Nabe News

Extensive coverage of the Friday night “Donut Social.” EV Grieve and Neither More Nor Less were at the scene [EVG, NMNL]

Mourning the loss of the dumpy city newsstands. Instead we are forced to tolerate sterile glass boxes, each devoid of personality. Read about the history and see some great snapshots [Forgotten NY via JVNY]

New York Magazine asks whether the new “see-through city looks better than the or worse than the one it replaced.” We all know the obvious answer is WORSE. Glass architecture is too pretentious for its own good [NYMag]

Sonya Sobieski of The Villager talks about her Stuy Town woes. There are conspiracy theories for each “beautification” project on the Tishman Speyer agenda [The Villager]