Today is Egg Cream Day--who knew? So go check out these places--and these--for delicious egg creams. [EGD]
Walking Greenwich Avenue. [FNY]
Dig into the neon sign design archives of Artkraft Strauss. [NYN]
Freaked out in Brooklyn's last porno theater. [TWM]
“One day, you’re going to come to Coney Island and just gasp—‘Oh my god, it’s not that beautiful anymore,’” Carolyn McCrory said, eyes wide. “You’re going to feel it in your bones.” She was wearing an orange peacock dress, and her curly golden tresses added to the carnival air in the meeting, a mix of working class and Wonder Wheel. [NYO]
The evolution of Max Fish. [EVG]
Live at the Fillmore East. [BB]
Please don't hug the subway pole. [Gothamist]
NYC gets yet another Wisconsin-themed foodie establishment. [Eater]
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
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
I was born & raised in Milwaukee, and I promise you we never ate cobb salad or spinach and artichoke whatever. And no one really eats cheese curds except at the State Fair. That said, I do love brats, but these guys are giving us transplanted Cheeseheads a bad name.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I'm concerned everyday is egg cream day: http://www.jamescampbelltaylor.com/2011/04/egg-cream-u-bet/
ReplyDeleteI don't care if they're hugging the pole or not - I shove my hand in and grab it.
ReplyDeleteThis is why I hate the new subway cars. The MTA is always telling you to move all the way into the car. So they ordered new subway cars with poles placed right near the doors! Sheer idiocy. Not that that excuses the hugging, but people congregate naturally around the vertical pole and it clogs entrances.
Whenever I'm waiting on the F and an old-school one (with orange seats) comes by, I breathe a sigh of relief. The pole placement and the perpendicular seating makes for much more room. (I'm guessing they got rid of the bucket seats to accommodate this country's growing fat slob population which can no longer cram an ass into one seat.)
Oh, and I love cheese curds.
Re the Coney Island Boardwalk:
ReplyDeleteThese public meetings are meaningless, as the decision has always been made in advance. Letting the public speak is simply a way of letting them vent and then feel powerless as the vote goes against them, regardless of what they've presented....