"Stay Inside:
The Republicans Are Coming"

Memo

This memo [follow the link above to the
Village Voice website to see the scan of the
memo] was left on the doormats of residents of
Penn South, a 3,000-unit cooperative development
located near Madison Square Garden.

The city,
already addled by 9/11, prepares for the
inconveniences the convention will bring. Being
told by the management to "If at all possible,
stay inside during the times the convention is in
session" is just the latest in a series of
infringements that have come to define life in
the city. What's interesting is how closely these suggestions mirror hurricane or tornado safety
tips — ("Be sure to shop for extra food and water") — leading one to wonder, what hath god and Mayor Bloomberg wrought, and what the hell did we all do to deserve it?