The Afternoon Wrap: Tuesday
Gather 'round, kids! Did you know Chelsea used to be uncool? And it was genuine. And the rich real estate was rooming houses "for Merchant Mariners on the beach for a few weeks," and there were longshoremen. And they "deserve your respect for the work they did." Damn, kids today! They don't have any respect for old Chelsea longshoremen. [BlogChelsea]
The United States of America, surely the greenest country in the world, lectures China on building enviornmentally-sound real estate. "This is not a 'nice to do,'--It's an absolute must," we told them. Patriarchy always works! [Multi-Housing News]
Andrew "Dice" Clay represents everything that was good about old-school Brooklyn: leather jackets, cigarettes, and yelling "I don't care if you are pregnant, I'm not marrying you" at women in elevators. [Brooklyn Paper]
- Max Abelson