*Everyday Chatter

Add ghost-signed Dapper Dan to the list of empty storefronts turning into temporary art galleries--the vacant shop is curated by Mighty Tanaka.

Williamsburg becomes squat city, with shooting galleries. [EVG]

More interview with the great and curmudgeonly Jim Knipfel. [WWIB]

There used to be a place in Brooklyn Heights called "Mammy's Pantry." [PMFA]

Why yuns love cupcakes--says one psych, it's about the "'We're all special' mentality...'we find more people saying, 'I want to have my cake—cake that is individualized, reflects the special person that I am, and is packaged for one—and eat it, too.'" [Voice]

Patsy's in East Harlem turns 76. [Gothamist]

Why'd this kid blow up Starbucks? Literature inspired him. Or maybe it was Brad Pitt. [Gothamist]

A look back at Meatpacking. [GVDP]

Get mugged in luxury at StuyTown. [STLL]

I love pictures of crazy sexy Latin cakes. [Blah]

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