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From London to the ‘Burg … The Murder of the Holy King Review
Caesar Pink’s novel “The Murder of the Holy King” evokes an explosion of emotions and feelings. It is the philosophical mutterings of an artistic soul. It describes the journey across America of a…
The Daily Photo + Links
Photo by Eric Wolman Another Housing Fight in Brooklyn [DailyNews] Like all good dive bars, the Commodore keeps it simple [NYT] Real Estate: Home buyers putting stakes down at 125 North 10th [DailyNews] Nocturnalist: Aerial Acrobatics…
Living, Breathing, Screaming Jazz Every Tues at Coco 66
St. Anthony’s Church strikes ten, and in the back room of Coco 66 in Greenpoint, heavy formica bar tables and flimsy matchbook chairs are the only audience members for three jazz musicians, a…
Letter from Jane Jacobs to Mayor Bloomberg
A year before her death at age 90, the celebrated urban planning activist Jane Jacobs wrote a letter (dated April 15, 2005) to Mayor Michael Bloomberg expressing her thoughts about the 2005 rezoning…
Just Released Public School Test Scores Ain’t Pretty
PHIL On FIRE: New York Public School Standardized Test Scores Plunge … Surprised! Not. When the results of New York City test scores in reading and math weren’t released this past June, I…
