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Third-generation seltzermonger Walter Backerman on the dying art of H2O delivery.

In a city where passersby throw their fists at shoeshine men and shoeshiners set fire to rival shine booths, let’s take pleasure in the presence of Mel’s Place, a shine stand just north of Times Square, blessed with originality and nostalgia.

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Thanks to the reader who sent in this photo–Gabe Stulman announces his win today on Joseph Leonard’s chalkboard: “Every man ought to have one well-fitting Fedora.” Hopefully, it will also still fit the people who kept it alive for over 60 years:

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Last night, Community Board 2 voted to move ahead with the new plan for Fedora. We still don’t know for sure what the future holds. Will the people who love Fedora today be able to enjoy it tomorrow? Or will they be pushed out by the new crowd? You have just 3 more days to experience Fedora as it is. Here’s the scene from a recent night:

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Good read: “New York? The whole damn place has been turned into a suburb,” sneered David Harvey, startling a roomful of New Yorkers who prided themselves on the same things he derided: the makeover of the city’s parks; the new network of bike lanes; the pedestrian malls along Broadway. [FastCo.]

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Friday: Coney Island-style fashion show. [CIC]

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