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A very good eye for Fine Art … $50 makes $284,000 …
A painting bought for less than $50 at a Manhattan flea market 23 years ago sold at auction in London this week for $284,000. The picture, an oil on canvas by the Indian artist Francis Newton Souza, is a portrait of a bald, frowning man in a black suit, his eyes obscured by wire-rimmed glasses, and is dated 1958.
“Bought for Less Than $50, Sold for $284,000,” By Ben Shapiro, Arts, Briefly, The New York Times, September 16, 2006
Also, he enjoyed the painting for those many years … It pays to stroll through the flea market and avoid the TV shows …
Francis Newton Souza
Bonhams
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Saki Knafo has a short piece in the NYT about Figaro Pizza on 2nd Avenue at 77th Street … my kind of place for a $5 lunch, inexpensive, no tipping, delicious ethnic food … walking distance from my apartment, too! Care to join me for lunch?
[I]ts workers serve lots of pizza in the front of the tiny shop. But follow a Spanish-speaking customer to the back and you’ll find Hispanic servers dishing out heaps of rice, beans, plantains and pollo guisado (chicken stew).
“It’s very hard to find Spanish food around here,” said Wilson Casue, a 29-year-old construction worker from Ecuador. He sat before the last specks of a hearty meal of fried fish and rice and beans, which, at $5, had cost just a nickel more than the dainty goat-cheese-and-cucumber sandwich at a gourmet deli in the neighborhood.
“The Pizza Joint Con Carne (and Salsa),” by Saki Knafo, The New York Times, August 6, 2006
Figaro Pizza, 1469 2nd Avenue, between 76th and 77th Streets, 212-472-2220 [Menupages]
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Recently discovered the Sweet Spring Restaurant … very Chinese, fresh-off-the-boat cuisine … pure Fuzhou, not yet diluted by the New World … very inexpensive, and NO tipping … several varities of steamed dumplings are 5 for $1 … 25A Catherine Street, 7:30 am – 10 pm, 212-766-1777 … [Yelp | Judy's Book]
AGINY Recommended
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Friday morning I rode the Hampton Luxury Liner to the Peconic Bay and enjoyed my very first swim, 2006 … this bus service is very good and the price is very competive … very spacious black leather lounge seat, cool air-con, personal music head-phones, free spring water and snacks, NYTimes, etc. … very comfortable and a pleasure to ride the hi-tech Daimler-Benz bus … new passengers can get a round-trip ticket for $31 …
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Uncle Paq & Blackberry Ellie: Please go to the New York Grand Opera website for information about a free opera at 7.30 pm this coming Tuesday, August 1, 2006 … Tosca … at the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, 72nd Street at Mid-Park … let us all go bring a pinic buffet and sing-along in Italian …
Also see Naumburg Orchestral Concerts
Update: Postponed due to the heat.
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Another great Sichuan restaurant in Flushing, strongly recommended by AGINY, is Spicy & Tasty … there is a counter with plenty of ready-prepared cold appertizers, one can pick and choose … I love to eat the hot and spicey “beef tongue and tripe” and cold tofu with slivers of Chinese stalks of celery …
Moreover, along this stretch of Prince Street, there are numerous ethnic restaurants which I still must find the time to enjoy, especially the Malaysian restaurant …
Spicy & Tasty, 39-07 Prince Street, Flushing, Queens, between 39th and Roosevelt Avenues, 718-359-1601 [Menu from Bridge and Tunnel | NYT | NY Mag | Village Voice | openlist | Yelp]
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Last Sunday, my old friend Mietta Buitoni arrived from Italy … we ate at Joe’s Shanghai in Flushing for delicious soupy pork and crab dumplings, clams with ginger and scallions, and “oon choy” green vegetables … $45 for 3 persons … 13621 37th Avenue, Flushing, Queens, 718-539-3838 [previous post on AGINY | NYT | NY Mag | Village Voice | openlist | Gayot | Yelp]
Monday morning, we rode the M1 bus downtown to Canal Street and enjoyed dim-sum at Chatham … $13 for two … 9 Chatham Square, 212-267-0220 [previous post on AGINY]
Tuesday morning, we rode the bus to Harlem for waffles at Amy Ruth’s for $20 …113 West 116th Street, between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., 212-280-8779 [NYC nosh | MenuPages | NY Mag | Citysearch | openlist | Savory NY | Yelp]
Tuesday evening, we ate at the Nice (with a compliementary wedding show) for $90 for 4 … 35 East Broadway, 212-406-9510 [previous post on AGINY | NYT | Citysearch]
All excellent and all good value …
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Mark your calendar for Tuesday, June 13, 2006, from 5:45 – 9:00 pm – the 28th Annual Museum Mile Festival … FREE
all the museums along Fifth Avenue will throw open their doors to the public for free, the Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic, there will be world music every few blocks, crayon drawing for children on the avenue, etc.
I will head to the Cooper-Hewitt for their show of Hudson River School paintings and the National Academy for the American Art contemporary show.
Participating Museums along Fifth Avenue
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Summer on the Hudson is gearing up for its 6th season of free cultural and recreational events in Riverside Park South. This summer we have a great line-up of world class musicians for Acoustic Sundays, river themed movies for Movies Under the Stars, special all-day events, including the 1st Annual Main Squeeze Accordion Festival on July 8th, plenty of activities and events for kids, including Mamapalooza on May 21st, plus, yoga, pilates and kayaking.
Summer on the Hudson
Saturday, June 10, 2006, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: The Rail Yard History of Riverside Park South, Riverside Park South – Pier I @ 70th Street
Saturday, July 8, 2006, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm: 1st Annual NYC Main Squeeze Accordion Festival
Sunday, July 9, 2006, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Acoustic Sundays – Metropolitan Klezmer
Wednesday, July 12, 2006, 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm: Movies Under the Stars – On the Waterfront
Wednesday, July 26, 2006, 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm: Movies Under the Stars – The African Queen
AGINY Recommended
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Tony Dragonas, street vendor who has been serving great hambburgers and souvlaki at the southwest corner of East 62nd Street and Madison Avenue for many years … just one block from Central Park/5th Avenue … weekdays only …
Tony Dragonas grilling …
may have the best grilled hamburger in NYC …
try the outstanding chicken pita with lettuce and tomatoes – it is a large meal with a very generous portion of bite-sized grilled chicken …
and if you like lamb get the gryos pita … and make sure to get the secret tzatziki sauce (a yogurt sauce with cucumber and herbs) and on the pita offerings … you can also get the pitas as plates (pictured above), with salad and rice, for an additonal $1 …
Tony Dragonas was a finalist in the
2005 Vendy Awards
previous post: Tony and John Dragonas – street vendors
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