Lanza's, in the East Village, NYC

Lanza's, in the East Village, NYC, is reported to have been a favorite #Italian restaurant of the Genovese, Bonanno and Gambino crime families.  

In 1993, Woody Allen used the restaurant to film a scene for his movie "Manhattan Murder Mystery. 

We love its #vintage stained glass windows and #sign. Sadly, the restaurant has been closed for a while and its status is uncertain. Photo appears in our book "Store Front NYC: Photographs of the City's Independent Shops, Past and Present."

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Tim Curry, the flamboyant actor who famously portrayed Dr. Frank -N-Furter in the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” sadly passed away on August 25th at the age of 80. We loved spotting the tribute “Sleep Well Dr Frank N Furter” on the overhanging signage at the vegetarian restaurant Superiority Burger yesterday.

 

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Fanelli Cafe

Fanelli Cafe on Prince Street in SoHo is not only the city’s second-longest continuously operating drinking establishment dating back to 1847 but it has a long mahogany bar, which runs almost the length of the narrow front room where you can eat a very reasonably priced breakfast, lunch or dinner. For example two eggs & bacon served with fries, salad or toast is $16 and a B.L.T. & Fries is $18.

We feature Fanelli’s in our book “Great Bars of New York City” which is available in booksellers and online worldwide.

Let us know if you have visited Fanelli’s and eaten at its bar!

If you are looking for Dolly Parton vinyl to remember her by, Deep Cuts has a large selection.

Deep Cuts Record Store was founded in 2012 by Brandon Perry and John Allen. Although the shop, located on a quiet side street in Ridgewood, Queens is small in size, it carries an eclectic and wide mix of used vinyl and select new releases.

An alter dedicated to Selena and a large framed portrait of Dolly Parton (R.I.P.) can be found hanging on the wall over the register, along with unique ephemera.

If you are looking for Dolly Parton vinyl to remember her by, Deep Cuts has a large selection.

Photo appears in our book "Vinyl NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs" which is available at your local bookseller on online worldwide.

Marietta, Brooklyn

Marietta was a family-owned clothing store in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn which was founded in 1940. We loved its gorgeous signage made of porcelain tiles.  

When we interviewed the 2nd-generation owner, Giuseppe Chirico in 2009 he told us that he first started working at the store after he returned home from World War II.“  

We included our photo of it in our book “Store Front NYC: Photographs of the City’s Independent Shops, Past and Present” which is available at your local bookseller and online worldwide.