Lost City
16 April 2009

Where to Eat in New York, Circa 1934

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"Suggestions About Restaurants In New York City" Here is a list of New York restaurant suggestions from a guide published in 1934....
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Don't Let's Change the Name of Tavern on the Green

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It's cheesy. It's touristy. We only go there when our mothers make us. But, goddammit, it's a landmark, a one of kind thing only...
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Recipes of the Lost City: Braised Striped Bass Pavillon

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Le Pavillon was the first restaurant to bring haute French cuisine to Manhattan after World War II, and sparked a culinary revolution in the...
15 April 2009

A Rare Occurance

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Not in general. Just for me. 15 years living in the South Brooklyn area and today was the first time I was present when one of the bridges o...
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Anselmo Brings $6 Pizza to Red Hook

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Anselmo's, the new brick-oven pizza joint on Van Brunt in Red Hook, is up and running and already attracted a big lunch crowd. A couple ...
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14 April 2009

Stone Numbers

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There are some nice carved address numbers above the entry doors on the Baltic Street side of the grand old Home Buildings in Cobble Hill. U...

People Bloomberg Likes

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From the NY Times: Much Vilified, Financial Titans Find a Friend in Bloomberg By DAVID W. CHEN Gov. Jon S. Corzine is suing Lehman Brothers,...
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Yes, You Can Go Inside the Washington Square Arch

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I've known this since I first came to New York and read the story of "Ashcan School" painter John Sloan's "revolution...
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13 April 2009

Lost City’s Guide to Yorkville

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The key to enjoying Yorkville these days, it seems to me, is to keep to the sidestreets. The main thoroughfares (Third, Second and First Ave...
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Joseph Patelson Music House to Last Until End of April

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Joseph Patelson Music House in Manhattan—who imminent closing Lost City reported on April 9—will shutter by the end of April, an April 12 N...
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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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