GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA THE GIRL: 101 REASONS TO HEART NEW YORK
November 20, 2008,
Written by The 405
101 reasons to heart NY
Central Park
The people watching
Babycakes (vegan cupcakes galore)
View of Manhattan from Brooklyn
Constant gallery openings
Oreos vegan cheesecake
The NY streets
The Arm
Williamsburg
The 'L' trainUrban Rustic (YUM!!)
Espresso on ice
In god we trust (Cool clothing etc..)
Beacon's Closet (Vintage clothing)
McCarren Pool
A different band playing every night
The subway
The 'cost' of the subway
The Studio (rehearsal space)
The style of the apartments
Coney Island
Battery Park, city waterfront
World Trade Center site
The Brooklyn Bridge
NY Public Library
Rockerfeller Centre
Kiel Mead (and anywhere that sells his stuff)
Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers
Being able to call the council and get a tree planted in front of your house
Brazilian Girls
Times Square
Cinders Gallery (Williamsburg)
Pistol pendants (can be found at Cinders gallery)
Angelica Kitchen (Vegan meals)
Walking the Williamsburg Bridge into town
Japanther shows on a boat that circle the East River
Amazing Graffiti (too many great places to mention one)
The Whole Foods Market (Union Square)
Playing the building (Art installation by David Byrne)
Wu-tang Clan
Blondie
Larry David
The Seinfeld restaurant
Catching random fashion photo shoots
Mandate of Heaven (High end vintage fashion)
Beau Velasco
The (what feels like) millions of Farmers' Markets
The Abbey (dirty local pub)
Endless Summer taco van
$3.00 Falafels (N7th Williamsburg)
Being able to get Oreos from pretty much anywhere
The beautiful wide sidewalks
Old trees that line a lot of streets
Streetside fruit stalls
Brooklyn Lager
2nd-hand Chanel
NY Yankees
Marc Jacobs store
Catbird (cute girls' clothing and accessories)
Terminal 5 (live venue)
Not needing a car
The breakdancing kids on the subway
The random strangers helping you get around
Sunac grocery stores
Rooftop terraces
Movie night at McCarren Park
Watching the rain from a cafe on Bedford Ave
The kids playing on Marcy playground
Paper Magazine
Andy Warhol
MoMA
Chinatown
Incense man, on a bike (Fort Greene)
Movies at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Watching Sunday afternoon baseball games
All the waitresses that could pass for models..
Old shop signage
Free summer-time concerts
The NYC dress sense
Being able to buy sushi in corner stores
Joey Ramone Place
The street grid system, you can't get lost!!
Harlem, this is the first place we got dropped at in NY
and we fell in love with it too..
Being a bus ride away from Baltimore
Henry the Dalmatian (at The Arm Letterpress)
Artists and Fleas market (weekends, n 6th, Williamsburg)
'Penny Licks' vegan ice-cream & dessert store
The sea of yellow cabs in Manhattan
1,000 dogs out meeting other dogs..
The people you meet whilst walking your/someone else's dog
The amazing alleyways
Madison Square Garden
Cats sunbaking in windows
Book launches with Thurston Moore
Walking around in the summer time holding hands with your love
Little hipsters.. that made me feel old but still made me smile
Zam Zam cornerstore (n 7th, Williamsburg) It's owned by these two
funny guys who sell a lot of warm beer and make funny conversations.
DIY skate parks under the BQE
Showpaper (gig guide)
Buffalo Cantina's suicide sauce
New Yorkers...
Click here to download Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla the Girl's New York Mixtape.
Tracklisting
01. Critical by Japanther
02. Bump by Spank Rock
03. This Magic Moment by Lou Reed
04. The Sweets by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
05. That Time by Regina Spektor
06. Got Your Money by Ol' Dirty Bastard
07. Set The Grass On Fire by Elysian Fields
08. Egg Raid On Mojo by The Beastie Boys
09. L.E.S Artistes by Santogold
10. Blood Milk and Sky by White Zombie.
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