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What’s the next national park? Part 12: General Slocum Memorial

  • General Slocum
  • February 22, 2012
It’s hard to believe that a disaster as horrific as the burning of the ferry General Slocum could fade from a nation’s memory. Perhaps...
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Gargyle is gorgeous

Gargyle is a boutique located just at the border of the Lower East Side and Chinatown. It's a store that, like Project No 8, sneaks up on you,...
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Project No. 8 is potent

This reporter is always sort of impressed when a stylish and intrepid person with intuitive business sense stumbles upon a neglected, misshapen ...
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Honey in the Rough is a gem

The Lower East Side is pretty much the only part of Manhattan where a small indie shopkeeper can run a business these days. Rents on other parts of...
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Foley + Corinna is for real

One thing this reporter really likes to see is when a small, independent boutique - one with solid business acumen and unerring good taste - goes...
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Self Edge brings out your edgier self

A trend is growing in Japan. Besides Hello Kitty, bubble tea, and soap operas where the lead character is employed as a hairdresser, Japan is...
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