Ruth Madoff can no longer live in her penthouse on Manhattan’s East Side. Federal marshals seized the property Thursday, reports the New York Daily News.

The Washington Post is offering lobbyists access to top government officials and journalists - at a price of $25,000 per person, Politico reports. No response yet from the Post.

Jay Leno has won a suit against a Texas man who was using the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct Internet users to a real estate site, Reuters reports.

New parkland in Manhattan, where every spare acre has been developed, would seem an impossibility.

Friends of the High Line, a group that envisioned a public space in an abandoned freight railway on the city’s west side, has achieved the impossible.

The elevated rail line has been converted to a narrow park 30 feet above the street. Visitors, strolling a promenade lined by wide benches and wildflowers, are surprised, delighted, and - a rare pleasure in New York - relaxed.

The organization cleared countless hurdles by recruiting city support and backers with money and influence.

Actor Edward Norton sits on the board. Benefactors include media titan Barry Diller and his wife, Diane von Furstenberg, whose son Alexandre is a board member.

The first phase of the park opened last month and a second is under construction.