314 Fun Things to Do in New York City
Zoomdoggle has a vaguely 2002-sounding dot-com name, but offers hundreds of fun things to do in New York City. NYC is easily among the most exciting places in the world, but, if you’ve lived there for...
View ArticleAT&T Rips Off Christo and Jeanne-Claude
If you’ve seen the recent AT&T ad, you’ve probably noticed the remarkable resemblance of those orange-draped landmarks to the Christo and Jeanne-Claude installation The Gates, which stood in NYC’s...
View Article18th-Century Ship Found Beneath WTC Site
While excavating the World Trade Center site, workers found the skeleton of an 18th-century sailing ship. Yes, I know you just thought of The Black Rock from Lost, and wondered if there was dynamite...
View ArticleNYC MTA Proposes the Death of the Fun Pass: Subway Changes
The MTA released its 2011-2014 financial plan (PDF), and it’s a shocker. Take that how you will. Basically, the Fun Pass is slated for execution, since hardly anybody uses it. The biggest change would...
View ArticleNYC’s Underground Grilled Cheese Sandwich Scene
Grilled Cheese Dealer: Exploring the Mysterious World of Grilled Cheese Sandwich Delivery in New York City When people buy drugs in New York City, they call a number (back in the day it was a pager),...
View ArticleHidden NYC: Secret Sandwiches
Secret Sandwiches: NYC Rewards Locals Are a New York City local? Is that right? Are you sure? In other words… do you know if your favorite eatery has hidden menu items? Culinary easter eggs, as it...
View ArticleOld Town Bar’s Urinals Turn 100
Old Town Bar on E. 18th St. Celebrates Urinal Birthday Old Town Bar, est.1892, celebrated the 100th birthday of its classic Hinsdale urinals on November 1. Yes, you just realized that the bar existed...
View ArticleFun Fun Fun on the Lower East Side
Fun, Fun, Fun on the Lower East Side. Neon sign photography in NYC.
View ArticleCobras in the City: A T-Shirt That Doesn’t Exist Yet
Mainstream media is loving the story about the escaped cobra in New York City, but not as much as I am. This t-shirt does not yet exist, but it should.
View ArticleInvaders of New York: Lower East Side
Space Invaders Are Everywhere As you can see, CCTV cameras are completely useless at spotting Space Invaders. I’ve found very few of Space Invader’s creations here in NYC, though found evidence of at...
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