Open Thread

I plan on heading to that C-Town today. It will be my first visit there. How does she like it?

benson- I like Maureen Dowd but consider her a social commentator. the WSJ is a creditable paper- I’m not denying it. But plenty of serious journalists do write for the Times. I happen to like Krugman and Rich- they don’t snark. I love Bob Herbert, whose column I have read for years. I also read David Brooks. I notice that when you don’t agree with a writer you label them (cynic, fearmonger). Once you do that, you automatically prejudge so there is no objectivity. I’ve read plenty of biased journalism on the WSJ website too. They all do it.

Do you take soymilk lite in your cappucino?

WonTon, it’s more of traditional Turkish style but one of the best shish kebabs I’ve had to date.

http://events.nytimes.com/gst/nycguide.html?detail=restaurants&id=1106681330981

In other news…..

I was blown away this weekend when I went to see my daughter’s new apartment this weekend. She rooms with my cousin’s daughter, and they were previously renting a 2-bedroom in Carroll Gardens West (Columbia St.) that was a complete dump. The only thing that it had going for it was a sentimental purpose, as it was a stone’s throw from where my grandmother used to live.

They took advantage of the weak market and moved to a 2-bedroom in Greenwood Heights that is a HUGE difference. The owner completely gut-renovated the place: new walls, new kitchen, new bathroom and new wiring. The rent is only $25 more than they were paying in the previous dump. She is only 2 blocks from the subway now, as opposed to the trek she had before.

I was proud that my daughter hit a home run like this. More impressive to me was that the broker she used (Rapid Realty) charges the landlord the fee.

By the way, this is a link to a review of my other “must visit” New York restaurant…Everett, a Fukienese place in Sunset Park Chinatown. We should get a group together and go sometime.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/everett-c-and-c-brooklyn