New York thread

[Chinorlz]

i'm quite curious to hear about the cause of the explosion. Apparently the sushi restaurant had JUST been inspected by the gas company earlier in the day.

... I'm sure the gallons of duck fat at Pomme Frites didn't help the situation.

random note is that in the midst of the news we learn that Drea De Matteo lived above the sushi place.

[casem]

^Yea, I wonder if Con Ed will take the heat for this and what will come of that... Also wonder how many more things like this we can expect as Americans refuse to pay enough taxes (or tax our corporations/mega rich adequately) to keep our infrastructure in good repair.

i'm quite curious to hear about the cause of the explosion. Apparently the sushi restaurant had JUST been inspected by the gas company earlier in the day.

... I'm sure the gallons of duck fat at Pomme Frites didn't help the situation.

random note is that in the midst of the news we learn that Drea De Matteo lived above the sushi place.

[endersgame]

ConEd is way better than LIPA.

The story is someone illegally tapped into the gas main so they won't get metered.

I know someone that lives in the building left standing. If they tear it down (which they probably will), no more rent stabilization..

[MikeN]

Oh I'm sure they would make an excuse to "renovate" the apartments in that remaining building even if they weren't going to tear it down.

The first thing I thought of when I heard the explosion (besides the cats) was how anyone living in a rent-stabilized apartment in any of those buildings (and if they were anything like my building, I'd say at least 75% of the residents) are now probably going to have to leave the city all together. There's a story in the news today about a single mom who has a FOUR-BEDROOM apartment (since the 70's) for $1500 a month with three kids now probably won't be able to afford anything within 20 miles of the East Village.

[Fuuma]

Burn your idols: Is Biesenbach on the way out?

MoMA Curator Klaus Biesenbach Should Be Fired Over Björk Show Debacle

MoMA Bashing Is In

What if you threw a preview party and nobody came?

While that might be a problem for most people, it could signal impending doom for Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) curator Klaus Biesenbach, a man who has been alternately called Herr Zeitgeist and the art world's walker extraordinaire. According to a well-placed MoMA source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, that is exactly what happened on March 3 at the trustees-only preview for the institution's ill-conceived Björk retrospective: Board members expressed their dismay at the exhibition by overwhelmingly staying away.

According to that source, the closely monitored 6 PM vernissage let only MoMA trustees and their handpicked guests into the exhibition. Yet the preview for the eponymously named “Björk" show saw just two board members out of a possible 66 attend (that number does not include the museum's additional 12 Honorary Trustees according to the museum's website).

At 8 PM, after the doors opened for museum members, press, and sundry folks lured by Björk's global celebrity, one of the trustees present was heard to remark acidly, “This looks like a nightclub in Ibiza."


Read the rest on artnet, your favourite source of bitchy, semiliterate art articles.

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-will-momas-bjork-debacle-impact-klaus-biesenbach-279582

[thinbuddha]

There's a story in the news today about a single mom who has a FOUR-BEDROOM apartment (since the 70's) for $1500 a month with three kids now probably won't be able to afford anything within 20 miles of the East Village.

That's really sad. My studio in Brooklyn is more...I can't imagine uprooting your life like that.

[morsto]

Going to nyc this summer, if someone can recommend me some restaurants or point me to a reliable source of what's good I would appreciate. I'd like both higher end dining (ala noma/geranium/aoc in cph) and places to go for a good steak or some pho.

[GucciAmen]

Going to nyc this summer, if someone can recommend me some restaurants or point me to a reliable source of what's good I would appreciate. I'd like both higher end dining (ala noma/geranium/aoc in cph) and places to go for a good steak or some pho.

Michael White is a fantastic chef who owns a number of restaurants in NYC, I would recommend you try out his first restaurant: Marea - which is right on Central Park. The bone marrow/octopus fusilli is definitely a must try. They make a great steak as well.

[_AR]

Going to nyc this summer, if someone can recommend me some restaurants or point me to a reliable source of what's good I would appreciate. I'd like both higher end dining (ala noma/geranium/aoc in cph) and places to go for a good steak or some pho.

Maybe try Semilla. It's one of those "neo-bistrot" restaurants that's a great combination of no menus, casual atmosphere, and multiple courses of good (relatively) cheap food. It's a nice change of pace especially if the rest of the time is spent dining on white table clothes.

[boomslang20117@]

EMP, Bouley or Le Bernardin?

[guardimp]

What are you looking to get? Each of those has quite different strengths.

[mike]

bouley has dropped off a lot recently. i would avoid this like the plague. plus it is super dated and stuffy inside without the food you expect to back it up.
le bernardin is great but a bit safe. if you want to just eat something simple and perfect that is easy to match with a nice bottle of white burgundy, go here.
emp is like a carnival show. the food is usually nice but nothing truly stunning and all the pomp and circumstance usually takes the enjoyment out of it.
if you want a meal that is truly memorable go to brooklyn fare.
per se is also great obviously but more classical.

[boomslang20117@]

Thanks! What about momofuku? Should i even bother trying to get into KO or ssam? I know they don't do reservations but what are the odds that you are near the neighbourhood? Is the wait for a table terribly long?

Anyway i would be NYC from the 29th May to 15th June. Any upcoming recommended shows would be great :)

So far i have the following on my to do list:

Food:
emp
le bernardin
per se
daniel
momofuku ssam bar
nomad
momofuku ko
marea
jean georges
bouley

Music:
Governors Ball / Governors Ball After Dark (still cant decide which one i would attend. Probably would wait for the set times)

CHROMEO
THU JUN 4
APOLLO THEATER

SBTRKT
FRI JUN 5
VERBOTEN

HOT CHIP (DJ SET)
SAT JUN 6
OUTPUT

FLYING LOTUS (DJ SET)
SUN JUN 7
LE POISSON ROUGE

Also I've got the 10 days NYPass and I'm staying at Pulaski Street, Brooklyn

[t3hg0suazn]

Did you already get reservations at all of those restaurants?

[Faust]

Just go for some burgers and buy yourself some clothes instead.