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Enjoy this lovely painting of the Gordon Novelty Shop--from much better days. [Adolf]


Jogging through Central Park while carrying your $500 iPad--not a good idea. [Gothamist]

What's up with the East Village door-shitter? [EVG]

Trouble on the sidewalk outside Ray's Candy. [NMNL]

From the closing of H&H Bagels: "Barely stifled wails arose from some West Siders, who reacted as if the news marked the end of civilization as we know it." [CR]

One UWS'er protests the closure of H&H Bagels: "We don't want another bank or cell phone outlet here... This is a larger issue. We want big stores out of our neighborhood. ... We’re drawing a line in the sand over H&H. We don’t want banks. We don’t want Wal-Mart. We want neighborhood stores." [Gothamist]

The Smolen Bar & Grill of Brooklyn is gone. [OMFS]

New art on the Houston Wall--a Native American theme. [BB]

Good old (107 years) Carmine's of the Seaport to become part of Five Guys burger chain. [Eater]

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