October 2009
69 posts
1 out of 4 weekday and half of weekend subway...
talesfromthemta:
One out of four weekday subway trains, and half the trains on weekends, are late or fail to make at least some stops, new transit data released Monday shows.
The grim statistics are the result of a less forgiving method of reporting delays by NYC Transit, which previously gave itself a pass for service changes and disruptions planned to allow major construction and maintenance...
New York, You’ve Changed: Ghostbusters →
aprettygoodstart:
A location scout for a movie studio does a shot for shot comparison of New York City now and New York City as shown in Ghostbusters, my favorite movie of all time.
What’s Missing from Today’s Hyperlocal Sites –... →
Queens Man Arrested, Suspected of Aiding Hezbollah →
U.S. prosecutors say that two men, including a Queens building super, were indicted for allegedly trying to aid the Hezbollah
(via Gothamist)
Bea Arthur's Lasting Gift to Fight LGBT... →
fousheezy:
Love her as always. Her estate donated $300,000 to a NYC LGBT Homeless youth shelter.
The Best Delis and Chinese Food In New York City. →
Watchfutureoflocalmedia:
Neighborhoodr Pitch filmed by Jesse Gebryel on WellcomeMat
This Is Why You're Fat Truck NYC Cart Challenge On...
blakeley:
How does a bacon-cinnamon roll sound? What about a grilled-cheesecake sandwich? Look out for weird snacks like these on Oct. 29, when the team behind This Is Why You’re Fat—a blog where people post photos of far-fetched cuisine—will hold a food-truck contest to promote the release of their first book.
For the contest, six Manhattan mobile food vendors are preparing extra-indulgent...
New York City Quotations and New York City Quotes →
(via sangraal)
Serious Eats Finds New York's Best Bagel | Serious... →
sweatonthelawn:
Or, ‘Ed Levine’s Existential Bagel Crisis’
“They aren’t calling to me,” said Ed Levine—a man who had once written the sentence “No city, perhaps in the history of the world, is so closely identified with a breadstuff as New York is with the bagel.” Who had used words such as superb and terrific and huzzah! to describe the very same bagels that sat before us.
There was only one...
Brooklyn's Best Sandwiches →
sarahspy:
Chowhound’s top 10 followed by long comment thread of additional tips from readers
FLM October: The Future of Community Blogging
futureoflocalmedia:
Announcing our next Future of Local Media Salon Series, “What’s Good in Your Hood? The Future of Community Blogging.” Get tickets here > - - -
Over the past several decades, news has been predominately packaged for and distributed via radio, newspapers, TV and now the web. Whoever controlled the information, controlled the message. In turn, the majority of us received...
An Architect's Pick: A Photo Essay →
sarahwrotethat:
Some of Francis Leadon’s favorite New York buildings and sites, culled from his work as co-author of the AIA Guide to New York City.
Watchadamiss:
A re-creation of New York, before there was a city. Mannahhatta by Eric Sanderson.
If you love New York and the history of our city, take 16 few minutes to watch this TED video. Well worth it.
“400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta’s fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife — accurate down to the block —...
“But festivalism lives in a high castle, surrounded by a moat not entirely of its...”
– A.O. Scott on the NY Film Festival, for the Times. (via rcjohnso)
I have said the word “film festival” so many times in the past month that the phrase has lost its meaning. ff has evolved into an agreed-upon acronym, the way we call boys we like by letters or nicknames because we feel stupid for...
“On the web and mobile, “hyperlocal” is where it’s at...”
– A glowing review of Neighborhoodr from Mobilebehavior.
FREE drinking on Name Night at No Idea in NYC →
jaredeinstein:
When your name comes up on Name Night, you drink for FREE!!!! A bunch of good names this month, including Nick, Scott, and even Mike on a saturday.
Map - No Idea
New York's Disappearing Storefronts →
(via randomnyc)
L Train Suicide? →