Wool, hats, and novelties — how the Beast of Revelation pays the rent
This auto-garage-turned-bar takes its name from a pair of long-deceased chicken joints whose eye-catching ads, painted on the sides of local buildings, proved far more enduring than the restaurants themselves. One of those ads looms above the bar on a neighboring wall. Two other ads, one of which spanned almost the entire length of an apartment building, were lost early last year when the building, known by some as the Hot Bird Building, was sacrificed to the gods of Atlantic Yards.
The local chapter of this secret "fraternal" organization for (graying) black women has owned this Stuyvesant Heights mansion since 1945.
The disciples of Sri Chinmoy run several wonderfully named business here in Jamaica Hills, including The Garland of Divinity's Love, a flower shop next door. The stores are generally painted baby blue with white accents; this laundromat also features soul-birds on its sign.
Here we are, back at the Self-Transcendence 3100. It's Day 11, and Grahak is now the front-runner, averaging over 70 miles per day! You can once again just make out the shape of a bouncy ball in Atmavir's right hand.
