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One of the old book jackets lining the walls of Chumley's. Eternal Shame on Bloomberg, the City Fathers, and the powers that be that this cultural landmark has STILL not been saved and reopened.
The late, great McHale's, the death of which inspired the birth of this blog.
The original, running Jeremiad on the vestiges of Old New York as they are steamrolled under or threatened by the currently ruthless real estate market and the City Fathers' disregard for Gotham's historical and cultural fabric. Est. January 2006.
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- Another Crane Collapses
- Are You a Member?
- Whole Donuts
- Heap o' Rubble
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- My God
- Rat Squirrel Lady's Home Away From Hovel
- Lost City: Wisconsin Edition: A Good Sign: Jumes R...
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- Leaves and Letters
- Something Else That's Cool About P.J. Clarke's
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- Lost City: Wisconsin Edition: Beerntsen's Candy
- Lost City Asks "Who Goes to Queen Restaurant?"
- Homeless Monuments at Battery Park
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- I Wasn't Arrested
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- One for the Ladies
- More About Brooklyn Pigeons
- The Media Finally "Gets" Bloomberg
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- Fillmore By Lamplight
- Ukrainians Just Want to Have Fun
- A Curiosity
- Rat-Squirrel House Good for Pigeons, Too
- Scotto's Unveils New Facade
- Season's Greetings From P.J. Hanley
- Provincetown Playhouse Saved!
- Some Stuff That's Interesting
- Schroeder's Keeping Late Hours
- Dogs and Horses
- One Hamberger to Go
- Noho Gets Bigger, Windemere Is Warned
- Room for a New Big Box on Smith Street?
- Name That Sign
- A Landmark?
- Breaking Bricks on Columbia
- Two Storefronts on Van Brunt
- Also: Our Mayor Is a Kooky Paranoiac
- Our Mayor Is a Kooky Megalomaniac
- Trader Joe's Doesn't Want Us to See
- A Talk With Michael Perlman, Diner-Saver
- Some Stuff That's Interesting
- A Good Sign: Cafe Belcourt
- Veniero's Endangered
- Robert Moses, Reveal Your Secret
- Eat Your Heart Out, Robert Downey Jr.
- Look Who's Renovated
- No Chumley's For May
- Details: The Brooklyn Inn
- The Strangest Building in the East Village
- Endangered Sign Alert
- Touch of Class Removed From Waldorf
- Lost City Asks "Who Goes to Pergola des Artistes
- The Biggest Damn Crane in Town
- All Gone, Folks!
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Recently Lost Landmarks
- Stage Deli
- Prime Burger
- The Lenox Lounge
- El Faro
- Lascoff Drugs
- Colony Music
- Lafayette Pastry Shop
- Eagle Movie Theatre
- Bill's Gay 90s
- Holiday Cocktail Lounge
- Manganaro Grosseria Italiana
- Hinsch's Confectionary
- The Original Ray's Pizza
- La Petite Auberge
- Leske's Bakery
- Mars Bar
- Elaine's
- P&G Bar
- Joe's Superette
- Jeffrey's Meats
- Karl Ehmer
- Guss' Pickles (LES version)
- Shore Hotel
- Von Westernhagen Restaurant
- Fedora
- The Rum House
- Cono & Sons O'Pescatore Restaurant
- Carmine's at the Seaport
- Gino
- Empire Diner
- Cavalier Restaurant
- Diamond Dairy
- Armando Tailor
- Tavern on the Green (as it was)
- Cafe Des Artistes
- Jay Dee Bakery
- Joe Jr. Restaurant
- Joseph Patelson Music House
- Manny's
- Arnold Hatters
- Amato Opera
- Astroland
- Vesuvio Bakery (space reopened in fall 2009, largely untouched, as Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery)
- The "21" Club's Tie Requirement
- Richard Yee's Chinese Restaurant
- Long Island Restaurant
- Holiday Lights at Bronx Zoo
- The Green Church
- Shea Stadium
- Yankee Stadium
- Lehman Brothers
- Nikos Magazine & Smoke Shop
- Florent
- Cafe Mozart
- Le Figaro Cafe
- Montrachet
- Cheyenne Diner
- Ridgewood Theater
- Armando's
- Cafe La Fortuna
- Fazil's Times Square Studio
- Pozzo Pastry
- Frank's Restaurant
- Cedar Tavern
- Donuts Coffee Shop
- Jahn's Ice Cream Parlor
- Morrone Bakery
- Brooke Astor
- The Wall Street Journal
- Moondance Diner
- Gertel's Kosher Bakery
- Kurowycky Meats
- Little Charlie's Clam Bar
- Claremont Riding Academy
- Vinylmania
- Jade Mountain
- Gotham Book Mart
- CBGB's
- Coliseum Books
- The Continental
- The Second Avenue Deli
- McHale's
- Howard Johnson's (Times Square)
- Gage & Tollner
- Arnold Hatters
Endangered Landmarks
- 48th Street's Music Row
- Chelsea Hotel
- Chumley's
- Donovan's Pub
- Erasmus Hall (The Original)
- Katz's Deli
- Le Veau d'Or
- Max Fish
- New York Stock Exchange
- Ray's Deli
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Woodside)
- Streit's Matzoh Factory
- The Upper East Side Diners
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- Not For Tourists
- The Brian Lehrer Show
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- WFUV's "Cityscape" (March 8, 2008 edition)
About Me
- Brooks of Sheffield
- New York City, New York
- I have lived in New York City since 1988 and earn my bread as a writer. I began this blog in January 2006. Beyond that, don't be so nosy. "I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism." —Roberto Rossellini
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One of the old book jackets lining the walls of Chumley's. Eternal Shame on Bloomberg, the City Fathers, and the powers that be that this cultural landmark has STILL not been saved and reopened.
The late, great McHale's, the death of which inspired the birth of this blog.
3 comments:
Are they kidding me? This is truly unbelievable!!!
I agree with Bitch Cakes, Manhattan is completely hopeless. There isn't any more Hell's Kitchen, it's Clinton now... Leave it to the pinkies and frat boys, the fight there is over. Focus your efforts on Brooklyn, Brooksie, there's still some character left there (Bitch Cakes is the perfect example)!
Seriously, it is UGLIER in person. When I first saw it in March—on my way to the last day of Costa del Sol, my favorite Spanish restaurant—I'd hoped they just weren't finished with it. But no. It's done. And it's awful.
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