S. & G. Gross, a pawn shop at 486 Eighth Avenue (just above Penn Station), always ranks highly on my list of favorite places in town.  ...

Gotham City Video, 687 8th Avenue. (T. Rinaldi) Valentine's Day love, brought to you by the good folks at Gotham City Video.  Goth...

To fluoresce, or not to fluoresce?  This is the eternal question every true admirer of neon must eventually confront.  The difference betwee...

The cover of Newsweek's recent "last print issue" reminded me that it's time to file another installment in my series cove...

As promised, 2013 dawned with the legendary loss of the Lenox Lounge.  In the neon book , I described this establishment's "moderne...

Sad to say, 2012 has been a rough year for New York's old neon signs.  Below is the list of the year's casualties (including a fe...

Botticelli Shoes, at 5th Ave. and W53rd Street, Manhattan. (T. Rinaldi)