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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Appreciating what's left of the Bowery while it's still there
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The gloom and doom about further development on the Bowery has been well documented. ( Jeremiah took in the Lighting District in a post y...
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THIS is the Bowery that I miss!
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A CLASSIC! (And it's APPROVED by Bela Lugosi's estate!) Here's how allmovie descibes this 1942 CLASSIC: Bowery at Midnight cast...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
I challenge them to work in "Octopussy"
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Sean Connery continues to squabble with his neighbor on 71st Street. I only follow the story to see how the Post can work in a James Bond ...
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Tour buses continue to remind us of awful summer movies
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On lower Broadway, July 29.
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East Village 1988: "A Neighborhood of Vigorous Opinions"
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[Photo by dmax3270 via Flickr ] Gertrude Briggs, 77, has been selling used art, dance, and literary books at her store, Books 'n' Th...
"every time i look at this photograph, i want to cry..."
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That headline is part of the caption to this photo from 1987: " Astor Place looking west towards the subway and restaurant...every time...
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Commoners have nerve to use dumpster in front of new building that will be reserved for wealthier people
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On East Seventh Street between Avenue A and Avenue B.
Tonight in Tompkins Square Park: Bag searches (oh, and a movie)
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More bag searches in store for tonight's movie presentation in the Park? As for the movie, it's Better off Dead . An American clas...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
"How to not be a douchebag tourist in NYC"
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That's the headline to a post on joshinthecity, a blog by a 36-year-old Sydney, Australia, resident. He starts: "I didn’t write t...
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EV Grieve Etc. -- the economy is doomed edition
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From an op-e d by in today's Post by Nicole Gelinas, a Manhattan Institute fellow: Our elected leaders have been making long-term spend...
Signs that the economy is really bad
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The ATMs don't work anymore. People throw away their luggage because they can't afford to travel. People can't afford to fix the...
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Revisiting the decline of New York City
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As you can see, the Sept. 17, 1990, issue of Time had this cover story, The Rotting of the Big Apple. Excerpt: Skyrocketing real estate pri...
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Hooters and Red Mango
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This thought crossed my mind when I saw the Red Mango sign in the window of the former CBGB T-shirt shop the other day: What if someone is ...
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If you're thinking about driving on: Beekman Street
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Uh. Good luck. And you may want to throw it in four-wheel drive. (Also, I've always liked the sign for the Beekman, hidden there a bit ...
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Dark Knight is gone
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At least from Houston and the Bowery.
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EV Grieve Etc.
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With less than 18 months left in Mayor Bloomberg's final term, the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission is in a race against the...
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The Gov. has grim news: get ready for the worst economy in decades
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According to today's Post anyway: Gov. Paterson, convinced the state faces its worst fiscal crisis since the mid-1970s, will deliver th...
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And now for something new and different on St. Mark's
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Alternate headline: You've got to be fucking kidding me . At the site of the old CBGB shop. (Surprised someone isn't calling this yo...
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What's new on Avenue C?
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Bao 111 at 111 Avenue C closed up shop at the end of February because of escalating rents ...(Get this: the owner planned to move to the wes...
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Free punk show in Tompkins Square Park Sunday
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More fun to come next Saturday and Sunday . Suzannah B. Troy has much more on the show . Bob Arihood has many excellent photos here .
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