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'''Global Ink''' was a truly wonderful newsagent that sold papers and magazines from around the world, and offered treats like free coffee to sweeten the deal. One of New York's last independent storefront newsstands, it was defended by loyal [[Morningside Heights]] residents when a Universal News briefly alighted on Broadway in the early 2000s. The locals simply refused to patronize the chain store altogether.
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[[File:Globalink.jpg|thumb|Global Ink as it once was]]
  
In [[2007]], however, Global Ink suddenly closed. The newsstand's owners opened a shoe store, '''Shoe Tree''', in its place.  
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'''Global Ink''' was a truly wonderful newsagent that sold papers and magazines from around the world<ref>"The Chain Gang," [[The Blue and White]], Nov. 2008 http://web.archive.org/web/20120126163810/http://www.theblueandwhite.org/nov08.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/25/nyregion/new-yorkers-co-new-store-offers-the-world-in-print.html</ref>, and offered treats like free coffee to sweeten the deal.
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One of New York's last independent storefront newsstands, it was defended by loyal [[Morningside Heights]] residents when a Universal News briefly alighted on Broadway in the early 2000s<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/16/nyregion/neighborhood-report-morningside-heights-and-on-one-block-a-battle-for-readers.html</ref>. The locals simply refused to patronize the chain store altogether.
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It received a mention in [[Cheryl Mendelson]]'s—wife of [[Edward Mendelson]]—[[2005]] novel, ''Morningside Heights: A Novel''<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=MaRsDaL8OMkC&pg=PA172&lpg=PA172&dq=global+ink+morningside+heights&source=bl&ots=XGdgH-GMj_&sig=pr-djF89dlUUhnGpyrAm4569j6o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zQLPUaDXLuXq0gGe0oHACw&ved=0CH0Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=global%20ink%20morningside%20heights&f=false</ref>.
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In [[2007]], however, Global Ink suddenly closed. The newsstand's owners opened a shoe store, '''Shoe Tree''', in its place<ref>http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2007/05/morningside_heights_to_lose_it.html</ref>.
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One [[Bwog]] commenter bemoaned, "where are the hipsters gonna get their n+1s/believers/other such magazines? global ink definitely had the best selection within a short distance" <ref>http://bwog.com/2007/09/15/change-is-hard/#comment-33857</ref>.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=4037 Bwog: Change is Hard]
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* [http://bwog.com/2007/09/15/change-is-hard/ Bwog: Change is Hard]
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* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/global-ink-new-york The store's defunct Yelp page]
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==References==
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[[Category:Stores]]
 
[[Category:Stores]]
 
[[Category:Morningside Heights]]
 
[[Category:Morningside Heights]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 29 June 2013

Global Ink as it once was

Global Ink was a truly wonderful newsagent that sold papers and magazines from around the world[1][2], and offered treats like free coffee to sweeten the deal.

One of New York's last independent storefront newsstands, it was defended by loyal Morningside Heights residents when a Universal News briefly alighted on Broadway in the early 2000s[3]. The locals simply refused to patronize the chain store altogether.

It received a mention in Cheryl Mendelson's—wife of Edward Mendelson2005 novel, Morningside Heights: A Novel[4].

In 2007, however, Global Ink suddenly closed. The newsstand's owners opened a shoe store, Shoe Tree, in its place[5].

One Bwog commenter bemoaned, "where are the hipsters gonna get their n+1s/believers/other such magazines? global ink definitely had the best selection within a short distance" [6].

External links

References