Some Stuff That's Interesting

City Council gives its staff raises. Hey, if Bloomberg doesn't understand our pain, why should his puppets? [City Room]

The World's Fair Mosaics at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park have been restored. [Queens Crap]

Ideal Hosiery on the LES. Nice picture. [Greenwich Village Daily Photo]

A man saw a sea serpent in Brooklyn in 1888. [Who Walks in Brooklyn]

A walk along El-covered Westchester Avenue in The Bronx. [Forgotten NY]

Brooklyn locals don't like the UA multiplex at Court Street much, especially after this week's incompetently handled fire. [Brooklyn Heights Blog]

An excellent old clock at 28 Broadway that I never noticed. [Restless]