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Monday, July 7, 2008
Flier of the day
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At St. Mark's and Avenue A. I looked up Guns&Mattresses after reading this. Given the slumping economy, I guess Sleepy's had to ...
That woman in line at the Regal Battery Park 11
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We're at the Regal Battery Park 11. Something seems to be amiss -- nearly 50 people are in line for the first screenings of the day. Sti...
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How good places are ruined: One perspective (aka, Sex and the City II: Carrie's Abortion)
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[ New York magazine/Photo by Ben Rosenzweig ] Gawker's Sheila McClear has a nice anecdote about her evening at the Holiday last night....
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Student union
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Ah, young, Ivy League love in the city. Gothamist had this Craigslist link yesterday: Hi! We were on the RED local line, I got on at 14th S...
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Lady Liberty is attracting true New York sports fans!
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As Gothamist reported June 5, Major League Baseball put 42 8 1/2 feet tall Statues of Liberty around New York City in preparation for this ...
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Looking at 377 E. 10 Street -- then and now
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I've been admiring the work of amg2000 on Flickr . There's a nice collection of then-and-now shots of downtown NYC...as well as 59 ...
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So what's all this about?
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At 92 E. 7th Street , just east of First Avenue. Tearing up what used to be the garden dining space of Imagine and, before that, the Miracle...
Sunday, July 6, 2008
"You see, I have this little problem with my apartment..."
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One of my favorites, The Apartment , was on earlier today on TCM. As you know, it's November 1959 in the film. Jack Lemmon's chara...
Because "overrun by people who are considered to be sexually promiscuous, junkies and pushers" just didn't have the same ring to it
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The Post has this report today: Drug dens, homeless shantytowns and prostitution are rampant in New York City's parks, a Post investig...
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Flier of the day
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At 9th Street and Avenue C. To be honest, this sign makes me sad. Someone wanted to start a business and they went to the trouble of making ...
Fitness secrets of Coyote Ugly bartenders -- REVEALED
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Yes, it's the Ab Lounge! I walked by this discarded Ab Lounge on First Avenue twice this morning...and each time someone stopped and fut...
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Developing story today...heartburn
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Goldenfiddle noticed the important news from New York City yesterday that CNN was working on developing...
Getting to the bottom of that noise last night from somewhere over the East River
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Last night, we were on a rooftop in the neighborhood enjoying a nice, quiet evening. Then, about 9:30, we heard a series of loud "bangs...
Tasting the difference
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As I wrote one day last week, I've long been a fan of the random use of quotation marks on signs, which is why I'm a big fan of The...
A view that I used to enjoy
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You know, looking north on Union Square...
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The most accurate depiction of life as a runaway in New York City that I have ever seen
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At least watch until the Big Dance Scene. (The 3:21 mark if you're in a hurry.) And some nice shots of 8th Avenue from the early 1980s. ...
Friday, July 4, 2008
Sonic Youth at Central Park, July 4, 1992
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On July 4, 1992, I saw Sonic Youth at SummerStage in Central Park. Sun Ra and his Arkestra opened. I remember SY being as frenzied as I'...
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
Can't stop the laughing, er, music
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For the holiday weekend, let's pay homage to a most deliriously awful movie set in New York, 1980's " Can't Stop the Music ...
From the EV Grieve Oversight Department
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Meant to post this yesterday. According to the caption: "Protesters for North Playground Renovation, Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan, J...
In case you're wondering why some SATC fans are now into Richard Hell
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Many excellent posts from yesterday at Ephemeral New York . The post on Tom Verlaine at the Peppermint Lounge was of particular interest to...
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Good news on Canal and Eldridge; remembering the Witty Brothers
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Last November, Jeremiah had an item on the delightfully old-school Cup & Saucer Luncheonette on Canal and Eldridge. A rarity in these g...
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Writing with spray paint is much more difficult than it seems
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Apparently. Along Nassau Street.
PDA of the day
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Along the romantic corrider of Park Row, where buttocks cupping is in full bloom this summer among young lovers.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
At the Firemen's Garden
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At 364 E. 8th St., just east of Avenue C on the south side, you'll find the Firemen's Garden . Of all the gardens in the neighborhoo...
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Duane Reade wants to make you feel like dancing
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Just give me my Beano Food Enzyme Dietary Supplement Tablets and let me get out of here.
Admiring the trash at 2 Gold Street
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In the morning... ...and late afternoon. Impressive! (Looks more impressive in person, of course!) With so much trash, this must be 24k liv...
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
If you're thinking of living in: The East Village/Lower East Side...in 1963,1985,1992, 2000 and 2008
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As you may have heard, it's expensive to live here in New York City. Rents just keep going up! For a little perspective, I looked at fiv...
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Employment opportunity of the day
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At John and Pearl Streets.
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10 Big Shows Daily! (in air conditioning)
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So there has been plenty of faux porn in Times Square of late, from Malcolm McLaren's stag mash-ups to a 1970s Times Square massage har...
Monday, June 30, 2008
"Changing for the bettor"
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As you may know, the OTB outlets will stay open now that the city and state hashed out an agreement deal two weeks back. Now that all this ...
But of course (And a look back at 110 Third Ave.)
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So what's new at 110 Third Ave.? (Or, shall I say One Ten Third Ave.?) And this branch won't haven't any of that panhandling (t...
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
"The old Hollywood sense of lawless New York is rearing its ugly head"
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Julia Vitullo-Martin, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, wrote an op-ed in today's New York Post titled " Revenge of the ...
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An EV Grieve FYI (AKA, Sunday filler)
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At 14 Street and Second Avenue. Back open July 3! I've long been a fan of the random use of quotation marks on signs and in print...(whi...
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
I'm sure there was a perfectly good reason why this man was carrying a chainsaw through Tompkins Square Park this morning
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