Once again, my favourite substack about New York never fails to deliver. The poor guy on the end of the phone line must be so beaten down. Maybe the MTA are hazing him.
I had no idea about the latest info on the Greek coffee cup situation. ☕️
Another delight to read! Anne, you should do an issue where you randomly call numbers listed at official places around the city and see who you get and whether they're all manned by Eddie! 😉
Anne, I can’t believe you sniffed the vent—the things you do for us! I will be on the edge of my seat until this tower mystery is solved. Thank you for another issue bursting with mysterious delights! Gotta go find some of that nondairy milk somewhere in LA, I have a feeling it would be a big hit here!
Regarding the Senior Citizen Roulette poll, I chose to comment rather than select "stick with the seniors" because I wanted to explain. First, while the teen roulette might be humorous at first, I doubt anything actually useful and interesting would come of it due to the fact they are simply inexperienced in life with a head full of Tik Tok. Unless you are talking to teens living on the streets, in which case it seems it would mostly be sad and horrifying.
It's funny how you can forget something, and then miss it so much. Fond memories of meals from Cosmic Diner across the street from 1790 Broadway -- and then down the block from 1755! They always answered the phone: "Cose-mic."
Well done. Another really cool R into R post (Research into Reality). I still think you should have accepted the MTA worker’s offer to show you one of the rooms. Looks like at least one had an air conditioning unit in it. It would be so cool to nab a photo or two of the innards of one of those rooms. And I love the whole coffee cup story. Well done. Thanks so much. Hugs my dear. Enjoy your week. 🤗🤗
Loved the story on the Greek cups! Echoes of my college days hanging out in the East Village. I answered "other" to your survey. Tbh, I am new to this newsletter and haven't been following your senior feature, but I'm wondering why this feature is age-specific. Why not ask questions of people of any age? Lastly, I hope it isn't rude to offer a correction, but there is no "n" in the word, "restaurateur." Weird, I know. Ever since I was first corrected a few years back, I've wondered why this is, as it makes no sense to my English-speaking ear. So, at long last, I did a little digging myself and discovered that the history of this word is not what you--or anyone else, for that matter--might think. I thought this story would appeal to your sleuthing spirit:
I'll keep my eyes peeled for these cups when I next watch a NYC-cops-TV show or movie! Anne, I long suspected you were a reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes. Your delight in mysteries, following clues, and getting to the bottom of it is so infectuous.
So, the Greek coffee cups turned up in other big cities. I wonder if that's true for the mystery towers as well.
I know, I was surprised that I recognised the cups after reading the story, but I lived in Houston from 1989-2011, and it was sometime in the latter 2008-11s that we started eating at a Greek restaurant near my office. the cups are so unmistakeable!
the greek cup does feel instantly recognizable to me from TV/movies, can't say whether i've actually seen one in person! makes me think of the dixie cup, which for me is a nostalgic reminder of the wasteful days when no one had reusable water bottles - but the design was cute!
I LOVE another issue of CAFE ANNE!
How anyone can bat 1,000 with a fun and interesting issue every week is a miracle and should be in Guinness Book of World Records.
More importantly I choose to believe that in 1994 NYC residents used 68 Greek coffee cups per year.
Thank you!!!
My kid has a giant stuffie version of the blue Greek coffee cup! Somehow, it manages to be famous even among the too-young-for-coffee set.
Once again, my favourite substack about New York never fails to deliver. The poor guy on the end of the phone line must be so beaten down. Maybe the MTA are hazing him.
I had no idea about the latest info on the Greek coffee cup situation. ☕️
I agree; 12oz is too big.
Yeah, so you made me buy some NY Coffee Cup earrings for my wife.
Another delight to read! Anne, you should do an issue where you randomly call numbers listed at official places around the city and see who you get and whether they're all manned by Eddie! 😉
Anne, I can’t believe you sniffed the vent—the things you do for us! I will be on the edge of my seat until this tower mystery is solved. Thank you for another issue bursting with mysterious delights! Gotta go find some of that nondairy milk somewhere in LA, I have a feeling it would be a big hit here!
Regarding the Senior Citizen Roulette poll, I chose to comment rather than select "stick with the seniors" because I wanted to explain. First, while the teen roulette might be humorous at first, I doubt anything actually useful and interesting would come of it due to the fact they are simply inexperienced in life with a head full of Tik Tok. Unless you are talking to teens living on the streets, in which case it seems it would mostly be sad and horrifying.
It's funny how you can forget something, and then miss it so much. Fond memories of meals from Cosmic Diner across the street from 1790 Broadway -- and then down the block from 1755! They always answered the phone: "Cose-mic."
Teenior citizens! Ask the seniors and the teens the same questions
Fascinating as always! But my big laff: “I sniffed the bottom vent.” 😂🤣 Oh no…she didn’t!
Well done. Another really cool R into R post (Research into Reality). I still think you should have accepted the MTA worker’s offer to show you one of the rooms. Looks like at least one had an air conditioning unit in it. It would be so cool to nab a photo or two of the innards of one of those rooms. And I love the whole coffee cup story. Well done. Thanks so much. Hugs my dear. Enjoy your week. 🤗🤗
Roulette: How about asking the same question to representatives of all three groups?
Loved the story on the Greek cups! Echoes of my college days hanging out in the East Village. I answered "other" to your survey. Tbh, I am new to this newsletter and haven't been following your senior feature, but I'm wondering why this feature is age-specific. Why not ask questions of people of any age? Lastly, I hope it isn't rude to offer a correction, but there is no "n" in the word, "restaurateur." Weird, I know. Ever since I was first corrected a few years back, I've wondered why this is, as it makes no sense to my English-speaking ear. So, at long last, I did a little digging myself and discovered that the history of this word is not what you--or anyone else, for that matter--might think. I thought this story would appeal to your sleuthing spirit:
https://blog.ciachef.edu/what-happened-to-the-n-in-restaurateur/#:~:text=The%20spelling%20doesn't%20seem,The%20proper%20spelling%20is%20restaurateur.
I'll keep my eyes peeled for these cups when I next watch a NYC-cops-TV show or movie! Anne, I long suspected you were a reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes. Your delight in mysteries, following clues, and getting to the bottom of it is so infectuous.
So, the Greek coffee cups turned up in other big cities. I wonder if that's true for the mystery towers as well.
I know, I was surprised that I recognised the cups after reading the story, but I lived in Houston from 1989-2011, and it was sometime in the latter 2008-11s that we started eating at a Greek restaurant near my office. the cups are so unmistakeable!
the greek cup does feel instantly recognizable to me from TV/movies, can't say whether i've actually seen one in person! makes me think of the dixie cup, which for me is a nostalgic reminder of the wasteful days when no one had reusable water bottles - but the design was cute!