Daily Link Fix: A History of the Rockettes; Journalists and Researchers Have Different Ideas of Gentrification

December 15, 2014
  • Did you  know the Rockettes were originally the Missouri Rockets? Read this full history of the leggy holiday dancers. [Bowery Boys]
  • A neighborhood guide to the Latino and Chinese cultures of Sunset Park. [Brooklyn Based]
  • There seems to be a disparity between what journalists report as gentrification and what research actually finds. [City Lab]
  • This Le Corbusier-inspired chaise lounge bathtub looks pretty darn comfy. [Twisted Sifter]
  • We know you’ve been waiting for this day–the Meow Parlour is officially open. Meet the cat cafe’s adorable kittens. [Bedford + Bowery]

Images: The Rockettes practice for a 1964 productions, via Life/Arthur Rickerby (L) ; “Gentrifying” Brooklyn via brandon king cc (R) 

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