Wintour's Warpath Against Local Eatery

Earlier this year Vogue editrix Anna Wintour was rallying against a developer's condo plan, and now the Daily News reports that her battle cries aren't ending there, as she's now aimed her cold stare at a Jamaican eatery near her home. Yep, NIMBYs: so hot right now.

Nightlife somebody Serge Becker is planning on opening the eatery, called Miss Lily, but Wintour is raising concerns amongst other area residents—mainly about the establishment generating unwanted noise and traffic, as well as attracting a dangerous element. When Wintour asked for a count at a meeting last night, 97 of 100 residents on Community Board 2's committee declared they'd vote against the project, which would be located between West Houston and Sullivan Streets. They will reportedly issue a recommendation on Miss Lily soon.

Meanwhile, the folks behind Miss Lily claim they are a restuarant, and not a nightclub, but Wintour's 24-year-old son declared at the meeting: "I don't care if you call it a restaurant. No restaurant stays open until 2 a.m." We're beginning to think Chloë Sevigny getting on a Community Board might just be a good thing for this city.

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By Jen Carlson in Food on June 10, 2010 2:56 PM

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robingee

Dangerous element? Miss Lily is the new HQ for the Crips?

jules1000

I always thought she lives on the UES.

Anyway, she seems like the opposite of fun, or is the definition of a fashion magazine editor to be like a block of ice?

And the power she has is ridiculous! She is telling designers what to take out from their shows, and they're treating her like a god (and probably actually hate her)

It's a goddamn magazine. I never understood why her opinion is so valued. So glad I'm not in fashion.

I know, off topic. sorry.

robingee

Hey, it's their world and they choose to live in it. I don't get it, but whatever. They can worship this blunt-haired skeleton all they want.

whitecastlerock

Imagine the visceral reaction if someone wanted to build a mosque on that corner?

bobj

I can't believe no one has pointed out that she is well known to have screwed Bob Marley in the 70's. He would slap her bumbaclatt ras if he had a chance.

bashmentgirl

Anna Wintour may dress well but she is nothing more than a crass, crude,chauvinist critter.

youngpro

felix hasn't posted anything in the last 2.5 minutes. that can only mean he's busy typing up a storm to gothamist to get people who don't agree with him banned.

Guest

or he's vigorously masturbating to pictures of pristine rain forests, azure oceans, and kittens.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

HOLY SHIT, now you are thinking about me mastubating??? wTF???? Holy Crap, you're sick dude. just plain freaky.

Guest

And you're a child who can't take a joke for what it is. I don't even know you, so how could I think about what you suggested? Do you even think before your fingers hit the keys or is it a knee-jerk reaction? That was rhetorical. You know what that word means, right?

youngpro

just 3 more comments and this post will have beaten 'Sexy Banker Day 9' in the top posts!!!!!!

Guest

Let me add a couple more then.

mx0

I'm just posting here to get the mean IQ in this thread up to room temperature. Carry on....

thefacts

Thank you. Insanity prevails.

emilydickinson

Houston and Sullivan St. is such a picturesque and quiet corner, there's never any noise there now...

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

those who abuse animals don't have compassion for people and Anna Wintour is a notorious racist animal abuser

youngpro

how do you stupidly equate lack of respect for animals with lack of respect for humans?

Guest

He has a calculator that only he can read. The funny thing is that he tries to equate them, but doesn't understand his own violent tendencies towards humans makes him more likely to hurt animals than the rest of us. Poor guy's inner turmoil must be agonizing.

youngpro

poor fella. i feel for 'em.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

VOGUE’S GLORIFICATION OF COLONIAL RACISM

“American Vogue is a sad joke–the racism and elitist mentality of Vogue is astonishing. The few minorities featured in this magazine reek of tokenism and I would respect them more if they simply had no African-Americans, Asians or Latinos in their magazine. The fact that they hide their racism and ignorance with subterfuge offends even more.  Vogue magazine truly embodies all that is wrong in our culture while actually distorting all that is good–sycophancy and rampant cronyism abound while real talent is all but ignored.

http://naiveboy.com/2010/04/27/white-supremacy-the-most-racist-fashion-magazines-in-2010-by-navo/

those who abuse animals don't have compassion for people and Anna Wintour is a notorious racist animal abusers.