Category: Linked

The sound of Hank Williams, dead at 81.

As a commenter notes, this Soho “Chocolate Factory” was not where Tootsie Rolls were made. That honor goes to another “Chocolate Factory” development, this one a rental on Park Avenue in Clinton Hill (not to be confused with the condo development “Chocolate Factory” on Myrtle).

Three City Council members who have reserved parking spots – which Mayor Bloomberg promised to end after the Daily News exposed the perk – spent hundreds of taxpayer dollars on MetroCards and cabs last year, documents show.

In Yassky’s case, “hundreds of dollars” somehow works out to $15.70. Somehow, spending $15.70 for a cab (or maybe it was two cabs?) hardly seems like an abuse. Let alone chutzpah.

“New procedures require that inspectors be able to see what they are inspecting.”

Williamsburg Walks

Today is the last day of Williamsburg Walks. Seven blocks of Bedford Avenue will be closed to traffic, and open to the imagination. (And over in Oz, seven miles of streets will be closed to traffic for the first Summer Streets Saturday.)

Food Drive

The Church of the Ascension will be at Tops today and tomorrow (1pm to 5pm) collecting canned food goods for its food pantry this weekend in Williamsburg. The food pantry is in need of cans of tuna, vegetables and soup.

Posted from my iPhone ™.

This must rank pretty high in the annals of bad timing in ad campaigns.

I’ll echo just about everything Williamsburg is Dead says on the subject (including the music), with the caveat that judging a restaurant in the first few weeks of operation is a pretty iffy proposition.

I did ask for medium-rare, but got something a little closer to medium. The fires were fine, but nothing spectacular. The milk shakes were great, though (and the liquor is applied for, so beer is on the way).

I will go back, and hopefully it will improve with age. As WiD says, all of the ingredients are there.

p.s. There are no plans for TV.

Very funny video response from Paris Hilton. This should have been the response to the white-haired dude’s inane celebrity ads in the first place.

GreenBrooklyn on the growing awareness that Newtown Creek is a environmental issue.