At one recent closing, the young buyers demanded $30,000 off the price of a $700,000 postwar two-bedroom apartment.

Too easy (given the recent closing of a certain thread...)

Mr. Schechter said he hopes the recent closing of a variety store is not part of a trend.

Originally the school was for children in Years 1-5, but due to the recent closing of the middle schools, now also has Year 6 pupils.

But analysts disagree about the meaning of the recent closings.

Among the most recent closings is Centerbridge Books in Centerbrook, which will close this month after 10 years.

The owners are entitled to hold private events 12 evenings a year, but the critics said that recent daytime closings were not allowed.

On the morning of its most recent closing, Veneski sneaked into the firehouse basement and chained himself to the fire truck.

In the weeks leading up to the recent closings, it quickly became clear that Mayor Bloomberg was not going to avoid the problems of his predecessors.

The site of a major United States armed forces base until its recent closing, the city has adopted English as its second language.