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Friday, November 14, 2008
James Bond in New York
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As you read here exclusively , the new James Bond movie opens today -- The Quantum of Solace ...Which reminds me there has only been one Bon...
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The Lung Block and other shots of NYC circa 1933
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Jason Kottke had a post yesterday with many photos of New York from the 1930s. The top shot is from 1933... Also from 1933..."The Lu...
Thursday, November 13, 2008
How you can help save the Bowery
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Rob has the details at Save the Lower East Side!
Peter Frampton called: He wants his van back
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Oh my. Our friend Hunter-Gatherer took this shot (and others!) of this boss van (with Jersey plates, natch) in SoHo. He has been humming &q...
An inside look at the Blind Pig
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Oh. In an earlier post , we mentioned the five East Village bars that the new Time Out was touting in its bar guide issue thing. Based on t...
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Noted
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Lipstick Jungle , the NBC series based on the Candace Bushnell novel, is cancelled .
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At the Donnybrook
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Stopped by Donnybrook the other day for a drink. This is the new upscale Irish pubby place that opened at the corner of Clinton and Stanton...
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Bird watching
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As mentioned in the previous post, we paid a visit to our old neighborhood the other day. (We're acting as if we had moved to Maine...we...
"One last breath of life in this dying hick-town mall that used to be Manhattan"
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Was flipping through this week's Time Out -- "your ultimate bar guide" -- when I came across this ad for Circa Tabac on Watt...
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Noted
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Speaking of Time Out 's bar guide , here are the five East Village places they selected as "the best for winter": Blind Pig Bo...
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Things are getting so bad, psychics are even going out of business
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On Avenue C. And shouldn't they have seen this coming? ( Sorry )
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Noted
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Now open on Madison Avenue : The White Shirt Bar , with 20 styles to choose from!
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Diaper Genies safe out on the streets
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For now, anyway! Jill at Blah Blog Blah has the story.
Appreciating the work of James Jowers
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Stupefaction has an excellent post on the work of photographer James Jowers . In the mid-1960s, Jowers lived on the Lower East Side and wor...
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"So much bad stuff was being built"
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Is it Wednesday already? I'm still catching up on reading from last week, such as this terrific Q-and-A with renowned architectural cri...
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A quick check on Nassau Street
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Back in June, I did a post about walking around Nassau Street in the Financial District. At the time, I wondered how many of the mom-and-po...
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The secret to my FroYoSuccess
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Last month, Jeremiah bravely posted a report from the field in the midst of the city's harrowing FroYo Wars, reporting on the changes a...
How to get that "East Village look" without some of the unpleasantries
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East Village Podcasts came across a style maven who tells you how to do it. (All you need is $279 for the coat!)
Champagne wishes
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At First Avenue and 82nd Street.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
LES liquor license update
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Thanks to Rob at Save the Lower East Side! for his continued coverage of the CB3. He has the results from last night's Liquor Licensing ...
One way of looking at it, I suppose
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Great post on Runnin' Scared at the Voice about those million-dollar condos coming to First Street and First Avenue . As Tony Ortega ...
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And Economakis gets the whole building for his dream mansion
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The New York Post reports : Eight holdout tenants who fought for five years to keep their millionaire landlord from turning their Lower Eas...
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Just desserts for Seventh Street?
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Yesterday, I mentioned that Butter Lane Cupcakes will be opening soon at 123 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue. Last night, ...
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An oral history of the Lower East Side
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Filmmaker/video editor Paul Dougherty shoots John J. McCroary's recollections of growing up on the Lower East Side while looking at the...
A Veteran's Day history lesson
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In honor of Veteran's Day, Inside the Apple provides a nice history lesson on the origins of York Avenue, named in 1928 for WWI hero Sg...
One opinion (not mine) on the "Top Ten Dirtiest Bars in New York"
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Meet Now Live's Nightlife and Bar Guide just featured the "Top Ten Dirtiest Bars in New York." Presented here in its entiret...
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Monday, November 10, 2008
The way we live (drink) now
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From New York magazine's Recession Index this week: Approximate number of cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon ($3 each, the cheapest drink) sold...
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This post doesn't really need a headline
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Before Election Day on Avenue C near Sixth Street. After Election day.
Market price?: Recent college grad will sleep in your yard or garage for $100 a month (anywhere in Manhattan)
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From a Craigslist posting . Can't guarantee that this is authentic, but...: $100 Yes I'm that crazy, but I want the minimum possible...
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Stat of the day
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Just three applications for new buildings were filed in Manhattan in September, compared to 23 in September 2007 -- a staggering 87 percent...
Demolition on East Fifth Street
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Given the small parcels of open space on either side of 532 E. Fifth St., this four-story house was a rarity...which, of course, made it an ...
Ludlow Street's iconic Kleen-Stik Industries becomes a cantina
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Between Stanton and Rivington at 139-141 Ludlow, at the site of the Kleen-Stik Industries, Inc. Oh, sorry...This is just a prop set for film...
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Court date for 47 E. Third St. tenants/landlord
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Showdown in court today over the fate of 47 E. Third St. ( New York Post ) The EV Grieve 47 E. Third St. archive .
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Something else to threaten the very soul of the East Village: Cupcakes
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Yes, indeed! Just a little frosty something for you to enjoy during the economic meltdown! As Eater has noted , Butter Lane Cupcakes will s...
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Stopping work at 123 Third Ave.
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This past weekend, I noticed a "stop work order" had been slapped on the new bank/condo tower now under way on the southeast cor...
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