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Views From Your Windows
-- Oy. A 6.3 earthquake hit Hawaii this morning.
-- The lower roadway and north walkway of the Manhattan bridge are shutting down today for the next year.
-- The Times explores how detectives have unraveled the tragic story of Michael Sandy's death.
-- Two neighbors of Dr. Boom-Boom Bartha are suing his estate for property damages.
-- 11 Spring Street. Graf mecca, explored.
-- A stray bullet hit a dancer at the Roxy last night!
-- Did the NYSC drop a trainer after she came out?
-- Here's an interesting way to get unwanted tenants out: Parrots.
-- It has been three years since 11 New Yorkers were killed in the SI Ferry crash.
-- The $1.7 billion expansion of the Javits Center is set to begin tomorrow.
-- Remembering New York bookstores lost.
And on a personal note, this is my last Gothamist post as Weekend Editor. So long and thanks for all the fish!
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Love the Douglas Adams reference.
We are sorry to see you go Mr. Garth Johnston...Gothamist will not be the same without you.
oh no, who's going to post all these sketchy real estate developer stories. You're the only guy who sort of cares about the abuses that seems to be on the rise. for instance, last weeks vacant townhouse fire deemed suspicious.
are you and jessica coen running off to some ex-blogger commune together?
Shame so much of the news was bad, although the parrot story raised a smile - seeya!
Best wishes, Garth!
Damn that's crazy. I was just at 190 bowery/11 spring yesterday to check out the walls.
Why are you leaving such a sweet gig?
I heard he was leaving to go work on the Pirro for AG campaign, solely for the camp value.
Hey man, rock on!
Wait a minute---isn't it all the rage to buy books and turn them into shelves? Those "lost" bookshops missed out on a good thing, man!
garth - you rock.
and that is an excellent picture choice.