May 8th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Today's Photo of The Day is a photo shot from the rear-view mirror of a car in the elusive Greenwood Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, which borders Gowanus. Along the industrial 2nd Ave. that borders the waters of the Gowanus Bay, abandoned lofts and factories are sandwiched between those that are still in use. A fenced parking lot houses for-sale cars. Semi-trucks sweep in and out of the area ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
May 8th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Today's Photo of The Day is a photo shot from the rear-view mirror of a car in the elusive Greenwood Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, which borders Gowanus. Along the industrial 2nd Ave. that borders the waters of the Gowanus Bay, abandoned lofts and factories are sandwiched between those that are still in use. A fenced parking lot houses for-sale cars. Semi-trucks sweep in and out of the area ...Green-Wood Cemetery: I Know Why The Free Bird Sings
May 1st, 2013 at 3:00PM:
After spending two years in Austin, I moved back to New York City in October and into the relatively elusive neighborhood of Green-Wood Heights Brooklyn, directly across from the Green-Wood Cemetery. My first thought was, "At least the neighbors are quiet."
I spent my days walking past the cemetery and looked onto a sparkling pond beyond the iron gates nearly every day. I admired the Gothic ...New York City Street Art
Apr 30th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
Living in a small town gave me an affinity for any and every sign of urbanity as a child. I didn't care what it was so long as it signaled that many people from many different places were living within one area and generating ideas together, or at least in the midst of one another. Having been born in Baltimore and raised in the country in Ohio, my family took frequent trips back to the East ...Photo Of The Day: New York City From Staten Island Ferry
Apr 24th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
I had the privilege of escorting photographer Keith Pennington around New York City last week. During his trip, we embarked on a short journey to Staten Island via the free ferry. As it turns out, this ride provides panoramic views of iconic New York City fixtures, like the Statue of Liberty. I could see the park near my house raising its head above the rest of Brooklyn while we were on the ...Photo Of The Day: Festival Of Colors NYC
Apr 10th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
The Festival of Colors celebration in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn last week was a vibrant Holi celebration. In Hindu tradition, all of the festivalgoers were asked to toss their multicolored powder into the air before the sun completely set and in doing so, the little daylight left alongside the stage lights set the blending colors of powder aglow. I had been looking forward to ...#OnTheRoad On Instagram: New York City
Apr 8th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
Having recently splurged on a cross-country move, my travel budget isn't bursting at the seams, but my fascination for new sights and experiences remains in tact. With a traveler's spirit in tow, I'll be exploring my own city this week, taking the train or driving to some of my favorite NYC destinations and some I've yet to visit. I aim to focus on showing you some of the green beauty of ...Video Of The Day: New York City In 3 Words
Apr 3rd, 2013 at 6:00PM:
"3 words for NYC" from Cokau on Vimeo.
New York City might be polarizing in that love/hate kind of way, but in the end, the reasons to love the city seem limitless. One could use thousands of words to describe what's to love about NYC, but the more difficult thing to do is to break the appeal of New York down into just three words. Vimeo user Cokau (which represents filmmakers Achille ...
Video: NYC In Slow Motion
Mar 19th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
New York City is famous for never sleeping. The people within NYC are famous for rushing around. What if we could slow the whole thing down? James Nares gives viewers a glimpse of what this would look like with a video of NYC in slow motion: STREET. In a city as dense as NYC, magical little moments occur every second on a corner somewhere. Nares attempted to capture some of these moments, to ...
NYC Tourism Campaign Spotlights The City's Lesser-Known Attractions
Mar 14th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
More than 52 million people visit New York City each year but the vast majority of visitors never stray far from the well-trodden streets of Manhattan. Now, a new tourism initiative is encouraging travelers to take a bigger bite out of the Big Apple by venturing out of the typical tourist hotspots and deep into the city's five boroughs.
"Neighborhood X Neighborhood" will give visitors a ...New York Travel Festival Promises An Interactive Experience
Mar 8th, 2013 at 2:00PM: Travel is an industry that's evolving rapidly and if you like to have your finger on the pulse, attending a travel show is a great way to get up to speed on the latest developments. The first ever New York Travel Festival is coming up next month, and it promises to shake up the traditional concept of a consumer travel show – here visitors are expected to really take part and interact with ...Photo Of The Day: B Train, New York City
Feb 17th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
Routine experiences like commuting take on a new meaning when we travel. There's a thrill to taking the New York City Subway or the Paris Metro when it's not part of our everyday; a sense of the exotic in the midst of the mundane.
