January 23, 2008
Extra Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an unconscious baby on Ralph Ave. in Brooklyn, a construction accident on Bedford Ave. and Crown St. in Brooklyn, and a found grenade at 54th Ave. and Junction Blvd. in Queens.
- Dave Chappelle made an unannounced appearance at a comedy club, where Radar learned he "took the stage at approximately 12:30 a.m. and didn't leave until club management turned off the lights at 4:20 a.m."
- Busta Rhymes got three years probation, 10 days of community service, $1,250 in fines and will have to cover court costs in relation to assorted offenses related to DWI and assault.
- The Gowanus Lounge notes that the canal's neighborhood is appreciated in the high-fashion periodical Women's Wear Daily, or WWD. If you had told us the words Gowanus Canal would appear in WWD ten years ago, we would have had you committed to a mental asylum.
- A 99-year-old Lithuanian Catholic church on Broome St. is slated for demolition.
- Possibly Rudy Giuliani's former Chevy Corvair is up for sale on eBay. John Voight's Chrysler LeBaron still out there, maybe.
- There will be no change of venue for the Queens prosecution of cops in the Sean Bell shooting.
- PATH train riders can expect the latest technology in the $3.3 billion overhaul of the rail system between New Jersey and Manhattan. Trying to get home late at night will probably remain a nightmare.
- And do you think a fully stocked pantry (worth $350) from Whole Foods can help you get healthy this year? Then enter the Whole Foods Market-Gothamist Pantry Revolution contest to win one!
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The Whole Foods contest is terrible -- you have to be within Whole Food's delivery zone, which leaves out 3/4 of the city. I guess we know who they care about the most -- screw the hard working citizens who live in the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and most of Brooklyn. You can take your contest and shove it.
First Heath Ledger dies, then a 99 year-old Lithuanian Church gets set for demolition? Broome Street is so over.
Is it just me or did someone else read "Gothamist Panty Revolution"?
Agrees with BigRed viewpoint
PATH would be better off if it was tied into the subway system and not run by the Port Authority.
Taking the PATH late at night isn't really a problem. Unlike the NYC subways, it runs on a set schedule, and it does a very good job of sticking to it during late night hours. In the summer of 2006, I had to be in Journal Square at 3 a.m. every night for a month, and the 2:30 train departing from WTC was always reliable. Waiting for the J to get me to lower Manhattan, however, was a gamble. Pick up a timetable brochure in one of the stations, or download the PDF on their Web site, and you'll never go wrong.
I heart the PATH thank you very much
Nice. Even the car salespeople have little confidence in Rudy. They can see the writing on the wall.
They are trying to get the best price before January 29th.
The PATH actually has some advantages over the MTA - on top of the set and reliable schedule that freshyill points out, the stations are generally clean and they aren't dragging their heels on smartcard fare technology.