Taken from this morning’s am New York: public transit advocacy group Transportation Alternatives is asking riders to rate compare their current commute to their rides in 2009. To get in on the action, text the word “commute” to 30644 and say if your commute has gotten better, worse, or stayed the same since 2009.
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Rate your commute
Posted: January 27, 2012 in City News, Site NewsTags: am new york, mta, subway, transportation alternatives
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PLEASE Stand Away from the Platform Edge
Posted: January 23, 2012 in City News, Site NewsTags: mta, subway, nyc, gothamist
an average of 2 people a week are hit and killed by subway cars The internet is abuzz today about news posted by Gothamist that there were 4 subway-related deaths this weekend. The story is sickening and gruesome to read, as it includes a quote from an EMT that describes the varying types of death-by-subway scenarios that [...]
“Shit New Yorkers Say”
Posted: January 20, 2012 in City News, Faceshot, PlaceshotTags: shit new yorkers say
via Jezebel and Alexander McAdams
Censoring the Internet
Posted: January 18, 2012 in City News, Site NewsTags: censorship, congress, free, freedom, freedom of speech, house, information, PIPA, piracy, privacy, senate, SOPA
If Google, Wikipedia, and WordPress (to name a few) think it’s a serious enough infringement on their capabilities, maybe we should too. Imagine if content on the internet was restricted and censored. So just anybody couldn’t put anything they want online. Does that not defeat the purpose of the internet as a medium for sharing information? [...]
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Posted: January 11, 2012 in City NewsTags: damien echols, hbo, jason baldwin, jesse misskelly, paradise lost, paradise lost 3: purgatory, west memphis three
The power of documentary film. The human condition to ban together against a common enemy and for a common cause. The flaws in the US Justice System…and the farce of innocent until proven guilty. Last night I saw a screening of Paradise Lost 3 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. This is [...]
11 Things to Do During a NYC Hurricane
Posted: August 26, 2011 in City NewsTags: Brooklyn, Hurricane, hurricane irene, indoor activies, irene, New York, new york city, weather
Once you’ve stocked up the apartment and are starting to settle in to ride out Irene, you’re gonna need more to do than twiddle those thumbs or stare at the wall. Inspired by my post of indoor blizzard activities, below are things to do when you’re stuck inside because Mother Nature has got you quarantined: [...]
The Story of a Hurricane
Posted: August 25, 2011 in City NewsTags: disaster, Hurricane, irene, katrina, national weather service, New York, weather
Irene in the City click here to find out what supplies to stock up on Funny thing. Having grown up 1/2 a mile from the Gulf of Mexico, I’ve only ever experienced the direct hit of a hurricane. I’m all too familiar with the routine of stocking up, boarding the windows, waiting for the storm [...]
Domino Sugar on Canvas
Posted: July 26, 2011 in City News, FaceshotTags: birthdays, Domino Sugar Factory, easy canvas prints, easycanvasprints.com, mom
This summer makes over a year since I moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn from Manhattan. When my mom visited me for the first time in Billyburg, I took her on a walk to the waterfront to see the gorgeous view of Manhattan, the bridges, and the ominous remnants of the Domino Sugar Factory. My mother and [...]
Ballet: Show it Some Respect
Posted: May 23, 2011 in City NewsTags: abt, ballet, black swan, fashion and style, kayleen shaefer, natalie portman, new york city ballet, New York Times
Below is a letter to the editor of the New York Times, and was not published. It exceeded the suggested word count. To the Editor: Ever since Natalie Portman was billed as a real-life ballet prodigy thanks to the film Black Swan, ballet has been the flavor of the week among celebrities, fashion brands, and [...]
