Duly Noted: Saving a lobster, revisiting 'Valley of Ashes'
Save the Lobster! Armando's in Brooklyn Heights may be poised to close, so the push is on to at least save the sign. The issue of saving endangered signs is gaining currency. [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
Tony Manero's Bay Ridge isn't what it used to be. [Bay Ridge Rover]
Where the arrival of a Duane Reade elicits joy. [Bed-Stuy Blog]
The saga of 61 Fifth Avenue: From the Dutch days to "Gossip Girl." [Vanishing New York]
As NYSC's arrival in Harlem is heralded, a spunky lower-cost competitor is quietly making inroads. [Uptown Flavor]
Moving Alexander Hamilton's house? Not so easy. [Gothamist]
Old French standy Rene Pujol is felled. People often asked whether I was related to Rene. Alas, no, and a visit to the restaurant a few years ago produced no discount, either. [Eater]
A two-fer from Queens Crap: Photographic evidence of the "Valley of Ashes" in Corona, and bad news for those who want to save the Hotel Pennsylvania.
-- Rolando Pujol
Photo: Mersault999 on Flickr.
