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By Adrianne Jeffries 3/30/11 1:39pm

Start-Up News: SalesCrunch Connects, TweePLayer Twees Off, Moot Mingles, and More

THIS WEEK IN NEW YORK START-UPS…

SHAKE-UPS: Richard Blakeley leaves Gawker after five years to join Thrillist. Mr. Blakeley will act as a liaison between the editorial and advertising sides of the company, CEO Ben Lerer told Betabeat, which now operate completely independently, and in general push harder to monetize content. Read More

Across the Wire

Hires

Jonathan Martin Named Political Correspondent at The New York Times
Mayor Bloomberg Adds Yet Another Property to His Collection
Up & Down the Street

Permission to Splurge: Whole Foods Isn't Just About Where You Buy Your Food; It's About Who You Think You Are
Met's Renovated, Reinstalled European Art Galleries Bewitch
Gone Weiner Gone

Photographers Finally Leave Anthony Weiner's Apartment Alone

Start-Up News: SalesCrunch Connects, TweePLayer Twees Off, Moot Mingles, and More

Across the Wire

Jonathan Martin Named Political Correspondent at The New York Times

Mayor Bloomberg Adds Yet Another Property to His Collection

Permission to Splurge: Whole Foods Isn't Just About Where You Buy Your Food; It's About Who You Think You Are

Met's Renovated, Reinstalled European Art Galleries Bewitch

Photographers Finally Leave Anthony Weiner's Apartment Alone