This is my favorite news story of the day: Overcast N.Y. Sun Tries Giving It Away.
Ahem.
"The paper has embarked on an aggressive policy to ramp up its free distribution in what it calls the elite neighborhoods of the city."
As most of my readers live outside of the Tri-State Area, at this point I think it might be helpful to provide a quick run-down of a few NYC neighborhoods.
For the statistically inclined, a chart:
For the cartographically conditioned, a map:
And for the pop-culturally enabled, a paralleled cast list from Full House:
Financial District: John Stamos
Murray Hill: Candace Cameron
SoHo: Mary-Kate Olsen
Nolita: Ashley Olsen
Little Italy: Dave Coulier
Meatpacking District: Bob Saget
Windsor Terrace: Jodie Sweetin
So, given that I live in Windsor Terrace, in a building owned by a slightly insane and not-so-slightly xenophobic 94-year-old Italian woman, in a neighborhood where the most fashionable store is the Verizon outlet on Prospect Park West, I can't help but wonder: WHY THE FUCK AM I RECEIVING THE NEW YORK SUN EVERY MORNING?
There are few benefits to living in a marginal neighborhood, but not being lumped together with the Jimmy Choo-and-charities set is one I cherish.
If this keeps up, I'm moving to Bay Ridge.
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tags: etc., Jodie Sweetin, NYC
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The visual aids were much appreciated. Particularly the one-to-ten scaling of "eliteness." :) Can you do the rest of the nation that way, perhaps by city?
I also considered "elitosity" and "elition", but I decided to keep it simple.
Ohhh but "elition" has overtones of "elision" to it...
Verizon Store=Only fashionable outlet? You're clearly not giving Farrell's or Hot Dog City their just due.
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And let's be honest here: I also neglected to consider the fashionable effect of Brooklyn House of Locks & Hardware. That alone should put the neighborhood on par with ... oh, Bed-Sty at the very least. Maybe even Gowanus!
ok, but which neighborhoods are l33t?
I can't keep up with you kids and your crazy computer dialects. Congratulations on out-geeking me, sir.
The Terrace community can't even support a decent fortune teller business.
Did my husband really and truly out-geek you? Wow. (I don't, er, actually know what that whole writing-words-with-numbers thing is about either, but I figured you would.)
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