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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Trips: October 30, 2013

... the last 5 decades. 215-698-7300 . Nov. 23. New York City, N.Y. $50, includes Macy's on 34th St., Little Italy, Chinatown and breakfast at Mastoris Restaurant. Inf.: 215-725-3180 , 215-704-6035 . ST. JEROME LADIES GUILD Bristol Riverside Theatre, ...

http://www.northeasttimes.com/2013/oct/31/trips-october-30-2013/

Food for Thor-t

In 1962, Jack Kirby introduced The Mighty Thor to readers of Marvel Comics, unleashing a new era of action adventure with their take on the hammer-wielding Norse god.

http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/movies/food-for-thor-t-1.1599940

Friday, October 25, 2013

Video Interlude: 'Friendly Pigeons,' Noise Defined Tourism in Mid-Century NYC

From the depths of the Prelinger Archives comes this little blast from the past, a short film titled "Vacation City" about a typical tourist's experience in the 1950s and 1960s.

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/10/25/friendly_pigeons_noise_defined_tourism_in_midcentury_nyc.php

Manhattan's Five Points

... The former neighborhood known as Five Points is now split between the Civic Center on the west and south and Chinatown on the east and north. The name Five Points was derived from the five-pointed intersection created by Orange Street (now Baxter ...

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Five+Points%2c+Manhattan

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

One-of-a-kind Chinese department store in New York

... where you'll catch the scent of incense, may suggest you'll find only a slightly grander home for inexpensive Chinatown knickknacks, it only takes a couple of moments to realize that something much deeper, richer, and more varied is going on here. ...

http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2013/10/22/one-kind-chinese-department-store-new-york/0QdfsGY0y2oB75ONlDGJgO/story.html

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Lhota's campaign is a disaster: GOP

Brooklyn activist Isaac Abraham called Joe Lhota's mayoral campaign over the summer with a request: Could Lhota visit Williamsburg's Hasidic Jewish community? In a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans 6 to 1, Lhota always faced an uphill battle to become mayor.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/lhota-campaign-disaster-gop-article-1.1490647

Jeffrey Biegel to play Neil Sedaka at Molloy College, for Sedaka

... nostalgic. It takes you into a new world, and it pays tribute to the cultures that make up Manhattan. There's a Chinatown scene, a tango, Middle Eastern and Indian elements, a Broadway section. Then, it has a big, big ending." Biegel says the piece ...

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/columnists/glenn-gamboa/jeffrey-biegel-to-play-neil-sedaka-at-molloy-college-for-sedaka-1.6266995

Friday, October 18, 2013

Nico Muhly Pays His Dog Sitter in Bolognese Sauce

Name: Nico Muhly Age: 32 Neighborhood: Chinatown Occupation: Composer; his first large-scale opera, Two Boys , premieres in the U.S. at the Metropolitan Opera next week, and you can catch him in conversation with Ira Glass at the New York Public Library on October 29. Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional? I'm pretty ... (more)

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/10/nico-muhly-21-questions.html

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Distinctive architect picked for Mid-Market project

... vote and learn what's on the ballot (in far more depth than what we provided). The events will be Saturday at the Chinatown Public Library , 1135 Powell St., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sunday at Pacific Coast Farmesr' Market, Irving Street between ...

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Distinctive-architect-picked-for-Mid-Market-4905147.php

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Monday, October 14, 2013

Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits NYC

As of this afternoon, there's no intention to postpone the game because of the Buccaneers suffering a third MRSA infection, and the Eagles are With President Obama's signature on a bill that fully funds benefits for families of service members who die on active duty, the Pentagon has NEWARK - Former Houston Rockets first-round draft pick Royce ... (more)

http://www.delawareonline.com/viewart/20131014/LIFE/310140022

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Home of Thor revealed

Scientists have found that fiction may be closer to fact as they announced this week that a star system recently discovered contains the mythical world of Asgard.

http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/movies/home-of-thor-revealed-1.1589930

Monday, October 7, 2013

Parquet Courts - 'Tally All The Things That You Broke' EP

... over seven minutes long and is told from the perspective of Savage as he wanders the streets of New York, through Chinatown and over the bridge, his "eyes going side to side, scanning for haters" over a minimal looped beat that pushes the band away ...

http://www.nme.com/reviews/parquet-courts/14837

A Dispatch From Calvin Trillin's Always-Spectacular 'New Yorker' Food Tour

... whom proudly proclaimed the experience was on their bucket lists. Trillin led everyone from Greenwich Village to Chinatown over the span of three hours, pausing to snack at his favorite shops, markets, and parks while narrating New York's culinary ...

http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/10/calvin-trillin-new-yorker-food-tour-report.html

Banksy hits NYC

Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy is turning up on the streets of New York City -- and all over social media.

http://www.lohud.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lohud.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013310070033%26nclick_check%3D1

Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits NYC

Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy, featuring a dog and a fire plug, draws attention on 24th Street, near Sixth Avenue in New York, on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013.