Flickr user Mike GL captures just that in this shot of the B Train in New York City. He manages to get both the movement of the train and the still feeling of the ...Budget Guide 2013: Downtown Manhattan
Feb 1st, 2013 at 10:00AM:
There's always something new to discover in New York City, and if you've always stuck to the landmarks, skyscrapers and overpriced restaurants of midtown, now might be the time to venture south to the wilds of up-and-coming neighborhoods like Chinatown.
Here, the buildings are shorter, the streets are narrower and the Starbucks are less ubiquitous. Chinatown is a gritty neighborhood, with ...Free Tropical Ice Skating Party Brings A Slice Of Florida To Wintry NYC
Jan 12th, 2013 at 9:00AM: By now, most New Yorkers are over the thrill of winter's first snow and eager for a little sunshine.
But if a tropical vacation isn't in the cards right now, head down to The Rink at Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, January 16, where the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau will be holding a free tropical ice skating party to celebrate its new "Hello ...Photo Of The Day: New York Pizza
Dec 30th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
There's lots of good food to be had in New York City So much good food, in fact, that visitors must not forget to try one of NYC's cheapest (and tastiest) culinary offerings: the pizza slice. Today's photo, taken by Flickr user Mike GL, gives us a "behind the counter" look at your typical New York pizza joint. I liked the angle of the shot behind the glass, lending the shot a "slice of life" ...Photo Of The Day: Williamsburg Bridge
Nov 27th, 2012 at 6:30PM:
We often forget that Manhattan is an island. That is, until we remember the number of bridges crisscrossing the skyline to connect the New York City borough with the rest of America.
Most people are familiar with the Brooklyn Bridge and the George Washington Bridge. But my personal favorite is the Williamsburg Bridge, which connects Manhattan's Lower East Side to Williamsburg in ...Video Of The Day: Rickshaw Spider-Man
Nov 21st, 2012 at 6:00PM:
I was wandering around the Lower East Side last Friday night when I heard screaming and saw New York's Rickshaw Spider-Man entertaining passengers and pedestrians alike at the street corner. I stood in awe and watched him, Shaun Emerson, as he glided up and down smooth and rough walls alike with abandon – and with his pedicab in tow. My husband took his own video, but this video shows ...
Queens, New York To Open First Brewery Since Prohibition
Oct 27th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Next week, the NYC borough of Queens is set to debut their first beer brewery in decades when Singlecut Beersmiths opens in Astoria. Most of their new brews will feature a high IBU (a bitterness measurement, putting IPAs and stouts in the middle to higher range) and a healthy amount of hops. Fitting for the first Queens brewery since Prohibition, the first beer on tap (if you'll pardon the pun) ...New York City: Getting Back To Where You Once Belonged
Oct 25th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
The city of New York City exists strongly. Within New York, the smallest sounds are amplified as they break through the barriers of thin drywall. The coastal weather can be bitter, biting and unforgiving and still, the easiest way to get around New York is by foot and, in effect, immersed in the unchangeable climate. Even the most basic interactions occur more frequently in New York and ...'Tarragona' Takes You Away
Oct 21st, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Performing in its last week at New York's WorkShop Theater Company is a comedy called "Tarragona." It's a play about a confined office worker's transformation after being drawn to a new lover and subsequently discovering the freedom that traveling offers.
It's a cross between "Eat, Pray, Love" and "There's Something About Mary" and with tickets just $18, it's something you shouldn't miss if ...Video Of The Day: Times Square In The 1980s
Sep 24th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Here's a bit of nostalgia for all you old-time New Yorkers out there.
This mini-documentary on Times Square really captures my memories of it from the 1980s. Walking around there with my friends at night was a gritty, sleazy, surreal experience. Touts tried to sell you stolen watches or draw you into shell games or strip shows. Street preachers screamed at the crowd and were totally ignored. ...
