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I LEGO N.Y. - Abstract City Blog - NYTimes.com
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New York Moments rendered in Legos

Cute lego representations of nyc things.

NYC broken down to its simplest tiny parts. In Lego. So fucking good. (Thanks Val.)

I LEGO N.Y.

Lego's ability to channel someone's nostalgia for NY. Awesome.

lego

Documentary photography of New York City, from 1885 to 1958.

Fotos, edificios, vida cotidiana de NY

Photographer Peter Funch

Ah, the wonders of Photoshop.

www.peterfunch.com

Artist photos NY corners for 2wk periods, photoshops toegether images of thematically linked people

oh my goodness whoever made this must certainly be good at making things wink nudge

tomc: "Pre computed isochrones for 128k start points. Brute force wins."

Amsterdam - New York henryhudson400.com

This site was created to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's legendary voyage for the Dutch to the Hudson River and New York. The unique character of New York City, originally New Amsterdam, has been shaped by the legacy of the multiethnic and tolerant culture of 17th century Amsterdam. Besides celebrating the historic event with a series of special events in 2009, Henry Hudson 400 will promote future ties between these two great cities which are linked by their shared belief in the value of free, diverse, and entrepreneurial societies.

Henry Hudson 400 New York and Amsterdam were created in 2006 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's legendary voyage for the Dutch to the Hudson River and New York. The unique character of New York City, originally New Amsterdam, has been shaped by the legacy of the multiethnic and tolerant culture of 17th century Amsterdam. Besides celebrating the historic event with a series of special events in 2009, Henry Hudson 400 will promote future ties between these two great cities which are linked by their shared belief in the value of free, diverse, and entrepreneurial societies. (photo credit: View of New Amsterdam, Johannes Vingboons, around 1665, Nationaal Archief - National Archives of the Netherlands)

Henry Hudson 400 has taken a selection of rare maps and documents, and in collaboration with Google, overlaid them onto contemporary Google maps of the same areas. The site features 32 historical maps of the 17th-century Dutch trading empire and New Amsterdam. Users will find planning and survey maps of New York City and Amsterdam, historical world maps and illustrations, and charts tracing Hudson’s four voyages (1607–11) to the New World. Each of the maps and charts has a paragraph describing its origins and importance. The maps tell the story of 17th-century exploration and the history of the early Dutch settlement of New York. On Hudson’s third voyage (1609), ice storms near the North Pole forced a U-turn that led the explorer and the crew on his boat, the Half Moon, to drop anchor along “Manna hata,” or “Land of the Hills,” which led to the first Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. The overlay of the historic maps over Google allows users to follow Hudson on each of his journeys.

These beautiful historical maps, overlaid on Google contemporary maps of the same areas, will be part of a spectacular Rare Maps exhibition on the early history of New York, opening at the South St. Seaport Museum (NY) in September 2009. This date marks 400 years since captain Henry Hudson dropped anchor near what the natives called Manna Hata, or ‘Land of the Hills’.

(google) map vergelijking oud-nieuw New York

This is a Google maps mash up with historical maps overlays - of the sort you could previously only do in Google Earth. I'm not sure how they did this or if teachers can replicate it, but this is a great history resource in and of itself.

Aiming "to be a better apartment finding alternative to Craigslist", Manhattan-only RentHop publishes available pads being marketed directly by landlords and mgmt companies, while excluding brokers entirely to avoid the spammy posts and bait-and-switch chicanery they've unleashed on Craig's and earlier sites.

apartment search . no brokers . only landlords . has maps

地下鉄AR

se acabaron los mapas

地下鉄、AR

iPhoneでAR地下鉄ガイド。 コンセプトと実用性の落とし込みのバランスがすごく絶妙だ。 必見。 ただ、日本だとソフトバンクは地下圏外が多いのが偶にキズ。

Really nicely done. Via Shaunrx.

Cool

Gorgeous map of NYC subway ridership over time

NYC Grid is a photo blog dedicated to exploring and discovering The City of New York block by block and corner by corner. Updated every weekday, each post covers a new block with a focus on the mundane and ephemeral.

Fascinating concept!

Looking forward to discovering your city through a different perspective ? Why not let your nose guide you through the city ?

scents of the city

New York secretes its fullest range of smells in the summer; disgusting or enticing, delicate or overpowering, they are liberated by the heat. So one sweltering weekend, I set out to navigate the city by nose.

