UPPER WEST SIDE—Some demolition porn from the site of the former Colonial Club, where it appears earlier renovation plans have been scrapped. A tipster reports, "Well -- the Colonial Club is gone. But the wrecking crews have been idle for the past week. Rumor has it there may have been damage caused to the adjacent buildings. Probably a costly hiatus. Perhaps a corner park is in order." [CurbedWire Inbox]
CHELSEA—The new AMEX advertising campaign continues to wreak havoc. It seems AMEX is projecting an advertising light show on the side of a building at 23rd and 8th Ave. It's an epidemic! [BlogChelsea]
LOWER EAST SIDE—Daryl Corral from Thompson Hotels emails to deny an earlier report that decorator Dodd Mitchell was fired from the Pomeranc hotel project on Allen. "[T]hat rumor is definitely false," he says. [CurbedWire Inbox]