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/10/elusive_graffiti_artist_banksy.html

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Heidi Hodges column: A day in the Big Apple is just a taste

"New York, like a scene from all those movies. But you're real enough to me. But there's a heart, a heart that lives in New York."

http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013310050194

Banksy mural keeps New Yorkers guessing with month-long street show

... work - before they could be painted over or defaced. The first installation of Banksy's work appeared near Chinatown on October 1 and depicted an image of two young boys wearing caps, with one reaching up to a can of spray paint alongside a sign ...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/banksy-mural-keeps-new-yorkers-2330207

Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits NYC

Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy, featuring a dog and a fire plug, draws attention on 24th Street, near Sixth Avenue in New York, on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013.

http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Elusive-graffiti-artist-Banksy-hits-NYC-4869524.php

Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits NYC

Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy, featuring a dog and a fire plug, draws attention on 24th Street, near Sixth Avenue in New York.

http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1325149/elusive-graffiti-artist-banksy-hits-nyc

Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits NYC

Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy is turning up on the streets of New York City - and all over social media.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7c9fdae10806498d9abb0dd3a674e3ef/US--NYC-Banksy-Graffiti

Friday, October 4, 2013

Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits NYC, and it's awesome

Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy is turning up on the streets of New York City - and all over social media.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/arts-culture/elusive-graffiti-artist-banksy-hits-nyc-and-its-awesome

Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits NYC

Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy, featuring a dog and a fire plug, draws attention on 24th Street, near Sixth Avenue in New York, on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013.

http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/article/Elusive-graffiti-artist-Banksy-hits-NYC-4869524.php

New low for Instagram stupidity as rapper tips cops in record-breaking gun bust

We knew that people had it coming when they were advertising weed, guns, and other types of illegal stuff on Instagram , but in no way did we expect it to lead to New York City's largest gun bust in history.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/23220174/new-low-for-instagram-stupidity-as-rapper-tips-cops-in-record-breaking-gun-bust

New low for Instagram stupidity as rapper tips cops in record-breaking gun bust

We knew that people had it coming when they were advertising weed, guns, and other types of illegal stuff on Instagram , but in no way did we expect it to lead to New York City's largest gun bust in history.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/23220174/new-low-for-instagram-stupidity-as-rapper-tips-cops-in-record-breaking-gun-bust

STRIP: Club to close? New owner for hotel?

... news that the lingerie and bikini coffee shops all the rage in California will get a Vietnamese twist here in a Chinatown tea house with model servers wearing low-cut, skin-tight undies and swimwear? Cafe Teaze? FIRST LOOK: Expect cross-dressing ...

http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/sep/19/strip-scribbles-hotel-change-owners-nightclub-clos/

Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits New York City

Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy is turning up on the streets of New York City - and all over social media.

http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/Elusive-graffiti-artist-Banksy-hits-New-York-City-226505951.html

Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits New York City

Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy is turning up on the streets of New York City - and all over social media.

http://www.kval.com/news/offbeat/Elusive-graffiti-artist-Banksy-hits-New-York-City-226505951.html

Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits NYC

Banksy announced on his website that he is undertaking "an artists residency on the streets of New York" this month.

http://www.modbee.com/2013/10/04/2957696/elusive-graffiti-artist-banksy.html#storylink=rss

Louis CK on New York, Money, and the Long-Awaited Season 4 of Louie

At a Paley Festival panel with TIME's TV critic, the comic teased season 4, coming in May, and talked about making great TV on a tight budget It's been a long wait, Louie fans.

http://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/04/louis-ck-on-new-york-money-and-the-long-awaited-season-4-of-louie/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+timeblogs%2Flooking_around+%28TIME%3A+Looking+Around%29

Hot picks: Post insiders tell you where to go

Get ready for the Rapture. Not the religious kind. We mean the self-proclaimed hottest natural sauce in the world.

http://nypost.com/2013/10/04/hot-picks-post-insiders-tell-you-where-to-go-2/

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Banksy debuts third work during October artist residency

... was tagged by other street artists within hours of its completion. The other images - "The Street Is In Play" in Chinatown and "This Is My New York Accent" in West Chelsea were also "vandalized" within hours of appearing. But 27-year-old Paul ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/banksy-debuts-work-october-artist-residency-article-1.1475479

Personal Injury Lawyer David Perecman Discusses Safety as Two New...

Personal injury lawyer David Perecman weighs in on the planned return of New York's Chinatown bus services from Lucky Star and Fung Wah.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/NYpersonalinjurylawyer/NYpersonalinjurylawyer/prweb11181996.htm

Monticello orders demolition of partially collapsed building

... buildings. Village DPW workers cordoned off the sidewalk and ordered the owners of Nu-Design Furniture and Chinatown Kitchen to vacate temporarily. "I am going to take the whole building down," Code Enforcement Officer James Snowden said. "I don't ...

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131003/NEWS/310030323

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Banksy Stages Month-Long Show on City Streets

... Los Angeles . His month-long New York residency, as he styles it, began on Tuesday at the border of Chelsea and Chinatown with a stencil of a child holding a graffiti can and standing on another child's back. On Wednesday, Banksy posted a photo of ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/banksy-stages-month-long-show-city-streets-nyc/

New Banksy appears in New York

... mobile phone to get more information about the graffiti works. Banksy's latest graffiti appears in Manhattan's Chinatown at 18 Allen St, but the art work appears to have been painted over with a white roller just a day after it was installed. In ...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11133923&ref=rss

Yup, Someone Already Stole the Sign From Banksy's New Chinatown Artwork

Believe it: Less than 24 hours since Banksy's first project in New York since 2010 appeared, and someone's gone and defaced it.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/10/banksy_sign_stolen.php

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