Nabe News: January 10
In an article today, Crain’s proclaims the death of the trendy fro-yo phenomenon in Manhattan. They cite Red Mango as being the hardest hit, but that’s not stopping a new location from opening at 145 Allen [Crain’s via Eater; Previously]
Revisiting the two-day Dead Rabbits Riot, which transpired on July 4, 1857 just off the Bowery [Ephemeral NY]
The ANSWER Coalition is looking to picket the Continental again on Third Avenue. The organization claims bouncers bias against African-American patrons [EV Grieve]
Checking out the Beekman Tower from a perch on the Lower East Side [GammaBlog]
Abel Ferrara – “You’re not gonna come to Manhattan and start from scratch. It ain’t happening. It was more possible in 1975. I think it was all gone by the early ’90s.” [Vanishing NY]
Galaxy Global Eatery closes after fifteen years [Grub St]
No, that’s not an explosion, just another morning Manhattanhenge shot [Gothamist]
Billie Joe Armstrong ditches the band briefly to perform with the Broadway production of American Idiot. It’s a ploy to aid sagging ticket sales [NY Press]
What won’t happen at Mars Bar if it’s forced into a new building [Slum Goddess]