Posts Tagged ‘NYC’
January 19, 2023
The quintessential New York street food is a slice of pizza . While pizza-shaped objects appear in other cities, travelers and ex-New Yorkers have long considered the cheesy wedges of neighborhood slice joints throughout the Five Boroughs the ne plus ultra , exemplar and cornerstone of the city’s unique curbside cuisine.
Pandemic-related supplychain snags and inflation have now hit New Yorkers where they eat. The average cost for a cheese slice in the Big Apple is now 3 dollars.
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“Mapping the Death of NYC’s Cheap Slice,” Sarah Holder, Bloomberg
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February 11, 2022
A two minute time-lapse reconstruction of the 400 year evolution of the Lower Manhattan skyline. Video by Myles Zhang .
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October 20, 2021
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The most recognizable voice in the Big Apple, the one that tells you to “stand clear of the closing doors” in the subway, is that of Charlie Pellett . A New Yorker video.
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July 4, 2021
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“America,” composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim , from the 1961 film West Side Story . Rita Moreno (Anita) and George Chakiris (Bernardo) are the principal singers in the movie; their roles were originally created on Broadway by Larry Kert and Chita Rivera in 1957.
“Life is all right in America, if you’re all white in America”
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June 9, 2021
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The New York City subway system was saved by the Helvetica font, claims Christine Beldon on Cheddar.
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“How the NYC Subway Was Saved By a Typeface,” Christine Beldon and Lawrence Banton, Cheddar
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April 14, 2021
Graphic designer Savannah Walker has compiled an open-source archive of the markings and stickers that are helping New Yorkers maintain social distance in the city during the pandemic.
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Tags:6 feet apart , floors , graphic design , New York City , NYC , pandemic , pandemic communication , Savannah Walker , sidewalks , social distancing , stckers Posted in public health | 1 Comment »
November 15, 2020
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Ever heard of Seneca Village ? That African American community, founded in 1825, was destroyed to build New York’s Central Park. Learn more here .
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September 17, 2020
Disgraced sleazoid and former congressman Anthony Weiner (aka Carlos Danger ) has a new top job . That’s right, he’s working for a Brooklyn kitchen countertop company. Wait, you’re gonna eat off of that? Like Mr. Weiner, the countertop materials are recycled.
In case you forgot, Donald Trump, a great judge of character, donated to Anthony Wiener’s 1997 city council campaign and 2007 and 2010 congressional campaigns .
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“Anthony Weiner piecing together shattered life as CEO of broken glass factory,” Reuven Fenton and Bruce Golding, NY Post
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August 12, 2020
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Cricket farmers Adam Brody and Jude Tallichet raise insects in their Manhattan apartments. On purpose. For food. They want you to add the musical hoppers to your diet. A New Yorker video.
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July 4, 2020
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“America,” composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim , from the 1961 film West Side Story . Rita Moreno (Anita) and George Chakiris (Bernardo) are the principal singers in the movie; their roles were originally created on Broadway by Larry Kert and Chita Rivera in 1957.
“Life is all right in America, if you’re all white in America.”
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