So far, no Republican candidate has announced for the Senate seat, which was vacated this week by John Kerry upon his confirmation as secretary of state.
Six windows were damaged at 260 East 72nd Street, at the corner of Second Avenue, including at the Kolb art gallery, which was vacated and not immediately allowed to reopen, the Buildings Department said.
Republicans had been counting the Delaware seat, which was vacated by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., as among those they believed they could use to reach a majority in the Senate.
Charles Steven Cohen, president and chief executive of Cohen Brothers, which is renovating and marketing the 600,000-square-foot complex -- which was vacated by Kraft in 1997 and is still mostly empty -- attributed the current problems to a number of "costly delays and unexpected conditions".
Lauaki, who won two caps for the Kiwis before switching allegiance to Tonga, fills a quota spot which was vacated at the end of last season by the Australian Adam Dykes.
He could profit most from the three-way split in the heavily Republican district, which was vacated by John McHugh, the G.O.P. moderate appointed secretary of the Army by President Obama.
Steve Clarke, the former West Bromwich Albion head coach, and Chris Hughton, who was sacked by Norwich City last April, were the other leading contenders for the post which was vacated by Dougie Freedman at the beginning of October.
As a variation on the idea, artists could approach local schools or colleges, which are vacated during the summer, or a holiday resort or campsite, which tend to be under-used in the winter, and offer their artistic expertise as a service.
