Saturday, July 17, 2021

EVG Etc.: The future of crafting at Downtown Yarns; the spice world of SOS Chefs

The weekend plant vendor on Avenue A and 6th Street via Stacie Joy 

• Tow-truck driver kills 85-year-old pedestrian outside Union Square (Streetsblog) 

• Thoughts on Eric Adams and Gov. Cuomo's grim vision for NYC's future (Intelligencer) 

• A higher percent of hit-and-run drivers in NYC are getting away with the crime (Gothamist) 

• Avenue A's Downtown Yarns and "the unknown world of post-pandemic crafting" (The New York Times) 

• Appreciating the Korean Cajun cuisine of Kjun on Ninth Street (The New Yorker) 

• David Harbour talks about drinking at the long-gone Korova Milk Bar on Avenue A (Mashed) 

• The spice world of SOS Chefs on Avenue B (CBS 2) 

• An interview with Libby Schoettle, the artist behind PhoebeNewYork (Time Out) 

• A look at the upcoming Dash Snow doc (Vice) 

• Mexican politician arrested in Basquiat, Haring art forgery case (NBC News) 

• Just what we need: A Moxy Hotel rises on the Bowery (NYY) 

• The Ramones in space! (PunkNews.org) 

• Pre-sale tix are available for the 50th-anniversary screening of "Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory" at the Regal Union Square on Aug. 15 (Official site)

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1 comment:

  1. EVQPJuly 17, 2021 at 6:50 PM

    Fabulous to see Leti and SOS getting great and well deserved coverage!

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