The New Yorkest

Official New Yorkest Book Group

2007-01-06T05:09:39Z

Molly's got it going on! This is the official New Yorkest book group title for this month. And if you want to join us, please do. Should be rad.

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Continuing Education

2006-12-08T00:32:20Z

I just got the spring 2007 course catalog from the New School in the mail today. I'm a growing fan of adult education, and if I had $500 to drop, I'd drop it at the New School, which, since 1919, has been offering courses of all sorts. With a slig...

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Planet NYC

2006-12-07T23:54:08Z

Planet magazine continues to celebrate it's landing in New York City with a party next Wednesday. From their email invitation: We hope you’ll make it out for part 2 of the ongoing celebration of our arrival in New York City, which will culminate...

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Sweet Dreams, City People

2006-11-21T17:07:00Z

Last night, while browsing the main Barnes & Noble store at 18th Street, I saw this charming little board book. Good Night New York City by Adam Gamble and Joe Veno basically walks your child through saying goodnight to some of the city's best s...

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[Insert Name Here] and the 40 Thieves

2006-10-17T01:10:28Z

I've been going to the same bodega on the corner for two years now, and I just tonight learned one of the proprietor's names. My inspiration? People in the neighborhood call him Ali Baba. And while he is of Indian, Pakistani, or other descent, t...

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Flood Zoning Out

2006-09-11T01:44:39Z

According to a recent mailing from the New York City Office of Emergency Management, the street on which I live is smack dab on the border of hurricane evacuation zones B and C, which means that I may experience storm surge flooding from a moderat...

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Book Tourism

2006-08-28T12:55:27Z

The new issue of Cometbus is out -- I just picked up a copy Saturday -- and it features a great piece entitled "A New York Used Book Report" that highlights some of the better bookstores in the five boroughs, including some I didn't know about in...

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Brooklyn, Industrious

2006-08-28T12:06:20Z

Lexy Funk, cofounder of Brooklyn Industries, was profiled by BrandChannel late last month.

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Subway Serious

2006-08-23T16:29:58Z

Kudos to Matt Green and Donald Badaczewski, two men who take after my own heart. At 6 a.m. today, the duo set off on a journey that would take them to -- and through -- every single stop on the New York City subway system. While I've often thoug...

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Mark of the Mole People

2006-08-23T03:23:06Z

Tonight, I watched Marc Singer's 2000 documentary Dark Days. It's a fascinating portrayal of some of the 150 people who lived in the largely unused train tunnels underneath and along Riverside Park until they were "evicted" in the early '90s. Many...

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