Mehtaphor chef Jehangir Mehta talks about how life here is different than in India, where he grew up: “There’s a lot more choice here since the wealth is spread over more people. Bombay might only have one Broadway show to New York’s twenty.” It’s the latest Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series. / 1 comment
Longtime Tribecan Sylvie Michel Bilger talks about how life here is different than in France, where she grew up: "We learned English with a British accent—it took some time to understand Americans.” It’s the sixth Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series.
Lior Schapiro talks about how life here is different than in Israel, where he grew up: "I did my military service in Gaza. Central Park at night is nothing." It’s the fifth Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series.
Kevin Red of Café Jr Sushi Restaurant talks about how life here is different than in China, where he grew up. It’s the fourth Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series.
Bit'z Kids owner Masako Chiba talks about how life here is different than it is in Japan, where she grew up. It’s the third Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series.
Rinta Juwana, an aesthetician at a Tribeca spa, talks about how life here is different than it is in Indonesia, where she grew up. It's the second Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series.
Novelist Sarah Mlynowski talks about how life here is different—and the same—as it is in Montreal, where she grew up. It's the first Q&A in Anojja Shah's "I → NY" series.
"Underneath the talk about breasts, sex, and seduction lies a whip-smart feminist with a Ph.D from Columbia," writes Anojja Shah about Anna Fishbeyn, whose one-woman show, "Sex in Mommyville," opens next week at the Flea. / 1 comment
The Gothamist article about compass is very dumb. StreetEasy charges agents to post listings there, so it’s not as if... — Matt / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
You're better off reading about why the counterfeit vendors persist. https://www.city-journal.org/article/canal-street-fake-counterfeit-bags-vendors — James Bogardus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
The Canal Street article is behind the NY Times paywall, so I could not read it. But in the flash... — Marcus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
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Yes, and the vagrants on Canal Street need to go, too. — James / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar