Renovations are slated to begin tomorrow at Corona’s Congregation Tifereth Israel, the oldest synagogue in Queens. According to Crain’s, the landmarked building at 109-18 54th Avenue, which was built in 1911 and counts Estee Lauder among its former congregants, is set to undergo $1.6 million in upgrades to mark its 100th anniversary, including a restoration of the wooden structure’s original clapboard, metal domes and paint. [more]

Billionaire Ronald Lauder, of Estee Lauder fame, has sold his $5.256 million Wainscott property to his daughter Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, senior vice president of the famed cosmetics company her grandmother founded, who married on the property in 1996. The Wainscott residence is one of many Ronald Lauder owns, including spots in East Hampton and Westhampton Beach. The sale was officially completed Oct. 5.