YAS NERD ALERT

the culture shed

"a radical shape-shifting building"
 we'll see.

independence day was last week

My sister who works in the Empire State building just sent me this. @LeeGoldbergABC7 @nynjpaweather @WxmanFranz pic.twitter.com/6TRQJUqYTS

— Scarlet Knight (@LetsGoRU) July 14, 2016

its showtime!

more info

fortnightly boat

New York Harbor is not only one of the largest and busiest natural ports in the world, but also the most complex. State law requires any foreign ship, or American ship with foreign cargo, to be escorted into the harbor with one of their pilots.

The entrance to the harbor from the Atlantic is protected by two thin pieces of land that jut out into the water: Sandy Hook from New Jersey and Rockaway from Long Island. These narrow outreaches have shallow shores that make entering the bay tricky.

Henry Hudson ran into the Sandy Hook Bar, a barrier of sand built up on the seafloor by downstream currents, when he tried to come into the harbor in 1609. It took him three days to successfully get in and explore his namesake river. Hudson enlisted the help of men who held long, straight poles off the sides of ships to test the water’s depth. The men who were experts with these pijls, as they were called in the Dutch shipping days, were called pijl loads, a title that eventually became “pilot.” (via)

on a related note, i watched the finest hours last night. it was not great but i liked it anyway.

oh yeah right

Just in time for today's PM rush hour, the WTC Transit Hub has finally opened. https://t.co/DFEJLcDx8k @WTCProgress pic.twitter.com/43ewtmiNd7

— Architectural Record (@ArchRecord) March 3, 2016

listen to this and play along.

What do you value more: a seat on the subway or a faster commute? Tickets to the Mets or tickets to the Yankees? Listeners call in to play this-or-that in the style of New York values!

NEW RHoNYC TRAILER!

the embedded video was a goddamn autoplay nightmare so just trust me when i say click this link and watch your heart out.

check out the trailer for Baz Luhrmann's NYC hip hop netflix show

have you ever wanted to get up close and personal with the ceiling of the NYPL Rose Reading Room

the restoration is almost finished. check out more pics.

too tall.

click here and get pissed.

who is ready to go try the new NYC spot?

Can you be liberal and eat at Chick-fil-A? http://t.co/E4qMQdldLY pic.twitter.com/Wl2fNhWoKj

— Mashable (@mashable) October 5, 2015

citi bike rides

Citi Bike Rides: September 17th & 18th, 2013 from Jeff Ferzoco on Vimeo.

it starts out at midnight so it is a little slow until the morning commute picks up.

nyc anniversary for this big green lady

Lady Liberty arrived in New York 130 years ago today. http://t.co/FPaZO0Ggnb pic.twitter.com/nCrbWiEXDT

— NYT Archives (@NYTArchives) June 17, 2015

have we talked about this movie yet?

this family never left their apartment in the east village and they LOVE movies. nytimes.


 UPDATE

On the town with the boys of the Wolfpack http://t.co/eX5VHK9BKk pic.twitter.com/rbV9OFBy7R

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) June 11, 2015

showtime ladies and gentlemen showtime

the subway showtimers documentary you have been waiting all your life for is here check it out

g-d damn.

plz welcome... the next overscaled monstrosity to blot out the sun over central park. one of seven new supertall towers inching toward fruition along 57th street. UGH.

free at last!

puppies can go to restaurants with outdoor seating in new york now. (not you cats) ruff

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i've got terrible news

pearl river mart is closing because the rent is too damn high! i hope they have a very discounted going out of business sale though.

fritz is here and no one told me!

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