September 24, 2008
More NY: American Psycho, Tree Huts, Crunchstellation
By Amy Langfield/NewYorkology
Tree Huts funky public art project to open October 2 (Associated Press)
Tadashi Kawamata arrived at Madison Square Park yesterday to begin constructing the tree huts. Forklifts, boom lifts, table saws, power drills, and wood were spread around the 6.2-acre park just north of East 23rd Street between Fifth and Madison avenues.
Wall Street serial killer tome “American Psycho” aiming for Broadway (Variety)
Graphically bloody novel, which juxtaposes Reagan-era decadence and gruesome killings, includes prominent references to bands of the era, a fact that contributed to the idea of musicalizing the story. Sounds of the time will influence the new show’s score.
Car-free Summer Streets will likely return with more boroughs (Daily News)
(City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan) said it is “highly likely” the program will be extended next summer to the boroughs outside Manhattan. City officials are still exploring what streets to include next summer.
Upper West Side Shake Shack will get private dining room, new concrete (Sun)
New concretes (a type of thick frozen custard) include the Natural History Crunchstellation (made of vanilla custard, malt, chocolate, caramel, and hot fudge), inspired by the Museum of Natural History, which is soon to be the Shack’s newest neighbor. A portion of the proceeds of this concrete will go back to the museum. Other concretes include the Shacky Road (chocolate custard, chocolate, marshmallow, and almonds) and the Upper West Slide (vanilla custard, strawberry puree, banana, and shortbread cookies).
Dispelling a few Wall Street stories (Bowery Boys)
One of the first facts you learn as a student of New York City history is that Wall Street, that canyon of tall buildings and center of the American financial world, is named for an actual wall that once stretched along this very spot during the days of the Dutch. The real story is rather fuzzied by the presence of a small community of French-speaking Belgians known as the Walloons.
Advance free tickets to Central Park’s Chanel Mobile Art show - all sold out (Refinery 29)
We Earthlings can now book advance tickets (free, by the way) for Zaha Hadid’s spaceship-like Chanel Mobile Art show, set to descend on Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield from October 20th to November 9th.
September 24, 2008 7:25 PM in Etceterology
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