Mo Vaughn
The Afternoon Wrap: Monday
- Information Age Triumph of the Day: MTA subway arrival signs are finally here. Never again will L Train riders have to suffer the indignity of wondering how long they'll have to wait before being whisked from Williamsburg to Manhattan. (Photo by John Koblin.) [AMNY, via Real Deal]
- One-time Mets firstbaseman Mo Vaughn will pay $21 million for the 385-unit apartment complex Noble Drew Ali Plaza in Brownsville, Brooklyn. One hopes the slugger is a better landlord than the infamous Abdur Rahman Farrakhan, one of the Village Voice's "10 Worst". [City Limits]
- Vietnam is the new chic flat-world winter hotspot, and there's a fresh $200-million-dollar, 500-acre resort to prove it. [Luxist]
- Last, but not least: Happy MLK Day. [Brooklyn Record] - Max Abelson
African-Americans...From All Over...For Mike
A reader notes that several of Mike's high-profile endorsers from this afternoon aren't registered to vote in New York City.
That list seems to include Rod Strickland, Mo Vaughn, and Allen West, along with the gospel singer Reverend Hezekiah Walker, whose name appeared on the initial announcement of the event but not on the final press release. read more »
Mogul Mo Vaughn Sells for $3.375 M. at Storied Ice House; Another Candela Hits for $38.5 M.; Tina Fey in $1.9 M. West End Update
Lately, former Mets first baseman Mo Vaughn gets more ink spilled in the real-estate section than th read more »
