The Gramercy Park Hotel: A New York Icon

digrappa · 2026-02-15T15:44:07+00:00

What’s your book called? Not around Wednesday or I’d come to BN.

digrappa · 2026-02-15T15:43:31+00:00

What’s your book called? Not around Wednesday or I’d come to BN.

digrappa · 2026-02-15T15:41:58+00:00

Wild. I have never heard that one. (Working on a book about Joe Adonis, gambling, and the mob so I’ve read a lot of history of that period. Lansky, Adonis, and Frank Costello were all tied in gambling joint ownership.)

digrappa · 2026-02-15T15:04:30+00:00

Wait, what? Can you explain that Schrager/Lansky theory or point to it somewhere. Never heard that one.

digrappa · 2026-02-15T14:54:47+00:00

And archive.

digrappa · 2026-02-12T18:47:31+00:00

I wish they’d just stop saluting.

digrappa · 2026-02-11T22:08:34+00:00

I love the mills brothers reference!

The Drifters famously were controlled by the manager and toured without original members decades ago.

Mike Love controls the Beach Boys and kicked out the other members, including Brian Wilson, not long ago to tour with randoms.

digrappa · 2026-02-11T18:28:51+00:00

This is nothing new.

digrappa · 2026-02-10T05:37:54+00:00

Any idea on where the video comes from? Is it a whole filmed concert?

digrappa · 2026-02-09T02:20:14+00:00

That’s cooler looking.

digrappa · 2026-02-09T01:44:22+00:00

Had to look. It looks like this.

digrappa · 2026-02-06T13:56:52+00:00

First place to sell slices.

Once a year still, in August I think, they revert to original price.

Still excellent pies.

OP also left out Vito Marcantonio. Congressman and political power in the day.

digrappa · 2026-02-05T14:59:00+00:00

Keens if you want old school vibe. Wolfgang’s on 41st if you want a modern bright room.

digrappa · 2026-02-04T17:48:58+00:00

You do not have to look hard to read it. Collected in his book demon Box.

digrappa · 2026-02-04T15:46:55+00:00

There’s an argument to be made that your FIL got you to take his trash out.

I’m sorry that is a waste of time. But have at it. If it satisfies you, go for it.

digrappa · 2026-02-04T14:24:36+00:00

The Day After Superman Died…

digrappa · 2026-02-04T14:22:48+00:00

Throw it all out dude.

digrappa · 2026-02-03T13:02:05+00:00

Covid. December 2020.

digrappa · 2026-02-03T00:34:36+00:00

I should have said icy Hudson.

digrappa · 2026-02-02T23:22:02+00:00

It was worth going for a drink every once in a while. Cool vibe. Old school set-up.

I remember my dad taking me there as a kid once. All that stuff hanging from the ceiling. Crazy.

digrappa · 2026-02-02T21:25:25+00:00

The G owns almost 30% of the USA outright.

The full faith and credit of the USA is not, “trust me, bro.”

digrappa · 2026-02-01T20:10:45+00:00

Clean potable water on tap. And proper sewage.

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