When CBGB's back alley, Extra Place, gives entry into some kind of super-exclusive club called "Extra Place," and the marketers say it "revives the renegade spirit of the Bowery," you know some chunk of the city's soul has just quietly died. [Eater]
The ArtKraft Strauss warehouse is coming down. [Curbed]
All-expenses trip to NYC? "The bedbugs ruined all the fun." [NYDN]
What's up with the 13th Street haunted house? [EVG]
At Sophie Crumb's opening. [NSC]
Loisiada promises to take you back to 1988. [CDLP]
Gerritsen Beach mob goes after local blogger for reporting on Halloween "tricks": "He don't like Gerritsen Beach, let him move out!" Despite the fireworks, it actually raises vital questions about class, culture, freedom of speech, and the limits of privacy on the Internet. [Gothamist] & [Sheepshead B]
Was sitting in Mars Bar recently when two girls came in looking for that Extra Place, er, place. If they were looking for a real EV/Bowery experience, why not stay in Mars?? Guess I answered my own question.
ReplyDeleteYeah, guess this explains why I saw a pack of wild animals dressed in suits stumbling down Ex. Pl, open containers in hand, a few weeks ago during CMJ.
ReplyDeleteI tried to tell them that I'd call 311 if they dont throw out their booze while walking down the street, but unfortunately these particular losers were Eurotrash that barely spoke English.
Too bad about GB. Yes, I also grew up in Bklyn in a nearby nabe. I hate to see such behavior from my my homies, their parents (watch the video on gerritsenbeach.net) defending them, and the NYPD in absentium.
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