Tuesday Links
Another Emergency Bill Averts Albany Shutdown [NY Times] Brooklyn Museum’s Populism Hasn’t Lured Crowds [NY Times] MTA To Redo FML Subway Stickers [NY Times] Fed Suggests Rates Will Stay Low Until ’12 [NY Times] More on Cafe Regular Family Feud [Brooklyn Paper] City Still Trying to Get Park Circle Right [Brooklyn Paper] Floyd Bennett: Where…
Another Emergency Bill Averts Albany Shutdown [NY Times]
Brooklyn Museum’s Populism Hasn’t Lured Crowds [NY Times]
MTA To Redo FML Subway Stickers [NY Times]
Fed Suggests Rates Will Stay Low Until ’12 [NY Times]
More on Cafe Regular Family Feud [Brooklyn Paper]
City Still Trying to Get Park Circle Right [Brooklyn Paper]
Floyd Bennett: Where the Wild Things Are [Brooklyn Eagle]
No Residential Groundbreaking at Yards Seen This Year [AY Report]
Williamsburg Tenants Win Yearlong Fight For Their Homes [NY1]
Thor’s Asbestos Removal at Coney Island Bank [ATZ]
BHA Weighs in Further on BQE Kerfuffle [BHB]
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You’re absolutely on target, Donatella. I think it all started with that ill-conceived bus depot (that’s what is was supposed to be, wasn’t it?) they attached to the facade of this magnificent Beaux Arts building.
Years ago, after the addition, I refused to renew my museum membership. I commented then that I did not think that those family-fun-first-saturdays were going to result in a big uptake in membership and contributions. From the newspaper article, it appears I was correct. The current curator seems to be looking for an silver-plate lining to his museum cloud now. In the meantime, I haven’t set foot into the museum again after a couple of decades of membership. It appears that perhaps others have had a similar reaction.
Only been to the Brooklyn museum once and it was years ago. Really want to see the American fashion exhibition, haven’t had time between fixing all these vents and what not.
Donatella, how is the great venting project coming along? Do you have to rip out your old work to do it?
We recently discovered someone severed all our vents. We’re having them hooked up again tomorrow.
Our elaborate system of opening and closing doors and windows to reduce smells in the evening wasn’t really working…
Am I the only one that thinks that the reason why Martin O’Connell was resistant to getting a computerized cash register was the fact the he probably was RIPPING OFF his sister, blind????
Oh wait, no, it was all about old world charm & ambiance, right?
I agree with donatella about the Brooklyn Museum. They’ve also relegated their European paintings to a hallway, where the emphasis is on the FRAMES and turned their American art collection into something that’s attractive for the first visit, but hopelessly boring and limited after that. My wife and i refuse to renew our memberships (although I have no illusions about that doing any good).
yes, RAISE THE BAR. Why isn’t the Brooklyn Museum as major draw to visitors to the city as well? Why this silliness, trying to be “hip”. Where are the exciting shows? Even a show obviously designed to appeal to children and families at the Natural History Museum — “the Silk Road” — was more interesting, educational, exciting — than most of the stuff at the Brooklyn Museum.
Well, I’m back to work (heart pumping a little fast).
They totally IGNORE the amazing stuff there, you are right, Jester.
And meanwhile, the cultural institution next door, and the other two providing siilar service in the city, had 40 million users last year, more than the total attendance at all area sports teams combined.
That rant has been coming on for a while, Pete.
So, when should I come over to work on your dryer?