Eric Lach
730 posts
Instead of fighting over a 21-mile-wide bottleneck forever, we cut a new channel through friendly territory. A dozen thermonuclear detonations and you’ve got a waterway wider than the Panama Canal, deeper than the Suez, and safe from Iranian attacks. chinatalk.media/p/its-time
The Tin Building at South Street Seaport, a high-end food hall led by legendary chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, has shuttered; the 'Balloon Museum' will replace it. Could there be a more potent metaphor for the decline of artisanal foodie culture and the rise of FYP slop?
When is he going to turn up the temperature in this city it’s freezing
Mayor Mamdani is in Grand Army Plaza to announce some appointments, including his field director Tascha Van Auken to a new post, head of mass engagement. A crowd of dozens of onlookers have gathered around the presser.
EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration. buff.ly/uHR8XdU
