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Priscilla Grim, Membership & Advocacy Director AIVF

Last night, Gothamist had a meeting at the Steelcase building at 4 Columbus Circle. Steelcase, an office furniture manufacturer and design resource, has its New York showroom there. The view was pretty striking from the seventh floor: Columbus Circle in construction disarray, the new AOL Time Warner building (1 Central Park) to the left, the greenery of Central Park, and cityscape beyond the park.

The Daily News scores a copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - obviously a hot copy - from a health food store in Brooklyn. The owner, whose name is being withheld by the Daily News (ah, yes, they hope to fall on the sword of their journalistic code for Harry Potter when Scholastic comes a-knocking) says, "I didn't receive notification that I should hold off until the 21st. I didn't think I'd get them so soon." Brooklyn health food store owner who also sells books: Living under a rock for the past month.

In the Hindsight is 20/20 department, one sign that lets you know this company is doomed: Basing your company on AOL Time Warner. Hollywood talent agency The Firm laid off most of its staff last Friday according to a Variety article by Dana Harris. Hee hee. The Firm is home to Leonardo DiCarprio, Cameron Diaz, Vin Diesel, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Here in NY we're reading the AOL Time Warner chaos from a NY media perspective. The Washington Post covers it, obviously, from the AOL angle, as AOL is Virginia based. Workers In Dulles Awake to New AOL