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News about the East Village of NYC
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Drug store celebrity exit wars
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Duade Reade has Mario Lopez gracing its exits (and disguising the store's security system). Not to be outdone, Rite Aid (at least the o...
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Nassau Street, 4:54 p.m., July 8
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How condos are named
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The Times has a dandy piece today on why every new condo name these days seems to have something to do with the sky. . . .the floor-to-cei...
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The grocery stores of Saint James Place
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There's one stretch of the city downtown refreshingly free of Whole Foods...or Gardens of Edens...or Gourmet Garages...or... The C Town ...
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"Pure poo"
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We were talking about the Holiday Cocktail Lounge on St. Mark's in a post yesterday. I later spotted this user review of the Holiday at...
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"I’d lower the rent for stores so all of the cool, small shops could afford to stay afloat"
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That's Albert Hammond Jr. . who was a good sport and did the "Six Seconds With" feature in Page Six the Magazine (the content...
The Financial District continues to attract interesting new businesses
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At Maiden Lane and Gold Street. (This was a Burger King at one point, though the storefront has been vacant for four-plus years.) At Water S...
Russian Tea Room is advertising on the Lower East Side
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At Clinton and Houston. Is this a good buy?
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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