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| New York Today: Celebrating the Strand | New York Today: Celebrating the Strand |
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| Updated 10:46 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this drizzly Tuesday. | Good morning on this drizzly Tuesday. |
| Another New York institution is turning 90 this month: the Strand Book Store. (Coney Island’s Cyclone hit the milestone yesterday.) | Another New York institution is turning 90 this month: the Strand Book Store. (Coney Island’s Cyclone hit the milestone yesterday.) |
| The shop was founded by Benjamin Bass in 1927, as part of a cluster of booksellers on Fourth Avenue. | The shop was founded by Benjamin Bass in 1927, as part of a cluster of booksellers on Fourth Avenue. |
| And while it’s not our city’s oldest bookstore still in operation (that distinction is claimed by Argosy Books in Midtown, founded in 1925), it may be one of the more fortunate. | And while it’s not our city’s oldest bookstore still in operation (that distinction is claimed by Argosy Books in Midtown, founded in 1925), it may be one of the more fortunate. |
| History was not kind to the 30 or so purveyors of pamphlets, old maps and dog-eared books that lined Fourth Avenue, mostly between Astor Place and 13th Street, a stretch that was then known as Book Row. Rent increases in the 1930s scattered many of them. | History was not kind to the 30 or so purveyors of pamphlets, old maps and dog-eared books that lined Fourth Avenue, mostly between Astor Place and 13th Street, a stretch that was then known as Book Row. Rent increases in the 1930s scattered many of them. |
| The Strand remained even as rents doubled for neighboring bookstores. The landlord who controlled the area had developed a close relationship with Mr. Bass. | The Strand remained even as rents doubled for neighboring bookstores. The landlord who controlled the area had developed a close relationship with Mr. Bass. |
| Rents continued to rise in the 1950s, and the old bookstores that had survived on Fourth Avenue again faced eviction. When an agent from the Department of Commerce and Public Events visited in 1956, “the antiquarians wept, dustily, on his neck,” The New York Times reported. They begged the city to find a new row for them. (It never did.) | Rents continued to rise in the 1950s, and the old bookstores that had survived on Fourth Avenue again faced eviction. When an agent from the Department of Commerce and Public Events visited in 1956, “the antiquarians wept, dustily, on his neck,” The New York Times reported. They begged the city to find a new row for them. (It never did.) |
| A year later, Mr. Bass’s son, Fred Bass, moved the Strand to Broadway and 12th Street, where it has remained and expanded. | A year later, Mr. Bass’s son, Fred Bass, moved the Strand to Broadway and 12th Street, where it has remained and expanded. |
| Today, the bookstore, named after a street in London, offers around 2.5 million new, used and rare volumes, and it is run by Nancy Bass Wyden, a granddaughter of Benjamin Bass, and by her father, Fred Bass. | Today, the bookstore, named after a street in London, offers around 2.5 million new, used and rare volumes, and it is run by Nancy Bass Wyden, a granddaughter of Benjamin Bass, and by her father, Fred Bass. |
| The most expensive item on hand? A $38,000 copy of “Ulysses” by James Joyce, signed by the author and illustrated by Matisse. The oldest is an edition of “Magna Moralia” published in 1496 ($4,500). | The most expensive item on hand? A $38,000 copy of “Ulysses” by James Joyce, signed by the author and illustrated by Matisse. The oldest is an edition of “Magna Moralia” published in 1496 ($4,500). |
| In the age of Amazon, Ms. Wyden said shops like hers offer New Yorkers something different. | In the age of Amazon, Ms. Wyden said shops like hers offer New Yorkers something different. |
| They’re places for discovery, conversation, to meet someone new or to pop the question (which, she said, she sees quite a bit). | They’re places for discovery, conversation, to meet someone new or to pop the question (which, she said, she sees quite a bit). |
| “When customers come in, time slows down for them,” she said, “and in our chaotic city, New Yorkers need that.” | “When customers come in, time slows down for them,” she said, “and in our chaotic city, New Yorkers need that.” |
| What are your favorite bookstores in the city? And what are your most treasured moments there? Tell us about them in the comments. | What are your favorite bookstores in the city? And what are your most treasured moments there? Tell us about them in the comments. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| It will cool off a touch today, with a shower or two likely during the morning commute. | It will cool off a touch today, with a shower or two likely during the morning commute. |
| Expected high of 78. | |
| Later on, we’re looking at around 61 and mostly clear, making for a comfortable evening. | |
| • Three members of the Central Park Five, now exonerated, joined in the Bronx Prep class of 2017 graduation ceremony. [New York Times] | • Three members of the Central Park Five, now exonerated, joined in the Bronx Prep class of 2017 graduation ceremony. [New York Times] |
| • Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to call a special session of the State Legislature, as early as Wednesday, seeking to give Mayor Bill de Blasio another year of control over city schools. [New York Times] | • Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to call a special session of the State Legislature, as early as Wednesday, seeking to give Mayor Bill de Blasio another year of control over city schools. [New York Times] |
| • Richard Anderson, who ran Delta for nine years, will serve as co-chief executive of Amtrak. [New York Times] | • Richard Anderson, who ran Delta for nine years, will serve as co-chief executive of Amtrak. [New York Times] |
| • The South Ferry subway station, which was flooded by Hurricane Sandy, will reopen today. [NY1] | • The South Ferry subway station, which was flooded by Hurricane Sandy, will reopen today. [NY1] |
