In Park Slope, says psychologist Peter Loffredo, "needy, greedy narcissists arrived back from their summering to ruin what was evolving into a peaceful haven for grown-ups." Wait, shouldn't that apply to the whole city? [OTBKB] via Grub
Why did Tavern on the Green fail? [NYT]
Anyone up for "a poetic travelogue performed on a bus touring the South Bronx"? Here's your chance with the Provenance of Beauty, by Claudia Rankine. [LM]
The East Village is experiencing a 90% surge in burglaries. Sort of. [EVG]
More Toynbee tiles on the LES. [BB]
Go inside the Cooper Union Hive. [Curbed]
More graffiti art. [Gothamist]
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- Jeremiah Moss
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Peter Loffredo nailed it.... "needy, greedy narcissists arrived back from their summering to ruin what was evolving into a peaceful haven ..."
ReplyDeleteAnd I think they all came back wearing NFL team jerseys.
The Cooper Union is the worst piece of architecture ever made. It wasn't even design, it was put together by a 12 year old architect.
ReplyDeleteI think this summer all the tourists more than made up for the absence of the Hamptons crowd.
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