Bill O'Reilly visited Harlem's soul-food mecca, Sylvia's, and was shocked to find it was "like going into an Italian restaurant in an all-white suburb." His crazy racism aside, his comment points to Sylvia's turning into just another doughy-white Olive Garden, as the City Room describes. [Media Matters]
The Flower District loves us, it loves us not. This fragrant and inviting part of town is abandoning pricey Manhattan, petal by petal. [AMNY]
Parts of the Domino Sugar plant have been landmarked. Sadly, the lovely yellow sign was not included. [Gothamist] HDC Voice puts in their two cents.
Angry villagers are ready to storm the gates of Marc Jacobs. [Racked] West Village Kid sums up the scene.
Tour Queens with an urban geographer. [NYT]
Williamsburg declared Condoburg by graffitists and satirists. [GL]
Here's a nifty tagline for the new Sex & the City movie: "turning a new generation of young female New Yorkers into cold, hard bitches, and keeping a new generation of young male New Yorkers from getting laid." [EV Idiot]
Out-of-control rents bring the grim reaper to the Upper West Side. [AMNY]
A friendly neighborhood mom-and-pop postal shop is being forced out for high-end retail. He's looking for a new, affordable space. May I suggest: Ohio? [Noho]
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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What were you doing in a Dunkin Donuts? It's a corporate chain that furthers gentrification. Are you two-faced? Live what you preach.
-RAC
i took this picture of the pink-shirt guy from the street, through the glass doors.
that said, i do occasionally get coffee at Dunkin Donuts. sometimes, i've even been forced into a starbucks. the problem with the chains is they eliminate choice. it's impossible to be a purist in this world and i don't aim to be one.
i have no problem with a couple chains here and there. it's the mass proliferation that's problematic.
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