Anonymous sources

A tip of the hat to Mike Feinsilber, eagle-eyed editor, for this one:

From the New York Times Cooking email:

“Those who enjoy the framing of “on the condition of anonymity” clauses in newspaper articles will enjoy this account of the closing of the Marine Basin Marina in Brooklyn, in the Brooklyn Paper. “ ‘It’s a huge loss for Brooklyn,’ said a marina tenant, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of his wife, who doesn’t know he owns a boat.”