Last night at McNally Jackson, authors, actors, and others came together to protest NYU's destruction plans. Fran Lebowitz, apparently, kicked some ass. Check out the book While We Were Sleeping:
photo: edittrix's flickr
The wonderful Sutton Clock Shop has lost its lease after more than 50 years. Watch a lovely little film about the shop. [CS]
Donate some bucks to help finish Julio of Jackson Heights, the story of a gay-bashing murder in Queens. [IGG]
Textile merchants hold on to their piece of Tribeca, though the calls from developers are "relentless." [TT]
At MOMA, iPhones block the view of Starry Night. [DEP]
Tracking down Da-Nite's neon signs in the city. [NYN]
Take a trip to Vinegar Hill with Mr. Chittle. [SC]
Walking Broadway Alley. [FNY]
Enjoying the Upper West Side's past in the city archives. [WSR]
Can mom and pops survive extreme gentrification? "The artists, weirdos and blue-collar families that I grew up with (save the lucky rent controllers) are long gone. They’ve been replaced, in large part, by guys in suits." [NYT]
"Starry Nights" is at MOMA.
ReplyDeleteStarry Night is at the MoMa, not the Met.
ReplyDeletethanks for the correction--fixed!
ReplyDeleteI love how Vinegar Hill looks too, but it's primo real estate retro-chic territory these days(the way Red Hook continues to develop), especially since Vinegar Hill House (restaurant) opened in '08 & became mobbed with celebrities. We need some barricades.
ReplyDeleteNow I ask you......is that not the pose of a mayoral candidate?
ReplyDeleteEither that or she's hailin' a cab out the front door so she can make a quick getaway :+)
Can you say anything more about the Sutton Clock Shop? Did it want to lose its lease?
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