R.I.P. Book Soup’s Glenn Goldman
Glenn Goldman, owner of the awesome and irreplaceable bookstore Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, has died way too young. He’d just put the store up for sale. I pray to God somebody saves it.
Neigh Sayers
The comments on curbed.com’s coverage of the Great Carriage Horse Conspiracy (see post immediately below this one) are priceless, if slightly obscene. And a commenter at Cityfile reveals that the anti-horses forces have hired lobbyists of their own.
It’s Parkingtown, Jake
Could a real-estate grab by a parking lot mogul be the hidden agenda behind the latest development in the campaign against Central Park’s beloved carriage horses? I would never question the motives of animal activists, even though I disagree with some of their goals and tactics. But a document that landed in my in-box last […]
Neigh-Sayers Rear Up
Yesterday’s post (just below) on the threat to New York’s carriage horses got some linkage here and here and here, as well as some Facebook comments. Here is a sampling of those: “agree 100%. I’m serious. Let’s all start a petition and write Bloomie!” E.F.S. “Banning those great horses for cars. The world just gets […]
Take a Swig
Crain’s New York Business reports today on the Great Recession-related troubles of another 740 Park resident, Kent Swig.
Clap Your Hands Say Neigh
Today’s trial balloon in the New York Post, proposing that New York’s carriage horses be replaced by fake Model Ts, would be laughable were it not actually possible. Carriage horses are the only thing about the traffic at the bottom of Central Park that are civilized. Cars routinely break traffic laws there right under the […]
Skiing while the economy burned
Today’s New York Times Business section has a devastating account of the fall of Wall Street titan and 740 Park penthouse owner John Thain. It seems he was skiing in Vail in December as the rot at Merrill Lynch revealed itself. And after his forced resignation, he wandered the halls, muttering that all would be […]
Ingemar Johansson, RIP
The great Swedish heavweight boxing champ Ingemar Johansson died Friday. I’d been meaning to sell the autographed print I have of him knocking out Floyd Patterson at Yankee Stadium to take the title in 1959 (it’s above), and today’s obituary in the New York Times reminded to me do so. It’s listed on ebay now.