Category: new york
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BKLYNR | Block by Block, Brooklyn’s Past and Present
This house-by-house map of when each building in Brooklyn was built is amazing.
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Muji Store
Muji Store, originally uploaded by micahcraig. I stopped by the new Muji flagship store on a mini Japanese retail pilgramage to Times Square. The New York branch of Kinokuniya moved to 40th & 6th from Rockafeller Center a few months ago, and I also visited their new store. Both stores were great, but the Muji…
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Cyclone!
Cyclone!, originally uploaded by micahcraig.
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Astronomy: today at sunset, NYC turns into Stonehenge
Happy belated New York Stonehenge Day everyone. Xeni Jardin: An unusual sunset in Manhattan. Snip from NASA “astronomy pic of the day”: Today, if it is clear, Manhattan will flood dramatically with sunlight just as the Sun sets precisely on the centerline of every street. Usually, the tall buildings that line the gridded streets of…
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Mobs beats up NYC cab driver, then beats up fare
Look, Brooklyn is hard, and we protect our own first and ask questions later. Don’t forget it. Mark Frauenfelder: Yesterday a cab driver in NYC hit an 8-year-old kid on a bike. Then the cabbie crashed into a wall, and a mob pulled him out of the car and beat him up. When the cab…
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overplot
This is the very best use of Google Maps I’ve yet seen. Makes the Jack Tracker look posatively uninspired. incredibly great mashup of Overheard in New York and Google Maps Originally from Waxy.org Links reBlogged by micah to map new_york on Jun 27, 2006, 12:13AM
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The Viele Map of Manhattan was made in 1865 and shows the original boundaries and waterways of the city
Hooray for old maps. The Viele Map of Manhattan was made in 1865 and shows the original boundaries and waterways of the city. Here’s a thumbnail view (with prints for sale) and the David Rumsey Map Collection has a zoomable version that you can explore. (thx, meg) Old maps are almost as exciting as typography…
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Then You Might Actually Stay Upright
Girl in bathroom: Well, my friends live out here, but I’m from Manhattan, so I asked them what I should wear and they said this place was really casual. So I asked if I could at least wear heels..and they said no…but I can’t drink in sneakers! –Astoria Beer Garden Overheard by: melissa <!– begin(Yahoo…