26, 2007
On the weekend of July 9, 2004, ShapeShifter slipped into the Hotel Pennsylvania -- right across Seventh Avenue from Madison Square Garden, where the convention would be held in less than two months -- and spoke at two panels, "Mischief and Mayhem at the RNC" and "RNC Scavenger Hunt," which were part of a hackers' conference ... " ShapeShifter was not one of them. He took part in the RNC protests but avoided any legal trouble. He was unaware that his speech had prompted such concern, though he... (Newsday -- New York City)
For centennial, NYC taxis become canvas for 30,000 painters Feb 18, 2007
Organizers expect 30,000 children and adults will paint roughly 5-foot-square stickers at schools, hospitals and the project's new studio in the one-time ballroom of the Hotel Pennsylvania, the midtown Manhattan standby that inspired the big-band-era hit "Pennsylvania 6-5000." Hotel owner Vornado Realty Trust, which donated the space, declined to comment. Organizers intend to supply enough painted stickers for every yellow cab _ but taxi owners have the option of declining. (Newsday -- New York City)
George runs with the big dogs Feb 14, 2007
Upon arriving at the Hotel Pennsylvania, where many of the dogs stay, George barely sniffed his mixing bowl of dinner and was too frazzled to relieve himself in the sawdust paddock that had been set up in the hotel basement, complete with goofy plastic fire hydrants. So Wolfe drove him to Central Park instead. (SunSpot.net)
Puppy Preparations Feb 13, 2007
Feb. 11: Ada Nieves holds her Chihuahuas, Tequila, left, and Tabasco, dressed in tiny sombreros in the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. NEW YORK 's prized Dandie Dinmont terrier will be in the ring, as will a top-winning English springer spaniel. (Fox News)
Dogs make the scene Feb 13, 2007
Saturday, Hotel Pennsylvania and the Museum of Natural History ... An estimated 900 competitors are staying at the Hotel Pennsylvania, across from Madison Square Garden, which is why the lobby is filled with bull mastiffs and bouviers and a collection of many of the other 165 breeds in the show. (USA Today -- Sports)
Cleaning up at Westminster Feb 11, 2007
comSandra Anderson of Brooklyn, left,and housekeeping supervisor Liliane Garcia, right, join our writer at Hotel Pennsylvania before the Westminster Dog Show ... NEW YORK - Because of its cheek-by-jowl location to Madison Square Garden and its exceptionally pet-friendly policy, New Yorks Hotel Pennsylvania is known around the world as the official doggy hotel for the Westminster Dog Show. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Local women headed to Westminster Kennel Club dog show Jan 27, 2007
The Hotel Pennsylvania, a popular New York hotel, constructs a doggy spa in its massive lobby complete with bathing and grooming areas, doggy treadmills and an indoor park for bathroom breaks. Some dog handlers, owners and breeders also have the opportunity to attend black-tie galas and banquets put on by the top names in dog food and animal nonprofits. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
FORWARD-LOOKING ROTH CAN'T BE COUNTED OUT Jan 26, 2007
But Roth holds the trump card: the Hotel Pennsylvania across the street, which he presciently snatched up years ago. Today, it's the only Midtown site that can support a new, 2 million square office project without special approvals. (New York Post -- Business)
