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Terry Trucco

The New York Hilton Hits 50, And a Hotel Historian Time Travels Back to Its Early Days

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David Rockefeller, tk Uris and Conrad Hilton eye the future.

Conrad Hilton, Laurance Rockeeller and Harold Uris eye the future.

Normally, the New York Hilton isn’t one of those hotels that revels in its history with vintage photos and menus encased in glass in the lobby.

But on June 26th, the hotel celebrated its 50th anniversary with a big party in the airy duplex where Lucille Ball once lived. Read more

Terry Trucco

The Best Hotels for Watching Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2012

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Companion — inflated and airborne

Companion, the giant balloon depicting grafitti artist KAWS’ iconic bashful character, isn’t all that’s new at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22.

After years of marching down Seventh Avenue, the parade has a new route for 2012 — and probably beyond. And as we reported last year, for guests hoping to watch from a hotel room the choices have changed — and shrunk. Read more