Eight years after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, we remember and here, take a look back, and a look at the present. This year's remembrance is emphasizing volunteerism and service, honoring the private citizens that volunteered after the attacks and encouraging the observance of the anniversary to be a day of service. Construction at Ground Zero, the site of the former twin towers, is years behind because of construction delays, design disputes and litigation involving developers, state and local officials and insurance companies. At this point, One World Trade Center (formerly the Freedom Tower), the 120-story anchor building on the site, is scheduled for a 2013 completion.

The Big Picture - News Stories in Photographs from the Boston Globe

If you're planning a trip to New York City, you need travel advice from someone who knows her way around. Because while there's a lot to do in New York Cityplenty of iconic places to eat and drink and seethere are also a lot of things not to do...

NY情報

what, a nyt article names itself on delicious? anyways, good stuff

"For visitors, however, these can be seriously intimidating numbers. Even if you’re not aiming for high-end Manhattan indulgence, the basic costs of lodging, transportation, food, shopping and entertainment are the most expensive in the nation."

Referred to from Shirley Chong's Twitter post.

Interesting stuff here if we end up going to NYC for New Years.

Nice post about what not to do. It actually might be very accurate as some of what is said is supported by people that live there that I know.

current happy hours.

For DC please?

The Big Picture - News Stories in Photographs from the Boston Globe

great night photos of cities

Map and walking tour of indie bookstores in NUC

Aa map for a walking tour of NYC's independent book stores.

The Millions has a walking tour of independent bookstores left in nYc. http://bit.ly/uvVsT I love the list, but sad that it's so small.

Despite the vagaries of the business, independent bookstores continue to open, and to serve as hubs for communities real and imagined.

Walking Tour of New York's Independent Bookstores

It would be belaboring the obvious to say the last two years have been tough times for the bookmen and bookwomen. And yet, despite the vagaries of the business, independent bookstores continue to open, and to serve as hubs for communities real and imagined. I'll spare you the exegesis on why I think this matters - we've covered that ground in the original post, and elsewhere. Instead, I'd like to offer you a new and improved edition of the Walking Tour. You can still find brief descriptions of many of the stops in our first "Islands in the Stream Post," but the route we've charted has changed, and we've added new stops, with new descriptions below. In addition, through the magic of modern technology, we've created an information-rich online map of the tour.

polaroid photographs.. interesting

NewYork Polaroid

NewYork City Polaroid Project

This site intends to survey all of the signs in New York City from 14th Street to 42nd Street.

A map of 4000 restaurants and bars in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and beyond

"Displaying information from the restaurant and bar sections of nymag.com."

NYC Food Map! Displaying information from the restaurant and bar sections of nymag.com.

a blog about coffee and coffeeshops in NYC

Go Marshall! woop woop

googlemapped rental statistics

When the random urge for live music strikes, your choice of band's usually determined by unreliable indicators, like whether you like the venue, or whether the band has a cool name -- which explains why you're constantly moshing to the Butthole Surfers. Make smarter calls, with EffingMusic.com.

photos urban

Fede stemningsbilleder fra NYC

You’ve probably passed it a million times in your travels through downtown Manhattan. Anyone who has ever visited J&R Row or hit the Starbucks on the opposite corner for a post-Brooklyn-Bridge-walk bathroom break has probably noticed its twin towers, and perhaps wondered how much its wealthy tenants must pay to live behind its beautiful brick and terra-cotta facade.

5 Beekman Street doesn’t have any tenants. In fact, it’s completely empty, essentially abandoned, and has been for a decade, with much of the interior shuttered since 1940…

New York City from Above [PHOTOS] http://bit.ly/bI7GiY via @kenverburg

Recent photos above Manhattan.

New York desde lo alto

fotos de Nueva York desde el aire

Stunning images.

13 jul 2010

New York City from Above [PHOTOS] http://bit.ly/bI7GiY via @kenverburg – Erik van Roekel (evr) http://twitter.com/evr/statuses/19316830682

New York City from Above [PHOTOS] http://bit.ly/bI7GiY via @kenverburg

13 jul 2010

New York City from Above [PHOTOS] http://bit.ly/bI7GiY via @kenverburg – Erik van Roekel (evr) http://twitter.com/evr/statuses/19316830682