Greenwich Village take-out staple and NYU campus favorite, Suzie’s Chinese Restaurant, has seemingly closed it’s doors for good.
The nearly forty-year-old establishment had recently undergone a change in both management and menu, a risk that usually marks the ending of a good thing. For those who have never had Suzie’s, it was fairly ordinary Americanized Chinese fair: General Tso’s what-may-be-chicken, MSG-infused and fried all over. But those that have part taken in a Suzie’s feast are saying so long to a comfort food that has followed them from orientation week to their graduation date.
At the closing of another year, the NYU Local Staff has turned to glean the lessons we have each learned, the little tidbits we take with us into another summer after our time at NYU and in New York City. So here are the best lessons of 2012, neatly packed into Felicity-like monologues.
Your roommate had sex with your fiance, on your birthday… cake. That’s the central comedic bit in ABC’s new show Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23, but the new series offers a lot more than just this devious sight gag. In fact the entire sitcom is surprisingly successful in its composition, defying the expectations of mediocrity that might have spurred from advertisements and the overall lack of hype. Regardless of your low expectations for these opening episodes, the show has so far proven that it has its own quirky merits worth watching.
