The new Minetta opens tonight. McNally told Zagat, "No one familiar with the Tavern from the past will know exactly what's changed." True? [Grub]
Minetta still retains "b&w photos of people remembered only by the joint's wizened, soon-to-be-muttering-outside-angrily ex-patrons." Who's that? [Thrillist]
JVNY reader and Serious Eater "BaHa" just launched a new food blog--check out her "big balls in Bensonhurst." [WL]
Is conspicuous consumption finally dead? [NYT]
Despite worries and changes, Mr. Albanese is still cutting the meats:
Part 2 of the "Vanishing City" town hall commences March 29, 3:00 at Dixon Place--complete with film and panel discussion.
New P&G Cafe shows signs of life. [Eater]
StuyTowners celebrate a victory for the middle class. [NYO]
Enjoy a little history on Madison Square Garden. [BC]
Visit Colony Records, one of the best places to buy music and take in the memorabilia. [NYDP]
And now that NYC is dying as well...
ReplyDeletere: David Kamp's essay in Vanity Fair, "Rethinking the American Dream"
Would any of your readers be interested in New Towns in the Country in which people work part-time, and in their free time build their own houses, cultivate gardens, and pursue other leisure-time activities?
thanks luke--loved the article and just linked to it.
ReplyDeletehey did anybody hear anything more about the EV WAMU robbery? All I ever saw about it was one little blurb that was linked here jeremiah.
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