Wednesday, May 7, 2008

*Everyday Chatter

VNY reader BaHa offers a taste of Economy Candy, one of the last old holdouts of the LES. [ELE]

Woody's filming in NYC again after a long hiatus from our deadened city. He said, "There are certain areas that have not been encroached upon too much... But once they put up those big new buildings, it looks the same as Houston." That's Houston, Texas, not Houston Street. Oh, is there a difference? [Urbanite]

This stuff about Veniero's (temporary!) closure--where in NYC are there not mouse droppings? [Eater]

A little flashback to 2001: Remember the "Fight Back NY!" campaign that brainwashed people into believing the way to fight terrorism was to "Go Shop!" and "Spend Money!"? People listened. And here we are.


Gotta love this Oniony Stuy-Town satire. [StuyTown] via [Curbed]

Whatever you do, do not sit on any wooden subway benches! [NYShitty]

May 22: Join the save Coney Island freak show/protest. [Gothamist]

I had no idea that catered, sit-down dinners were held in condo showrooms, but last night at One Jackson Square's sales office a table full of swells enjoyed an elegant meal surrounded by video screens heralding serious undulation while chefs and waitstaff swirled about:


The graffiti additions to this ad make a pic too good to ignore, concealing as it does an old Kelvinator ghost sign. Looks like someone's a little nipplephobic:

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