*Everyday Chatter

The Uranian Phalanstery departs as: "so many of the creative groups that once had a home in the East Village have moved or become defunct." [NYT] ...help save their buildings.

Concerned New Yorkers speak out about the downtown mosque. [Flickr]

Faber's fabulous Fascination of Coney Island is no more. Another senseless loss. [ATZ]

"Bond No. 9 will soon tickle the olfactories with the fragrance of Cooper Square." [BB]

Yesterday at Howl! [EVG]

Dynamite! After a hard day's night in the Meatpacking District:


Washington Square Park redesign rankles. [WSP]

Original Papaya King reopens with "painful" renovations. [AFB]

Coming to Film Forum: On the Bowery: "New York, the 50s, stark, sharp, beautiful black and white; men sleeping on the street, on park benches, in doorways..." [FF]

After a hiatus, Here Is Park Slope returns to the blogosphere. [HIPS]

When Gallagher's was "Chez Evelyn." [GLF]