Post by nwchimom on Dec 2, 2007 13:26:27 GMT -5
MY NEW YORK
By Larry Getlen
December 2, 2007 -- Eric Bogosian
"The 'cityness' comes pouring into me when I walk across the Brooklyn Bridge." Eric Bogosian's career has been as varied as the city he loves. A TriBeCa native and Lower East Side icon, his plays and solo shows skewered modern society, with "Talk Radio" earning a Pulitzer nod. As a performer, he went from his own thoughtful, reflective characters to the villain in "Under Siege 2" and the captain on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" - itself a Big Apple icon. This is his New York.
1.Wave Hill, West 249th Street at Independence Avenue, The Bronx
A really, really gorgeous place. It's got this really beautiful mansion and rolling hills, and all kinds of botanical gardens. It's a very calming place.
2. Yankee Stadium, 161st Street at River Avenue, The Bronx
It's a big old cliché, but for me there's nothing like a nice warm June night, sitting there, looking out at that lawn with the sun setting, and watching the Yankees play.
3. Chelsea Market, Ninth Avenue between 15th and 16th streets
They have a fantastic fish market [The Lobster Place] with the best fish I can find downtown, and you can't find better buffalo mozzarella in the city than in the Italian food place there [Buon Italia]. I just really dig that place. And if I'm feeling really decadent, I'll have a brownie [from Fat Witch Bakery].
4. Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St.
I love this bookstore, because when you go into a regular bookstore, everything is so organized that you get steered toward what everybody else is reading. When you go to Housing Works, you get steered toward what everybody thinks they don't want to be reading.
5. Russ & Daughters, 179 E. Houston St., at Orchard Street
A unique New York institution. I pretty much go there for the Nova lox. It's perfect. I used to live down there, and the changes are so intense that there's a feeling of comradeship when I go there. We remember the bad old days.
6. Classical department at Tower Records, formerly at 1961 Broadway
I've been really mourning that. It really bothers me that they closed. I think it's a tragedy that we don't have a classical department like that. Those departments were like libraries. It's just horrible that they're not there anymore.
7. Trinity Church Graveyard, Broadway at Wall Street
I like to just hang out, be outdoors and enjoy the New York architecture and the nature vibe. It's a lovely, lovely place to sit and meditate on the comings and goings - very pretty and very calm.
8. Martinson Hall at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St.
My favorite place in New York City. I've done four shows there. The Public Theater for me is Mecca, and that particular building is a sacred space.
9. The Subway
I love the subway system to the degree where its become melded with my consciousness and the way my brain works. You don't get to scrutinize people anywhere the way you can in a subway car. As noxious as it can be, I can't image life without the subway.
10. Lupe's East L.A. Kitchen, 110 Sixth Ave., at Broome Street
I eat there every couple of weeks. The whole Mexican restaurant thing in New York is just wrong. If you go to L.A. to a storefront Mexican restaurant, this is the way it's gonna be. It's not slathered with melted cheese or any of that crap. it's just Mexican.
By Larry Getlen
December 2, 2007 -- Eric Bogosian
"The 'cityness' comes pouring into me when I walk across the Brooklyn Bridge." Eric Bogosian's career has been as varied as the city he loves. A TriBeCa native and Lower East Side icon, his plays and solo shows skewered modern society, with "Talk Radio" earning a Pulitzer nod. As a performer, he went from his own thoughtful, reflective characters to the villain in "Under Siege 2" and the captain on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" - itself a Big Apple icon. This is his New York.
1.Wave Hill, West 249th Street at Independence Avenue, The Bronx
A really, really gorgeous place. It's got this really beautiful mansion and rolling hills, and all kinds of botanical gardens. It's a very calming place.
2. Yankee Stadium, 161st Street at River Avenue, The Bronx
It's a big old cliché, but for me there's nothing like a nice warm June night, sitting there, looking out at that lawn with the sun setting, and watching the Yankees play.
3. Chelsea Market, Ninth Avenue between 15th and 16th streets
They have a fantastic fish market [The Lobster Place] with the best fish I can find downtown, and you can't find better buffalo mozzarella in the city than in the Italian food place there [Buon Italia]. I just really dig that place. And if I'm feeling really decadent, I'll have a brownie [from Fat Witch Bakery].
4. Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St.
I love this bookstore, because when you go into a regular bookstore, everything is so organized that you get steered toward what everybody else is reading. When you go to Housing Works, you get steered toward what everybody thinks they don't want to be reading.
5. Russ & Daughters, 179 E. Houston St., at Orchard Street
A unique New York institution. I pretty much go there for the Nova lox. It's perfect. I used to live down there, and the changes are so intense that there's a feeling of comradeship when I go there. We remember the bad old days.
6. Classical department at Tower Records, formerly at 1961 Broadway
I've been really mourning that. It really bothers me that they closed. I think it's a tragedy that we don't have a classical department like that. Those departments were like libraries. It's just horrible that they're not there anymore.
7. Trinity Church Graveyard, Broadway at Wall Street
I like to just hang out, be outdoors and enjoy the New York architecture and the nature vibe. It's a lovely, lovely place to sit and meditate on the comings and goings - very pretty and very calm.
8. Martinson Hall at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St.
My favorite place in New York City. I've done four shows there. The Public Theater for me is Mecca, and that particular building is a sacred space.
9. The Subway
I love the subway system to the degree where its become melded with my consciousness and the way my brain works. You don't get to scrutinize people anywhere the way you can in a subway car. As noxious as it can be, I can't image life without the subway.
10. Lupe's East L.A. Kitchen, 110 Sixth Ave., at Broome Street
I eat there every couple of weeks. The whole Mexican restaurant thing in New York is just wrong. If you go to L.A. to a storefront Mexican restaurant, this is the way it's gonna be. It's not slathered with melted cheese or any of that crap. it's just Mexican.
