History theft on the rise as new businesses on the Lower East Side are giving themselves false cornerstones, claiming to be "founded in" years way before they existed. [EVG]
CB3 passes a resolution to save 35 Cooper Square. [BB]
CB3 says "no meat market" for the Astor Place pedestrian mall. [DNA]
The Eldridge club, with its fake bookstore front, is dead. [Eater]
At Bigelow drugstore, a lot of canes and a note from Marcel Proust:
Sifting through the remains of a life, piled in a Dumpster. [TGL]
March 15: See Ben Katchor with his new book at The Strand.
Inside Mendel Goldberg Fabrics: "This small, last-of-its-kind store, near the corner of Hester and Allen Streets, has not left family hands since...1890." [NYT]
Chinatown Fair: the documentary--coming soon. [Gothamist]
Discover the invention of Brownstone Brooklyn. [MCNY]
Friday, March 11, 2011
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3 comments:
Hi Jeremiah,
Thanks as always for your insights.
I came across this, you've probably seen it, but just in case:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/to-burgle-in-brooklyn-heights-no-heavy-equipment-needed/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Have a great weekend!
thanks--i just posted that on facebook. it's utterly insane. who leaves their home unlocked in NYC and goes out to run errands for a few hours??? then is surprised they've been robbed!
Oh I've seen that Proust 'letter' before - fancy wrapping paper from the Cooper Hewitt museum store. It's nice though.
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