September 16, 2005
Moynihan Station
The new NYC Penn Station: Moynihan Station.
Also in Curbed.
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August 12, 2005
Real estate commentary
Property Grunt is NY-centric and offers a more commentary.
Brooklyn Squeeze moves to Suffolk.
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August 06, 2005
Neighborhoods of Manhattan
As told by thisiswhatwedonow.
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July 02, 2005
Urban Colossus: Why is New York America's Largest City?
New York has been remarkably successful relative to any other large
city outside of the sunbelt and it remains the nation's premier
metropolis. What accounts for New York's rise and continuing success?
The rise of New York in the early nineteenth century is the result of
technological changes that moved ocean shipping from a point-to-point
system to a hub and spoke system; New York's geography made it the
natural hub of this system. Manufacturing then centered in New York
because the hub of a transport system is, in many cases, the ideal
place to transform raw materials into finished goods. This initial
dominance was entrenched by New York's role as the hub for
immigration. In the late 20th century, New York's survival is based
almost entirely on finance and business services, which are also
legacies of the port. In this period, New York's role as a hub still
matters, but it is far less important than the edge that density and
agglomeration give to the acquisition of knowledge.
Edward L. Glaeser
* NBER Working Paper No. 11398
Issued in June 2005
NBER Program(s): EFG
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June 25, 2005
TriBeCa Map
Hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs of TriBeCa.
[Credit: Superfuture *]
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June 13, 2005
Hurlyburly
David Rabe's tour de force is a shocking, brutally comic reflection
on the decade of decadence. Set in the cocaine-and-sex infused Hollywood
Hills of the mid-1980's, featuring a newly-revised script from Mr. Rabe,
this is the first New York production of Hurlyburly since its celebrated
Broadway run in 1984. New Group Artistic Director Scott Elliott (Aunt
Dan and Lemon, Comedians, What the Butler Saw) directs this revival of a
modern masterpiece.
Now with Ethan Hawke and Elizabeth Berkley
Until July 2nd 2005
David Rabe’s play, which premiered in 1984, has lost none of its bite.
His story of a handful of ambitious, narcissistic nihilists toiling on
Hollywood's fringes is being revived off-Broadway with a stellar cast.
Ethan Hawke leads as Eddie, a blurry, coke-snorting casting agent,
whose pyrotechnic use of language outpaces his ability to communicate.
He shares a seedy bachelor pad with his roommate Mickey (Josh
Hamilton), a fellow casting agent with a bracing moustache and feline
manner. Eddie's reckless search for meaning leads to friendship with a
macho loose-cannon (Bobby Cannavale), a fraught relationship with a
solipsistic photographer (Parker Posey), and a passive-aggressive
closeness with an older show-business hack with a bad toupee (Wallace
Shawn). Much of the show is filled with fast-paced, messy and often
powerful dialogue. The momentum is startling—after all the drama, it
is a shock to discover that the play is over three hours.
Though the characters are tremendously—often comically—flawed, their
struggles summon pathos, and their often unbearable conversations
reveal a bald sincerity. Mr Rabe’s writing is remarkable, but the
actors here bring his words to life. Most impressive is Mr Hawke,
whose astonishing performance belies his pretty-boy reputation on the
big screen.
37 Arts, 450 W 37th St (and 10th Ave). Tel: +1 (212) 307-4100.
For tickets, see TicketMaster. For more information, see the New Group.
More: DVD (1998), audio CD (2002), original book (1993), compendium book (1995).
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June 10, 2005
S Klasse to JFK, LGA, EWR airports
New York car & limo services, %50 / hour: Luxury Ride NYC
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May 03, 2005
Hermitude NYC / Leslie
hermitudenyc (Leslie) cheerful but down and out diarist
does not live in Chinatown.
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May 02, 2005
Lockhart Steele of Curbed
Lockhart Steele, Curbed manager, masters the NYC scene.
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May 01, 2005
this is 14th street
TI14S (this is 14th street) musings by Lindsey M. Green of Hunter College.
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March 04, 2005
Manhattan Users Guide
Manhattan users Guide shills for the locals.
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