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Since the coming of the undulating One Jackson Square condo and the condo-sponsored mega clean-up of Jackson Square Park, I’ve been waiting for the Lukoil gas station at 8th Avenue and Horatio to vanish.

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As we celebrate St. Mark’s Books and strive to save it from vanishing, let’s not forget, in addition to the books, the value of its vestibule.

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9/27 at 7 pm: Join Eileen Myles at St. Mark’s Bookshop to celebrate the release of Zipper Mouth by Laurie Weeks–it’s “life on the edge in New York City.” [SMB]

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At Serge Beckers latest hyperstylized luncheonette, you dont have to.

On Saturday, Occupy Wall Street protesters marched to Union Square. The NYPD made several arrests. At one point, they corralled a group of young women in a net and hit them in the face with pepper spray. The images on film are disturbing.

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The St. Mark’s Books rent decision won’t come today. The owners tell me that Cooper is giving the request “serious consideration,” have referred the matter to Finance, “and we should expect to hear back from them by the end of October.” That means there’s still time to buy lots of books and boost the shop’s sales and spirits.

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