Brooklyn Boutiques and the White People Who Shop in Them
Because poor Yankee Cory Lidle had to go and fly his plane into an Upper East Side building yesterday afternoon, there were some noteworthy things we didn't have a chance to get to but definitely deserve mention:
• Finally, an ultra-expensive boutique opens in Fort Greene, offering $550 peacoats and $658 boots. The latter are perfect for swiftly walking past the few remaining minorities who, thank God, probably won't be around long. The Observer also looks at Bird and Butter, two other ridiculously expensive Brooklyn boutiques that bring Manhattan prices across the river. The point? Your wonderfully twee borough is long gone. [NYO]
• Speaking of the caste system, the National Fair Housing Alliance alleges that the Corcoran Group is racially biased, discriminating against African-Americans and steering white customers away from black neighborhoods and towards honky-safe areas like Cobble Hill and Park Slope. The group claims that the CorcoDevil's minions even had a map outlining white neighborhoods. Doesn't everyone already know that information? Is a map really necessary? [NYT]