Just got this Anon comment: "My friend Ferrel at the Yippee Cafe and Museum just told me that they shut the cafe and building down. Don't know why." Is this part of the renovation plan or something more serious?
Tonight at 7:00 St. Mark's Books hosts a panel on Women in Music and Media. Go and buy some books--keep this shop alive. [SMB]
More on Mob history in the East Village. [GVSHP]
A LES pest control company debuts...bedbug t-shirts! "To satisfy all of your bed bug-themed outerwear needs." [TLD]
What's your least favorite block in the city? [FP]
One of my favorite songs, perfect for a hot day in town. [P&W]
At the Second Line march for the deceased owner of DBA. [EVG]
Starting Friday, William Lustig returns to Anthology with rarely seen 60s & 70s grind house cinema--it's "a little piece of 42nd Street in its prime." [AFA]
FAO Schwarz is staying put. [Racked]
An acrobat swings from the Williamsburg Bridge. [BB]
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a.k.a. The Book of Lamentations:
a bitterly nostalgic look at a city in the process of going extinct
- Jeremiah Moss
- THE BOOK:
"We should all buy Jeremiah Moss’s book, Vanishing New York." --Sarah Jessica Parker
“Essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs, Joseph Mitchell, Patti Smith, Luc Sante, and cheap pierogi.” --Vanity Fair
"a vigorous, righteously indignant book that would do Jane Jacobs proud." --Kirkus Reviews
THE BLOG:
"the go-to hub for those who lament New York's loss of character." --Crain's
"No one takes stock of New York's changes with the same mixture of snark, sorrow, poeticism, and lyric wit as Jeremiah Moss." --Village Voice, Best of NY
“Jeremiah Moss…is the defender of all the undistinguished hunks of masonry that lend the streets their rhythm.” --Justin Davidson, New York Magazine
"One of the most thorough and pugnacious chroniclers of New York’s blandification." --The Atlantic, Citylab
"Hyperbolic and combative, tireless and passionate." --Salon
You can keep this writer struggling. See his http://www.100Whores.com it's been the St Marks Bookshop with hardly any notice for the past three months. Sure would appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteThose bed bug shirts are helpful, but I'd really love a pair of flannel jammies with a bedbug print all over them. Etsy?
ReplyDeleteWHAT? Why doesn't Crime Stoppers offer a $2000 reward for EVERY mugging in the city? What's so special about these two chicks?
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the Crime Stoppers report, I live in that neighborhood and will watch out when I'm walking around there late at night.
ReplyDeleteI was just going to tell you about the CrimeStoppers flyer. Good to see that someone else was on the case. That side of the school is quite creepy & tunnel-like. However, there have been some security guards present, as of late. At least the scaffolding on the 17th. St. side is open to the street.
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