Rtn2NYC t1_j6ak107 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 11:10 PM

I recommend the excellent book called St Marks is Dead (Ana Calhoun) if anyone wants a full (and fascinating) history of the East Village (including Kim’s Video and Mondo Kims) from New Amsterdam to 2016ish.

wonkiealf t1_j6coeio wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:46 AM

A 2012 Village Voice article regarding the fate of those videos is also a nice read.

https://www.villagevoice.com/2012/09/12/the-strange-fate-of-kims-video/

klausshermann t1_j6b8a68 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 2:17 AM

I would second this recommendation. If you’ve spent any significant period of time in your life in St Marks, it’s such a fantastic book.