GothamistGothamist is a website about New York. MoreEditor: Jen Chung Publisher: Jake DobkinRandolph Firing Was Omar's Decision; Willie Stunned- June 17, 2008 Photo of Omar Minaya and Willie Randolph from October 2, 2007 when it was announced that Randolph would continue as the Mets manager in 2008 by APCraig Ruttle After firing Willie Randolph following last night's game against the Angels, Mets general manager Omar Minaya finally met with the media today. During the press conference this afternoon, Minaya said the decision to relieve Randolph of his coaching duties "was my decision and it was a tough decision," not that of any others in the...http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=8dccaf1265fac99ab14894a4a3b0a5e8 Extra, Extra- June 17, 2008 42nd St, by NYCviaRachel at flickrToday on the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting on Madison Ave. and 108th St., a suspicious death on Parsons Blvd. and Union Turnpike in Queens, and an impersonation(!) at the FDNY academy on Randall's Island. Unless your carbon-offsetting account is firmly in the black, it would be better if you were chugging French, rather than domestic, wine. In a momentous lowering-the-bar moment, "Dr. Ruth" was inaugurated into the Bronx's walk of fame. In addition to her...http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=fecefdb5fd10008a8d50f6eb2de0fe80 Video of the Day: "The Old Neighborhood," Carroll Gardens- June 17, 2008 The LA Times, of all papers, takes a look at Carroll Gardens and its old time Italian locals. They're not too happy with the new residents, high rises overshadowing brownstones, and kids playing video games instead of street ball. Take a look... Now go support the old local businesses still in the neighborhood, stop kicking out the 94-year-olds...and would it kill you to smile and acknowledge your older neighbors when they walk by Cobble Hill Blog via NYMaghttp://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=3229808e6893e5f4ef98efa7d3d1e39d Musical Chairs in Emerging BAM Cultural District- June 17, 2008 Rendering of facade of Theater for a New Audience's Frank Gehry-designed facility courtesy TFANA. In 2004, Mayor Bloomberg agreed to set aside property in Fort Greene for the construction of a $48.5 million, 299-seat classical theater (above) designed by Frank Gehry and Hugh Hardy for Theater for a New Audience. The itinerant company has not had a permanent home since it started in 1979; the glassy new building would be built on city-owned land in Fort Greene opposite the Brooklyn Academy of..http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=d4e692f055659d3e3364e4d7d8667e66 More Details About Suspected Fake Gynecologist- June 17, 2008 The man accused of pretending to be a Park Avenue gynecologist apparently had an accomplice. The Daily News reports that, according to sources, Monsey resident Zalman Silber "tricked one woman into undergoing a pelvic exam by saying his friend, the Rockland County police officer, was a doctor who made house calls." Sources also say the cop ended up conducting the exam in Silber's house--with Silber watching. Prosecutors have charged Silber with third-degree sexual abuse and impersonating a...http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=a9a5dd2677f2d1186b1c7a67d6f02791 As Ikea Opens, Exhibit Looks Back at Old Waterfront- June 17, 2008 Opening tomorrow as a counterpoint to the Red Hook Ikea kick-off is a photography exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library that chronicles the disappearing industrial sites along Brooklyn's waterfront. Called "Twilight on the Waterfront: Brooklyn's Vanishing Industrial Heritage," the photographs are the work of Nathan Kensinger, who has compiled an impressive body of work over the last five years by sneaking into dilapidated properties around Brooklyn. The series vividly documents the...http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=ab82dbf364db5b2d7c207fc8841b8b48 Luna Lounge Morphs Into Knitting Factory- June 17, 2008 With the Knitting Factory looking for a new home, and Luna Lounge being closed since April, all signs are pointing to the former moving into the latter. In fact, a sign on the front door of the now defunct Luna Lounge says as much. The closing of the doors came with a sad little announcement on April 26th via their MySpace page, stating "Thanks for all the good times, everybody." The venue had only moved in January 19th the year prior. Though the problem seemed to stem from the Dept. of...http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=6d7abe256e5656751e8f1a8a76fd459e Still Legal for Frosty Stores to Have Open Doors- June 17, 2008 The NY Times columnist Clyde Haberman is annoyed about shops that keep their air-conditioned stores' doors wide open and found other New Yorkers who share that gripe. One downtown resident was told by a Soho clothing store that the open door was "company policy," so the outraged resident called the store's main office, where someone "She said they had a green team forming." Haberman points out that he wrote about this issue two years ago, when oil was at $70barrel. It's now at $140barrel and.http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=8519c5e686181436f90ad5693d24a012 New Tenement Apartment: Before and After- June 17, 2008 Tonight is the housewarming party, so to speak, for the Tenement Museum's new apartment and the opening of its first tour since 2002. This one is titled, The Moores: An Irish Family in America. They tell us that "its taken about 6 years from concept to completion for this particular project. That includes research, planning, fundraising, designing, bringing the upper floors up to code, purchasing artifacts for the apartment, developing content." Like their other apartments, this one tells the..http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=d83c9a7804dd55c1f8339e42b55df202 Did Governor Paterson Slam Mayor Bloomberg- June 17, 2008 Yesterday, the Post ran a cover story suggesting that Governor Paterson bitterly criticized Mayor Bloomberg. Not to Bloomberg's face or anything, but a source provided the Post's Albany bureau chief Fred Dicker with alleged Paterson quotes like "He has the same kind of anger that reminds you of Spitzer" and "It's obvious that Bloomberg has little use for the kind of people who come from Queens and Staten Island." But in an afternoon press conference, Paterson denied making the remarks,...http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=b16d6c757357830905535aca9c788361 |