Retail Trade

STOP-N-GO

Warhol gets his 15, and more

A New Spot for Breakfast Dosas in Tribeca

Dish #26 is a cheese-laden breakfast dosa Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in each day (weekends too!) for a new dish from the Fork in the Road team. [See More 100 Dishes: Tabata Ramen Gets New Noodle Broth | 3 Pastries from Du Jour ... More >>

Gas Station Sandwiches Can Kill You

​If you eat pre-made sandwiches from gas stations, you now have something to worry about besides your apparent lack of sophistication.

Black Friday Deadly, Insanely Profitable

denver.neighborhoodr.comA Black Friday arrest in Denver. ​Black Friday was crazier than ever this year, claiming at least one life and causing 20 people to be felled by pepper spray in a Los Angeles Walmart. Not to mention the great $2 waffle-maker riot of 2011. Our entire country engaged in p ... More >>

R.E.M.'s Reckoning

The band closes the book on their legacy

New York City's Claims Against Damon Dash's DD172 Settled For Now

​Last week, the Voice reported on former Roc-A-Fella Records mogul Damon Dash's recent troubles with the law. The city brought a restraining order against the owners of 172 Duane Street, which used to house Dash's club/art gallery/rehearsal space DD172, as well as against Dash himself. They cl ... More >>

Fashion's Night Out Preview: Must-Go Spots

​Back in 2009 when Fashion's Night Out launched, Anna Wintour, the brainchild behind the event, aimed to celebrate the fashion industry and its consumers with an all-night party at shops and department stores throughout the city, in an attempt to spruce up retail sales in the wake of the marke ... More >>

SARTORIAL STORM

Hurricane Irene is nothing compared to this

Little Italy Replaces Greeters with Suave 'Maitre Ds'; Menu Calorie Counts Can't Be Trusted

​It appears that Little Italy is trading in its pushy greeters in favor of "outside maitre d's": suave young gentlemen who attract lady tourists with their eyes. [NY Post] The Hurt Locker star Anthony Mackie's new Bed-Stuy bar NoBar welcomed stars like Samuel L. Jackson and Sam Rockwell at it ... More >>

Borders Bankrupt; Insert "Chapter 11" Joke Here

chillihead​As we mentioned in our morning link roundup, book retailer Borders is filing for bankruptcy and closing a third of its locations after posting losses of $680.6 million since 2007. Reuters reports that "the chain still faces questions about its longer-term survival in the face of com ... More >>

FINAL COUNTDOWN

On your mark, get set, shop!

Barack Obama Holds "Slurpee Summit"; Google Investigated for Antitrust; Rock Center Xmas Tree Lights Up

​• President Obama will meet with congressional leaders from both parties today -- a/k/a, the "Slurpee summit," actual Slurpees TBD -- to discuss a number of issues, including the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and tax cuts. Can some ice shavings and food coloring bring peace to this nation ... More >>

The Craziest Black Friday Moments of All Time

Avoid this at all costs​Everyone knows the Friday after Thanksgiving is the "best time" to buy gifts for the holidays (can't beat a $3 toaster!) but it seems that people just keep upping the crazy ante in such a way that makes us want to stay the hell away. Like the two women in Florida who st ... More >>

STAYIN’ ALIVE

John Travolta will always be the king of disco

NY Tech MeetUp Showcases Some Useful New Technology, Some Not

​NY Tech MeetUp is a monthly event for the technology community in New York that allows emerging companies to demo their new ideas in front of a large audience of like-minded techies. It's a safe place for these tech geeks, but it's open to outsiders like us, too. We went last June as well, took J ... More >>

Dov Charney Talks About Gawker, American Apparel, and Why Larry King Can't Wear a Septum Ring

​Last week, I wrote a post defending American Apparel against its many haters in the media, especially Gawker (sorry, Hamilton Nolan! Please ignore!). I pointed out that AA has fair, progressive labor practices in its L.A. factory and that their hiring policies and dress code aren't unusual for a ... More >>

The Finger Lakes is the 'New Rielsling Kingdom,' Millers & Coors Brewer Says Women Are Better Tasters

​According to the French wine magazine, La Vigne, the "new Riesling kingdom" is just a five-hour drive from Manhattan -- in the Finger Lakes. [NY Post] A new study reveals that wine could be good for the eyes. Resveratrol can apparently stop the blood vessels from being damaged, preventing ma ... More >>

7-Eleven's New 12-Pack

​In a bid to have even more drunk teenagers congregate outside their stores, 7-Eleven has launched its own beer, Game Day, which comes in both "light" and "ice" variations. 7-Eleven is actually the third-biggest beer retailer in the United States, and they've been seeing an uptick in budget ... More >>

THE DAY THE MUSIC LIVED

Mp3s take a hike!

