Duly Noted: 3/6/08

The Hotel Chelsea -- take a look at our
recent story on the fight to save
it. (amNY file/Lane Johnson)
* Battle of the giants: How the Hotel Chelsea stacks up against the Plaza and the Algonquin. [Living with Legends]
* The crumbling Renwick Ruins: A visit to this endangered icon. [Roosevelt Islander]
* A glass tower will grow in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens -- by the park. [Curbed]
* Minetta Tavern is applying for a liquor-license transfer. What could that mean? [Eater]
* An ungraceful end: Grace & Hope Mission closes. [Jeremiah's Vanishing New York]
* Barton's candy shops were once all around the city. We spotted a recently revealed sign earlier this week. But evidence of the kosher candies has turned up before. [Lost City]
* If there's a public work of art in Manhattan, you'll find it on this cool map. [CultureNow via Tropolism]
-- Rolando Pujol

























