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News about the East Village of NYC.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Old sign of the day
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I came across this Cloder sign on Ann Street, which runs parallel to Fulton near the Financial District. I did a little digging and couldn...
Thursday, June 12, 2008
"Every successful society needs its Bohemia, a haven for the artists, exiles, and misfits who regenerate the culture"
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Finally made it past the cover of the July Vanity Fair . Recommended reading, this piece by Christopher Hitchens : Last Call, Bohemia Every...
Checking in with "The God of Gambling"
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Lysandra Ohrstrom at the Observer checks in with some OTB regulars, including "the God of Gambling." It's a brief slice-of-li...
“New York at that moment was bankrupt, poor, dirty, violent, drug-infested, sex-obsessed — delightful”
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New York City during the 1970s was a beautiful, ravaged slag — impoverished and neglected after suffering from decades of abuse and battery....
Drv-In moving to the East Village?
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Saw the following item in BizBash yesterday about Grand Opening's expansion away from its current digs on Norfolk Street: The folks at...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Hope for OTB: The end may not be so near
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According to NY1 : A day after Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the end is near for the city's Off-Track Betting Corporation, Governor David...
No one is apparently approving the reader recommendations at visitnyc.com
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How do I know this? Because I went to the site yesterday and started making stupid nightlife recommendations as part of the NYC & Compa...
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Hot in the city (1910-1915 style)
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The Library of Congress has a photostream at Flickr that includes archival photos of Manhattan. Given the diabolical heat of late, these se...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Speaking of hot . . . checking in at the FunHouse Disco
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So what is this? According to the YouTube description: "New York Hot Tracks visits the popular FunHouse Disco on 26th St. in Manhattan ...
Two for Tuesday -- Suicide
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(For no reason. Just an appreciation .)
"Hanging out on the Lower Worst Side"
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During my walk around the neighborhood Saturday, I came across a rummage sale in one of the community gardens on East 8th Street. (They seem...
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Dumpster of the Day
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On 14th Street just east of First Avenue.
Getting a Handle on the new yogurt place
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I walked by the soon-to-open shop at 153 Second Ave., situated between Ryan's and the Thirsty Scholar, that will sell self-service froz...
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Because ugly dishwashers aren't welcome?
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I have no idea when Link Restaurant and the adjacent cafe space closed on 15th Street and Irving Place. I went to Link once for a beer bef...
Sunday, June 8, 2008
The Tower of Toys stood here
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"It was a douchefest much like last year's"
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Every year I'm offered to tickets to go to the Belmont Stakes, every year I politely decline. And every year I'm so happy that I dec...
"Every year since I've arrived there have been people crying that it was not like it was before"
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That's Florent Morellet, owner of the soon-to-close Florent , in a Q-and-A in today's Post . An excerpt: Some people blame "Se...
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Breaking, exclusive: It's hot out
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Today's high: 94 Meanwhile, just 12 days until summer! Let's celebrate.
"I remember seeing Dylan in the Village..."
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I kind of dread the day I hear that and the (presumably young and dumb) person isn't referring to Bob.
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
“When I go out my door now, I don’t see anyone I know. I see the loss of a community.”
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[ Image by Clayton Patterson ] The new issue of The Brooklyn Rail has a great feature on Clayton Patterson , the artist and documentarian w...
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