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DEAD ON! NYC losing it's flavor thanks to greed. Small performance venues closing in droves. And Subway "sandwich" shops replacing them! "When an arts venue closes its doors, everyone suffers: artists, spectators and students are displaced; restaurants and other nearby small businesses lose foot traffic; realtors have one less cultural hotspot with which to attract buyers and tenants; schools lose an educational partner and a source of internships, and the city loses a tourist draw. Arts venues and their audiences play a significant role in our city’s nightlife, tourism and real-estate industries. It’s ironic that the rising rents and property values that threaten many arts organizations are partly a result of the buzz and excitement those arts venues generate." MORE: NYPOST GAWKER: Texas Teacher Denies Fondling First-Grader, Says She’s Too Racist to Molest a Black Student MORE ON THIS WHORE: GAWKER.COM INTERNET SENSATION SWEET BROWN CHANGES HER TUNE: