Remembering Anthony Bourdain’s NYC; Verrazzano or Verrazano?
Anthony Bourdain getting an ice cream cone from his friends at the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck in 2011, via mkeneally/Flickr (L); Verrazano Bridge via Wiki Commons (R)
- In remembrance of “one of NYC’s most rollicking food celebrities,” this list rounds up some of Anthony Bourdain’s favorite spots and thoughts on his home city. [Eater NY]
- In 1983, a group of Park Slope neighbors created an unusual communal yard. It still remains as “a special slice of nature.” [CityLab]
- A permanent Nutella cafe will open near Union Square. [amNY]
- It was christened the Verrazano (with one Z) Bridge in 1960, but it honors the 16th-century explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, with two Zs. The State Senate will likely change the spelling. [NYT]
- The Seattle-based Museum of Pop Culture is eyeing a second home in Midtown. [WSJ]
- Longtime Lower East Side residents are voicing their gentrification concerns over the Essex Street Market’s forthcoming home in a new report. [The Lo-Down]
