October 11, 2008
More NY: Met Opera sets stuck, Tin Pan Ally for sale
Williamsburg. By Amy Langfield/NewYorkology
Machinery breaks down at Met Opera, long delay as sets moved by hand (Daily News Cultural Tourist)
I don’t know how the Metropolitan Opera’s stock portfolio has weathered the financial storm of the past few weeks, but the company suffered a catastrophic hit Thursday night when the machinery that normally moves sets broke down and the huge sets had to be moved by hand.
I knew something was wrong when the long intermission between acts two and three of “La Gioconda” had already lasted 40 minutes
Tin Pan Alley for sale, recommended for demolition (Lost City)
The five buildings at 47-49-51-53-55 West 28th Street has been put up for sale as a group. The Loopnet listing recommends that they be demolished, “yielding over 111,000 sf of Prime Chelsea property.”
See the list of Tin Pan Alley hits, including “Give My Regards to Broadway,” “The Sidewalks of New York,” and “Happy Days Are Here Again.”
Jason Pomeranc’s Thompson Hotels sues unknown hacker “John Doe” (Post)
A computer hacker is threatening to release “personal and sensitive” e-mails swiped from the swank Thompson hotel chain after taunting the company about its lax security practices.
Shipyard echoes at Ikea Park (Forgotten NY)
I suppose I want a return to the waterfront the way it was, with manufacturing, shipbuilding and stevedoring…working. The realities, though, were a choice between decaying remnants of a maritime past, empty and ghostlike, or a bustling furniture store providing employment to area residents, some of which are from the projects and needed the break.
“30 Rock” gets Salma Hayek to do the Macarena in Brooklyn (Filming in Brooklyn)
Once shooting started the paparazzi started jockying for position. I’ve never stood with them before and soon realized that it was a blood sport. Each time one got in a good position another one would get in front of that one. There was pushing and shoving and two guys almost came to blows. The phrase “Don’t f- with me man!” was uttered right before someone from the show came over and told them all to cool it, that they were distracting the actors.
NYC & Co. to open tourism office in India (Crain’s)
Last year, 157,000 visitors from India came to New York, according to the tourism bureau. The hope is that the new office will dramatically increase that number, considering that India’s population exceeds one billion.
October 11, 2008 8:32 AM in Etceterology
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