With the fate of Cynthia and Arthur Wood hanging in the balance, we thought this would be a good time for everyone who hasn’t seen Dave Chappelle’s 2003 movie Block Party to check out this excerpt that provides a close-up of the idiosyncratic building and its unique owners. According to a Daily News article today, the couple was ordered out of the building by DOB but the order has not been enforced yet.”This has put my wife into a distraught state and also myself because this is like Nazi Germany as far as I’m concerned,” said Wood, 75. “It’s emotional terrorism.”
The Broken Angel [YouTube]
‘Angel’ owners may be cast out [NY Daily News]
BREAKING: Broken Angel on Fire! [Brooklyn Record]
An Appeal from Owners of Broken Angel [Brownstoner]