NPR Takes on Williamsburg, and Very Important Things Are Revealed

​Subversive culture thermometer NPR has uncovered a trend over the weekend, and boy oh boy, is it subversive, all covered in ironic mustaches and plaid! In the grand and cringe-worthy tradition of old people talking about young people as if they know what young people are actually doing, and ... More >>

NY Senate Warming to Weed to Fill Budget Gap?

​The New York State Senate has rejected a variety of 'sin' taxes that Governor Paterson has proposed to raise revenue. The Senate's budget proposal has neglected to tax sodas, or additionally tax cigarettes to help fill the $9 billion budget deficit. They've also declined to earn additional re ... More >>

Bite of the Grape: More Fulminating over Whether to Sell Wine in Grocery Stores

​Yes folks, you were waiting for it, and now it's happened: yet another round in the battle of the press releases over Governor Paterson's proposal to allow supermarkets to sell wine. In one corner, weighing in at 478 words, we have the results of two polls which show "huge public support" f ... More >>

Video: Spoon's Britt Daniel Does "Written In Reverse" At Sound Fix

I am somewhat obsessed with this song, magnificently unhinged highlight of Spoon's new Transference, delivered here solo acoustic, which robs the tune of its volatile bounce but allows you to focus on Daniels' nonetheless still magnificently unhinged voice. Primal screaming in record stores is on ... More >>

Next Up For the Vacated Tower Records Store on East 4th Street? A Tower Records-Themed Art Show!

​The vacated Tower Records store on East 4th Street has been a symbol of the decline and fall of music retailing in NYC since the day it closed, back in 2006. Since then the space has hosted flea markets, Halloween stores, and any number of other temporary enterprises. The store's newest tenan ... More >>

CHAIN GANG

Tower Records lives again, sort of

THE TWILIGHT HOUR

Don't forget your cardigan

CLOSET CASE

Robin Givhan, Isaac Mizrahi, and Ashley Olsen discuss your future wardrobe

Live: Insound's 10th Anniversary at Brooklyn Bowl, Featuring Real Estate, the Drums, and More

Real Estate photo by Kyle Dean Reinford​Insound 10th Anniversary Party with Real Estate, the Drums, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and More Brooklyn Bowl Thursday, August 27 "It's a birthday party, y'all!" announced These Are Powers vocalist Anna Barie last night, her voice sounding slightly tinged wit ... More >>

Brooklyn Mexican Restaurant is "Quality-of-Life Hazard"

According to the Daily News, El Gavilan, a Mexican restaurant that opened on Church Avenue three years ago, has in recent months more resembled a nightclub than a destination for chicken tacos. Following numerous complaints, the Kensington restaurant was raided on July 29 and given a number of citat ... More >>

New York Post Revives Ancient Slur About Cops, Doughnuts

The New York Post exclusive about one NYPD Sergeant Eric Turetsky, who allegedly sought and received confectionery largesse from a Dunkin' Donuts in the Rockaways, filching free donuts and coffee and the occasional sandwich, allows the paper to reproduce a picture of Chief Wiggum and use lines like ... More >>

In "Really Lame" News: Top Chef Masters Winner Leaked

Photo borrowed from Bravo We're week two into Bravo's Top Chef Masters and the winner has already been leaked. SF-based food writer Grace Ann Walden has apparently revealed the winner in her Yummy Newsletter, and MenuPages Chicago confirmed the tip. Quoth the chef's publicist: "You want my comment ... More >>

The Top 10 Records That Sold Last Week at Other Music in the East Village

In 2009, the traditional practice of exchanging physical copies of records for money is a trade that might best be called quixotic. But New Yorkers are stubborn people, and the record store is not dead. Below, the top ten records that actually sold in the last week at a store near you. Photo of Tak ... More >>

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$1 Million Rent Kills the Librairie Francaise

Thanks to TONY for letting us know: the Librairie Francaise is closing. Rockefeller Center has raised the French booksellers' rent from $360,000 a year to -- get this -- $1 million. David Rockefeller accommodated the library in 1935 to lend a touch of class to the new Center, but who goes to Rockefe ... More >>

The Year's Fashion Lowlights

Presenting the first annual list of style's ugly moments

Yaeger Braves the F Train and the Plus-Size Market

Hate Us or Love Us

Yaeger to Kerouac: 'Hey, You Old Dharma Bum!'

AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, Day 2

Meet the porn-industry buyer

The Lion, the Witch, But Above All, the Wardrobe

Fantasy + Fashion = Magic

The Grill Deal

Hot stuff coming through

A Void Named Sued

Driving independent retailers, and you, out of business

Throwing the Book at Us

FBI Snoops at Libraries

Between Mott and Mulberry

Little Italy Has Official Edge in Neighborhood Turf War

E-Bombs Away! Protest, Panic, and the Politics of Packet Monkeys

Inside the 'Content' Factory

Richer Than Ever, Brill Prepares to Launch E-Commerce Site

A Textbook Case

Will e-tailers eliminate the university bookstore?

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