Monday, August 4, 2008
Yankee Stadium: "Priced out of the game"
Post sports radio/TV scribe Phil Mushnick wonders why Yankee Stadium will be demolished after this season:
"It's being destroyed because it, too, has been priced out of the game. It's being knocked down for a new ballpark with fewer but far more expensive seats; eliminated so it can be replaced by a stadium with more luxury boxes and costlier come-ons for corporations and the mindlessly wealthy."
The Times revisits the wind farmers of East 11th Street
The Times had a piece yesterday on the "group of young architects who, in the 70s, took over a five-story tenement that didn’t rely on the city’s electrical grid. They lived at 519 East 11th Street, and they got their power from the wind."
[Image D. Gorton/The New York Times, 1977]
A note from our publisher, EV Grieve
Good morning.
Last week, I received an invitation to serve as a guest writer at curves.com. Being a fan of women-only health clubs, I enthusiastically agreed. When I showed up for duty (in Spandex, no less), I discovered the week-long guest stint was with CURBED.com. Oh! Well, that's even better. So, during this week, I'll be doing a little writing over there. I'll also be here. And, of course, I'll continue leaving "first!!" comments at Hollywood Tuna.
Speaking of Ludlow Street
I've loved this block from day one. Sure, this has been well-documented, but it's just hard to walk down the street anymore without getting upset.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
At the Christodora Sunday night (oh, tonight!)
As we (OK, I) had mentioned earlier, tonight at 8 was the date for David Peel's birthday bash next to the Christodora. I was there a little before 8, and watched the cops prepped and ready for...
nothing. The party stayed in Tompkins Square Park, I was told. I stood in front of the Christodora anyway. Around 8:45, an officer walked up and told the troops to remove the barricades. I asked a police officer if this meant nothing was going to happen there. He, quite honestly, barked (wolfed?), "unless you know something that I don't." OK! All the police officers got into their respective vehicles and left...except for two lone officers, who were told to stand guard "just in case."
Several protestors did show up later with an "Imprison Bush" banner. There was a little shouting -- did a resident throw something at a protestor?
Meanwhile, on the way to the event, I started taking photos of the Christodora for whatever reasons...
Bob Arihood has many photos from yesterday's festivities in the Park.
nothing. The party stayed in Tompkins Square Park, I was told. I stood in front of the Christodora anyway. Around 8:45, an officer walked up and told the troops to remove the barricades. I asked a police officer if this meant nothing was going to happen there. He, quite honestly, barked (wolfed?), "unless you know something that I don't." OK! All the police officers got into their respective vehicles and left...except for two lone officers, who were told to stand guard "just in case."
Several protestors did show up later with an "Imprison Bush" banner. There was a little shouting -- did a resident throw something at a protestor?
Meanwhile, on the way to the event, I started taking photos of the Christodora for whatever reasons...
Bob Arihood has many photos from yesterday's festivities in the Park.
"The Good Guy" may tow your ass
On 7th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue. Helpful, too, that someone put a "no parking" sign on a fire hydrant.
To be honest, at this point, it's not seeming delicious at all
On 11th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B.
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