| • A street sign posted last month that honored the Queens-born newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin was temporary. Permanent signs must be approved by the City Council. [New York Times] | • A street sign posted last month that honored the Queens-born newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin was temporary. Permanent signs must be approved by the City Council. [New York Times] |
| • The Staten Island Yankees, a minor league team, attracted fewer than half as many fans per game than the Brooklyn Cyclones did last year. [New York Times] | • The Staten Island Yankees, a minor league team, attracted fewer than half as many fans per game than the Brooklyn Cyclones did last year. [New York Times] |
| • The Erie Canal got its start as a “ditch” 200 years ago; it would become a symbol of New York’s political ascendancy. [New York Times] | • The Erie Canal got its start as a “ditch” 200 years ago; it would become a symbol of New York’s political ascendancy. [New York Times] |
| • The Rent Guidelines Board will vote today on how much of an increase landlords in the city can give on rent-stabilized apartments. [WNYC] | • The Rent Guidelines Board will vote today on how much of an increase landlords in the city can give on rent-stabilized apartments. [WNYC] |
| • One of the city’s busiest emergency departments, at a hospital in Elmhurst, Queens, is seeking a renovation. [NY1] | • One of the city’s busiest emergency departments, at a hospital in Elmhurst, Queens, is seeking a renovation. [NY1] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Delivery for Edward Albee” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Delivery for Edward Albee” |
| • Scoreboard: Yankees soil White Sox, 6-5. | • Scoreboard: Yankees soil White Sox, 6-5. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing. |
| • Learn how to knit at Bryant Park in Midtown. 1:30 p.m. [Free] | • Learn how to knit at Bryant Park in Midtown. 1:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Pick up a bike helmet at Second Avenue and East 47th Street in Midtown. 2:30 to 5 p.m. [Free] | • Pick up a bike helmet at Second Avenue and East 47th Street in Midtown. 2:30 to 5 p.m. [Free] |
| • An evening of live swing music and dance lessons at Damrosch Park on the Upper West Side. 6 p.m. [$20] | • An evening of live swing music and dance lessons at Damrosch Park on the Upper West Side. 6 p.m. [$20] |
| • End your day with a sunset yoga class at Inwood Hill Park. 6:30 p.m. [Free, bring a mat] | • End your day with a sunset yoga class at Inwood Hill Park. 6:30 p.m. [Free, bring a mat] |
| • The author of “How to Fall in Love with Anyone” speaks at Greenlight bookstore in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | • The author of “How to Fall in Love with Anyone” speaks at Greenlight bookstore in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. 7:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Yankees at White Sox, 8:10 p.m. (YES). Mets at Marlins, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). | • Yankees at White Sox, 8:10 p.m. (YES). Mets at Marlins, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| • Alternate-side parking is suspended for Eid al-Fitr. | • Alternate-side parking is suspended for Eid al-Fitr. |
| Looking for a beach read? | Looking for a beach read? |
| We asked employees at the Strand (who must pass a literary quiz to get the job) to put together a list of the best books to dive into this summer. | We asked employees at the Strand (who must pass a literary quiz to get the job) to put together a list of the best books to dive into this summer. |
| Here’s what they came up with: | Here’s what they came up with: |
| “Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011” by Lizzy Goodman. It’s an oral history of the rock scene in post-9/11 New York, as told by stars, journalists, groupies and others. | “Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011” by Lizzy Goodman. It’s an oral history of the rock scene in post-9/11 New York, as told by stars, journalists, groupies and others. |
| “Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays” by Durga Chew-Bose. Ms. Chew-Bose writes about friends, identity and growing up in Montreal in an ethnically Indian family. “Across all 14 essays, nearly each page contains at least one gemlike moment of visual-verbal synesthesia,” The Times wrote. | “Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays” by Durga Chew-Bose. Ms. Chew-Bose writes about friends, identity and growing up in Montreal in an ethnically Indian family. “Across all 14 essays, nearly each page contains at least one gemlike moment of visual-verbal synesthesia,” The Times wrote. |
| “The End of Eddy” by Édouard Louis. This autobiographical novel, a gay coming-of-age story about a boy who endures a brutal childhood and escapes his hometown, “is the ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ of France,” a Times book critic wrote. | “The End of Eddy” by Édouard Louis. This autobiographical novel, a gay coming-of-age story about a boy who endures a brutal childhood and escapes his hometown, “is the ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ of France,” a Times book critic wrote. |
| “We Are Never Meeting in Real Life: Essays” by Samantha Irby. This is the second collection of essays from Ms. Irby, whom The Times called “a sidesplitting polemicist for the most awful situations.” She writes about sex and love and offers a fake application to be a contestant on “The Bachelorette.” | “We Are Never Meeting in Real Life: Essays” by Samantha Irby. This is the second collection of essays from Ms. Irby, whom The Times called “a sidesplitting polemicist for the most awful situations.” She writes about sex and love and offers a fake application to be a contestant on “The Bachelorette.” |
| Ms. Irby’s book is also on The Times’s own list of 16 books to breeze through this summer. | Ms. Irby’s book is also on The Times’s own list of 16 books to breeze through this summer. |
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