Nabe News: February 26
Commodore 64, tipping technique, and subway death, all in today’s neighborhood news roundup!
Happy birthday, Johnny Cash. You were one badass motherfucker! The Man in Black would have turned 78 today.
David Sax, via Cityroom, revisits the oft-debated subject of tipping waiters/waitresses [Cityroom]
An update on the saga of Donald Baumgartner [EV Grieve]
The New York City Rent Guidelines Board has a new chair. Bloomberg recently appointed Jonathan Kimmel [Real Deal]
In the past two weeks, eight people have reportedly been hit by subway trains. That’s usually the monthly average [Gothamist]
Remembering “Save New York,” a video game made for the Commodore 64 back in 1983. Product description – “as grotesque aliens attack the Big Apple by air, others hatch their destructive eggs in the subway tunnels. You will fight against incredible odds and a shrinking fuel supply, as you battle to save New York.” [This Ain’t the Summer of Love]
Some cool music ephemera [Stupefaction]
Happy second anniversary to the Washington Square Park Blog! [WSP Blog]
Recent Stories
Blockchain Company Anchors Sunshine Cinema Replacement Tower
The glassy office building that replaced the beloved Sunshine Cinema has its first tenant. And an anchor, at that. The arrival of San Francisco-based Solana Labs comes mere weeks after the sidewalk bridge outside 141 East Houston came down (thereby freeing Yonah Schimmel from bondage). Solana Labs, a blockchain company, reportedly signed a lease for […]
Man Shot and Killed on Q Train at Canal Street in Unprovoked Attack
A straphanger was shot and killed Sunday morning on a Q train just off the Manhattan Bridge in what investigators are calling an unprovoked attack. The 48-year-old victim, whose name is not released, was shot in the chest around 11:40am yesterday while riding a northbound Q train that was pulling into the Canal Street station, […]
Demolition Begins at Fire-Stricken Dim Sum Palace Building in Chinatown
Demolition started this week at 6 Chatham Square, which, until this month, housed neighborhood favorite Dim Sum Palace. Early morning May 1, a fire in the kitchen spread throughout the building, triggering a five-alarm response from the fire department. All told, five firefighters were injured battling the inferno over several hours. And according to Red […]
Eldridge Street Development Sells for $19.24M
A major real estate deal to report on Eldridge Street. It took three years, but the eight-story mixed-use building at 165 Eldridge traded last week for $19.25 million. Just under the initial 2019 asking price of $21 million. Buyer of record is Meng Lee and Karim Elsayyad of FREO Management. The transaction is not yet […]
The ‘Barrier Reefs’ Coming to Clinton Street Bike Lane
The Department of Transportation has chosen a winner to decorate the traffic barrier protecting the Clinton Street bike line. The city agency awarded artist Alison Cynamon as part of the ongoing Barrier Beautification mural project. The concrete slab runs from Delancey Street to South Street; an 840-foot stretch with roughly 1,980 square-feet of canvas to […]
