Lost City
16 June 2008

The Worm Certainly Has Turned

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Not only the New York Times, but the New York Post has turned against the former media darling Mayor Bloomberg. In a startling cover story t...
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15 June 2008

Small and Proud

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I find this building at 203 W. 82nd Street in Manhattan an intriguing curiosity. It was evidently erected in 1899, and with great pride, if ...
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New Hope for P & G Cafe

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I was soaking up some beer and some old-New-York, late-night atmosphere at the doomed Upper West Side water hole known as the P & G Caf...
13 June 2008

45th Street's Mini-Restaurant Row Finally Coming Down?

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It's been more than two years since the tiny, humble restaurants along the north side of W. 45th Street between Broadway and Eighth bega...
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That's Weird

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A trash can with an attached ashtray. Outside the White Castle on Eighth Avenue near 36th. Don't think I've ever seen that particula...
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Also, Trader Joe's Wants Us Off Their Land!

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Recently, I noticed that the upcoming Trader's Joe's in Brooklyn made it clear that it didn't want prols like me peeking in its ...
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12 June 2008

It's About Time

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Robert M. Scarano, the opportunistic, scofflaw, robber baron who likes to masquerade under the lofty title architect, the bane of many New Y...

Yo! Check This Out! IKEA Rules!

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Aside from the Swedish meatballs they serve in the cafeteria—a dish I dearly love—I'm not much looking forward to the coming debut of th...

Elegy for Costa del Sol

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Lost City readers may recall that, when I did my recent "Who Goes There?" feature about Chez Napoleon for Eater , I had originall...
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More Sad Pictures of Chumley's

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Eater today displays the latest pictorial evidence that Chumley's will not be taking any summertime trade. Sigh. I recognized that brick...
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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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