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WTC, 2011

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Casting Call, New York Fashion Week Spring 2012 (NYFW, with ACW Worldwide)

Casting Call, New York Fashion Week Spring 2012, originally uploaded by Dan Nguyen @ New York City. I had an opportunity to document one of the ceremonies behind the New York Fashion Week: a casting call, in which hundreds of… Continue reading

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New Hurricane Irene data predicts increased chance of high speed winds

UPDATE 1:30PM: New NOAA numbers project REDUCED probabilities, table updated: According to raw data from the National Hurricane Center, the probability that NYC will suffer sustained high winds has increased significantly I had yesterday's numbers saved on my web cache… Continue reading

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Scenes from Summer Street New York

Had the pleasure of taking part in Summer Streets this past Saturday. With the weather as beautiful as it was, I’d say it was possibly my favorite public event I’ve ever been in in NYC. See my Tumblr set here.

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Before and After: Ground Zero and the new World Trade Center

Cell phone photo – September 11, 2008 – Ground Zero, originally uploaded by Dan Nguyen @ New York City. I’ve walked by Ground Zero for the past three years on my way to work and I still don’t have a… Continue reading

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Amusing truncation in mobile version of NYT’s Whites in Bedstuy story

Amusing truncation in mobile version of NYT’s Whites in Bedstuy story, originally uploaded by Dan Nguyen @ New York City. In search results, the title tag for the mobile site, as read by the Google spiderbot, is apparently shortened. Though… Continue reading

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Ukrainian Justice: A photo essay by Donald Weber (VII) in Newsweek

An incredible photo essay by photographer Donald Weber, who worked for five years to let Ukrainian authorities let him photograph inside an interrogation room. His photographs attempt to capture the moment that a suspect breaks: Once inside, he looked not… Continue reading

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On Civility: Facebook vs. non-Facebook Comments

In this story about a Chicago gang-related shooting at the funeral for a previous victim, the anonymous users predictably take the lead on vile.

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Lightning strikes the Empire State Building, as seen from the Rockefeller Center

Lightning strikes the Empire State Building, originally uploaded by Dan Nguyen @ New York City. Yeah I know this is a cliche shot, but hey, someone else has got to do it (again). I took this from the Top of… Continue reading

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Central Park Sunset, by the southeast pond near 60th St.

Central Park Sunset, by the southeast pond near 60th St., originally uploaded by Dan Nguyen @ New York City.

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