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March 16, 1998 Issue
"We opened up a column, and it was gone. There was a hollow . . . and a little red staining on the brick. But the column . . . had rusted to the point where it was gone. For four stories, from the roof down."
-- Engineer Donald Friedman, "Them's the Breaks"
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| FEATURES Them’s the Breaks BY MARK JACOBSON Let Los Angeles have its earthquakes and mudslides -- in New York our disasters are man-made. Rotting roadways. Bursting water mains. Falling bricks. Leaking toxic waste. With so much falling apart these days, the real drama is what stays up. Plus: Karrie Jacobs on why modern buildings might inspire anxiety. Shooting Stars Larry Meistrich runs a little production company called the Shooting Gallery. But he wants to be Jack Warner. What to do? Build his Hollywood on the Hudson (okay, the Jersey side). Mel Fever Mel Karmazin, the man who made Howard Stern a household name and took his radio empire from $17 to $170 a share in three years, is now applying his intense style to repairing CBS. Denizens of Black Rock are rattled, but Wall Street is betting on Mel -- who just happens to be CBS’s biggest solo stockholder. Party On For a giddy bridal shower or a sumptuous wedding, here are the best spots for celebrating vows: It’s part two of New York’s guide to new and noteworthy party spaces. Just add guests and rings. GOTHAM | DEPARTMENTS The City Politic BY MICHAEL TOMASKY Rudy’s wrong: New Yorkers are way nicer than they get credit for. You gotta problem widdat? Restaurants Atlantic Grill starts off swimmingly; Iacovelli crafts another gem MARKETPLACE Garden lighting; hardwood Knolls Sales & Bargains Charity begins right here: Sales that are to everyone’s benefit THE ARTS Love and Death on Long Island is a Lolita-like comedy of longing | Theater BY JOHN SIMON Art critic: Yasmina Reza’s play tweaks the minimalists Classical Music Maestro class: Young conductors make a stop at Carnegie Hall Dance The major schools of dance show that they’re losing their quirks Television Sea story: Patrick Stewart, playing yet another captain, steals the new Moby Dick CUE Intelligencer |