Roma | Observer

By Staff 1/09/07 2:19pm

Brooklyn Pizzeria Rips Out Seating, Resolves Loitering

A recent crackdown on public-toilet violations in Brooklyn restaurants prompted this passionate essay from Brooklyn Papers editor Gersh Kuntzman.

Mr. Kuntzman is pissed because a fine levied against his beloved Roma Pizza on Seventh Avenue convinced the proprietor to take immediate action–and eliminate a bunch of seats.

Roma ripped out half of its seats Read More

By Staff 1/02/07 1:50pm

Forgiving Elie Wiesel, Somewhat, on His Opposition to Gypsies in Holocaust Museum

The Nazis’ extermination of Gypsies was nearly as complete, proportionally, as the Nazis’ extermination of European Jews. Yet the commemoration of Gypsy victims of the Holocaust has never come even close to the memorialization of Jewish victims.

In her fine book on gypsy life, Bury Me Standing, Isabel Fonseca describes the resistance by Read More

The New York Observer

Betabeat

PolitickerNY

GalleristNY

Media

Real Estate

Culture

Opinion

Commercial Observer

Brooklyn Pizzeria Rips Out Seating, Resolves Loitering

Forgiving Elie Wiesel, Somewhat, on His Opposition to Gypsies in Holocaust Museum

Across the Wire

Layoffs Hit Hollywood.com

Bloomberg LP Leases Posh Penthouse As Mayor Fumes Over Reporting Scandal

Permission to Splurge: Whole Foods Isn't Just About Where You Buy Your Food; It's About Who You Think You Are

Cannes: With Less Than a Week Remaining, Transgressions Await

Andrew Cuomo Shares Fred Dicker’s Private Email With All His Competitors