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Today’s Prophet of Misery
by Katia Mossin 06/29/2005Neighborhood: Brooklyn, Cobble Hill
Mark is a sweet loser, Mark is a horny loner, Mark always complains about life. Mark is an artist who hates to draw. Mark likes women and is hurt by their coldness. Till late 90′s he would wear Miami-style printed shirts, his hair was long and wavy. Back in those years he had sharp-toed pleated [...]
Four Stores and Fifty Years Ago
by Tina Portelli 03/09/2005Neighborhood: Brooklyn, Cobble Hill
In today’s times of rapid change and major chains, it is a comfort to walk to the shopping area of my neighborhood, Court Street, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, and see my four favorite stories still doing business in this highly competitive market. I have lived here over fifty years, and these stores remain intact with little [...]
The Bartender
by Amy Sohn 10/09/2001Neighborhood: Brooklyn, Cobble Hill
“I’m a sponge for everyone else’s emotions,” says Amy, a bartender in Cobble Hill, “but I feel like I can’t release any of my own.” It’s a Saturday night after the World Trade Center disaster and though it’s only six o’clock, the artsy hipster-ish Smith Street hangout is pulsing and loud. The Replacements’ “Here Comes [...]
