A judge said Thursday he’ll decide by March 5 if a trial is necessary to decide if the owners of the  Mets were willfully blind to the multibillion-dollar fraud by financier Bernard Madoff.

Tribeca, New York is getting a new addition to its already sophisticated and hip surroundings. Smythe – Tribeca, the new hotel under the Thompson Hotels label, is a new vibrantly, chic dwelling.  It’s due to open its doors any day now.