September 2010
NYC's Golden Gossip Era Fades | Village Voice →
August 2010
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“The explosion of bike culture in New York has made Bicycle Habitat a mecca where...”
– In a changed city, Soho bike mecca Bicycle Habitat grows up
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“I am not a product of Albany,” she said, wearing a silk shirt with the top three...”
– Kathleen Rice, Cuomo’s A.G. candidate, stays on message.
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WatchSound mapping New York. Check out the key here.
Urban Legends →
givemesomethingtoread:
Why suburbs, not cities, are the answer.
Huh.
I'll be lonely without you! But for now, one last... →
(via zeketurner)
We have been looking forward to John Koblin’s U.S. Open blog over at the New York Observer. Tune in.
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"So maybe all this current fury is really just a... →
soupsoup:
charitini:
Glynnis wonders if this Mosque insanity isn’t New York reacting suddenly - snapping, really - to 9/11 in a way that was simply not possible nine years ago. More from her very smart piece:
New York in the weeks and months following 9/11 was a city full of shell-shocked residents learning to live with day-to-day fear. A 45-minute delay on the L-train was panic-inducing....
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acontinuation asked: Where do you see the future of journalism going?
Friends! This thing is on. →
If you would like to ask us anything. Also, tell us a bit about you if you’re a new follower!
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Searching For Me →
topherchris:
From The Paris Review, a voice actor searches for himself in Red Dead Redemption:
A week later, I went into Rockstar Games in Soho for the recording and screamed two hours of lines as Marshall Leigh Johnson. I threatened, chased, arrested, and killed people. I even died. I didn’t just die, I died with an accent. I was in the freaking zone.
Loved this.
Related: The Paris Review...
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Virtual Tour Of The Legendary CBGB →
esquared:
hman:
kissmeimlazy:
The only thing missing is the smell. Sadly, the space is now a John Varvatos store, but if you click on the arrow pointing to the Mens Room, you can see the first place I ever got offered Horse.
Just amazing.
Searching “Where’s Waldo” style for our favorite bands stickers and posters is our favorite part here.
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WatchSteve Brodner; the great illustrator and journalist of New Yorker, New York Times, Village Voice fame; on the power of speaker Sheldon Silver (as Gollum!) and the challenge for Andrew Cuomo.
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The Billionaire and the Book Lover | New York... →
Andrew Rice on the war at Barnes & Noble.
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Fringe Festival plays gay, with mixed results →
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“Can music create change? Can it bring people together? Perhaps more to the...”
– Zachary Woolfe | When political music is good: Ted Hearne’s ‘Katrina Ballads’ | Capital New York
Fat Beats Closes Stores, Rendering Percee P... →
“Asked what he’ll do next, Percee replied, “I heard they still sellin’ CDs up in the amazon or something,” confusing the online retailer for the rain forest. “I might make a move down there, yo?”
(link via tumblinerb)
New York City's Most Coveted Foursquare Mayorships →
soupsoup:
sarahkunst:
(And, FYI, it would take about 19 checkins at Guest of a Guest to steal the mayorship from Sarah Kunst, but don’t even try it.)
chiara understands me so well.
If Tom and Josh used Foursquare, they would be the mayors of Cafe Select and Spring Lounge. Trust me on this.
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Back Rent Kills East Village Mom-and-Pop Shop... →
nycthe:
“I just want folks to know that the whole neighborhood is going to crap,” Sadik, 33, says. “I mean [my parents] are senior citizens, you know? We’re just tired of being honest and loyal, when apparent greed is all that matters. This just shows you what is happening to our community now.”
How New York works.
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Still Not Going To Do This Every Day: So Much... →
Well! I didn’t see Mark’s entry before I finished writing (I swear!). But it looks like we jam to the same jams on the whole “media on Tumblr” thing.
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"See that you guys? The print media! They’re on... →
youngmanhattanite:
ryanbrown:
Meanwhile, established media came to Tumblr to engage their audiences, and in so doing revealed that the only audience that really matters is themselves.
Ha, exactly. Nailed it!
Yah, I remember talking about these lamestream media outlets on Tumblr back in June. Hope there’s outreach to the independents. Coatney, WIDEN THE TENT OR WE WILL IMPALE YOU WITH THE...
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WatchOur friends at Thirteen created this video profile of Donna Siafakas. She runs the Peter Pan Donut and Pastry Shop in Greenpoint. Hand-cut donuts!
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