The developer who's bulldozing Mars Bar has done a lot of damage in the East Village. In 1999, the neighborhood rioted against him. Today? Meh. [LEV]
The end of an era at Mars Bar. [TGL]
Where to drink now that Mars is gone? [EVG]
Get to know the Blarney Stone. [GAF]
Somewhere in filmmaker Jon Alpert's archives are hours of footage from 1997 with transgender prostitutes in the Meatpacking District and scenes with crusties on St. Mark's Place. [JA]
Nom Wah extends its weekend hours into the night. [BB]
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Gee he makes Jon Albert sound sweet:
“Never do a documentary with someone just talking to the camera,” he told me, “that’s boring. Get them to fight until they bleed or die. And never move the camera away.”
Clearly a filmmaker of great human compassion and genius.
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