NYC Today
-- December 16, 2007 @ 6:15 pm

NYC Skyline NYC is over. It’s passe. Working class people are leaving, creative people are leaving, even financial sector people are leaving as the EU and Asian markets strengthen. NYC isn’t what it used to be. It’s just going to be a bunch of arrogant guys in overpriced luxury condos.
It’s funny how the decline in Harlem and the Lower East Side almost parallels the gentrification and disneyfication of the city.
Is NYC becoming a glorified gated community?

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Hummus Place
-- December 15, 2007 @ 12:15 am

Antakya hummus plate I absolutely love this place!! The hummus is delicious, so creamy and warm. The warm pita is excellent and you can have super tasting falafels with more delicious sauces. The place is very friendly and casual, it’s also just fine to go alone and snack over a book or the newspaper.  
Definitely, it’s one of my best spot in the E.V. 
I am just waiting for Roberto to go there again. (plz come soon!!)

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Krapfen Attack
-- December 13, 2007 @ 6:51 pm

Schloss Schönbrunn - Breakfast Bombs filled with cream were hurled against the base of Partito Democratico in the square of Sant’ Anastasia in Rome.

Around 10 a.m. people with covered face threw the krapfen and escaped before the police arrived. Apparently their aim is to protest against the security reform process under way in Italy.

A reference to terror attacks and Piazza Fontana bombing, appeared in a leaflet found in the square, recalling the date of 12 december 1969.

The bombing marked at the time the start of a series of attacks known as “the strategy of tension” between 1969 and 1974 by the right wing group, Ordine Nuovo. The explosions come at a time of deep social unrest and political uncertainty in Italy.

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In Italy, a winter of discontent
-- December 13, 2007 @ 6:48 pm

tricolore dimenticatoA ll the world loves Italy because it is old but still glamorous. Because it eats and drinks well but is rarely fat or drunk. Because it is the place in hyper-regulated Europe where people still debate with perfect intelligence what, really, the red in a stoplight might mean.

But these days, for all the outside adoration and all its innate strengths, Italy seems not to love itself. The word here is “malessere,” or malaise, and it implies a collective funk - economic, political and social - summed up in a recent poll: Italians, despite their claim to have mastered the art of living, report themselves the least happy people in Western Europe.

[more on IHT]

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Katz’s Delicatessen
-- December 10, 2007 @ 3:47 am

071125_0009_4x6 now I know the reason why Harry met Sally there… their pastrami is really as good as people say. One sandwich, piled high, with tender, juicy pastrami, is enough to share with a friend. Although I have to say… $15 for a sandwich is pretty expensive. Definitely worth trying at least once.

The service (or lack thereof) by old school waiters could be irritating, be aware! However if this restaurant has been around over 100 years, maybe it is doing something right.

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asleep on the subway
-- December 7, 2007 @ 5:45 am

I’ve fallen asleep on the subway many times myself, especially when I lived in Milan.

BTW I have a love-hate relationship with the NYC subway.

The Good: Frequent, express service, pretty safe, reliable.

The Bad: Door hogs (nobody wants to move in!), crowded, weekend track work, the A/C is generally VERY cold.

The Ugly: Getting trampled on by people desperate to get a seat during rush hour.

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Who is Hugo Chavez?
-- December 7, 2007 @ 5:20 am

Hugo Chavez, originally uploaded by Cecilia….

This guy is so controversial… I really wonder if he is a populist, a socialist leader, or just a crazy politician. However his respect for the outcome of the referendum should vindicate his standing as a democratic leader.

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Incompatibile
-- December 4, 2007 @ 11:33 am


Jena per “La Stampa” - Il giudice Clementina Forleo sarà trasferita per incompatibilità ambientale. Non andava d’accordo con D’Alema.

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New Museum of Contemporary Art
-- December 2, 2007 @ 6:07 am

The New Museum of Contemporary art opened up on Saturday December 1st for 30 hours of free admission.

I went on sunday morning, so I didnt have to wait on line.

The building itself is amazing, it looks like a bunch of boxes stacked up on top of one another.

The views from the top are spectacular and you can’t beat all the free candy while you’re up there.

Thursday nights from 7-10 are free so now you have no excuse.

Manhattan/Lower East Side
235 Bowery St at Prince St

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