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Tag Archives: new york city
Pilots marching on Wall Street
I had a brief moment of Internet popularity when this photo of United and Continental pilots protesting near the Stock Exchange pulled in nearly 150,000 views in a day, thanks to Reddit users’ upvotes: Of all the protest photos I… Continue reading
New York Fireworks, Fourth of July, from the Top of the Rockefeller Center (with video, too)
I didn’t feel like grilling on the 4th since I leave on a long vacation the next morning, so I thought I’d stop by the Rockefeller Center to see if it was at all crowded for fireworks (I paid for… Continue reading
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Tags fireworks, Fourth of July, Macy's, manhattan, new york city
The Fifth Ave. Apple Store Gets Boxed
Apple Store gets boxed, (Fifth Avenue, Manhattan), originally uploaded by Dan Nguyen @ New York City. Walked by the midtown Apple Store last night (July 1, 2011) and it was undergoing renovations. Even the stores get the white box treatment,… Continue reading
Snowball fight in Times Square, Snowpocalpyse-Thundersnow 2010
Snowball fight in Times Square – New York Blizzard Snowstorm Blargfest, originally uploaded by Dan Nguyen NY. During last night’s blizzard, there was an attempt at a mass snowball fight like last year’s. People spent more time pelting vehicles than… Continue reading
New York City Blizzard-Snowstorm-SNOWPOCALYPSE 2010 Photos, Times Square and Beyond
Times Square – New York Snowstorm 2010, Street Sweepers, originally uploaded by Dan Nguyen NY. Snowpocalypse all over again. See my set of snowed-in New York City here.
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Tags blizzard, manhattan, new york city, photos, snow, snowstorm, weather
Racial color-coded maps, as commented by wanker Daily Mail’s David Gardner
Pretty fascinating maps of the racial (and ultimately, socio-economic divide) of America’s biggest cities. Cartographer Eric Fischer color/geocoded the population according to ethnic categories in the 2000 Census data. Not surprisingly, someone (David Gardner) at the UKs Daily Mail has… Continue reading
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Tags new york city, Pres. Obama, racism, Ronald Reagan, The Daily Mail
Hacks/Hackers Meetup on Gawker Rooftop, Sept. 8, 2010
Hacks/Hackers Meetup on Gawker Rooftop, Sept. 8, 2010, originally uploaded by zokuga. From the “Business and Pleasure” mixer for the news geeks group, Hacks/Hackers on the Gawker Media rooftop in Nolita. There was an open bar, but yet the dance… Continue reading
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Tags 9/11, Gawker, manhattan, new york city, photos, Sept. 11
If Only We Could Stop ‘Ground Zero” Mosque With Zoning Laws
Oh dang it, some advocacy group made that illegal in 2000.
NYC Resident Discovers What Shopping in a Safeway/Key Foods/Walmart Supercenter is like for Asian/Hispanic-Americans
NYC Resident Discovers What Shopping in a Safeway/Key Foods/Walmart Supercenter is like for Asian/Hispanic-Americans From the Onion WSJ’s New York edition, “Changes in Flushing Set Off Food Fight”, a group of people feel disenfranchised by a lack of Lean Cuisine:… Continue reading
Not a bad way to make 50 cents these days
Panhandler’s Sign: 50 cents to Smash my Head Goddammit this was my early retirement plan. And the guy obviously made bank with it if he doesn’t need the sign anymore. Or he’s brain damaged. Either way, he doesn’t have to… Continue reading