Rantings of a New Yorker

Fox news, again screws up and names a Republican as a Democrat.  Fox News labeled Republican Governor Mark Sanford as a Democrat, something that they seem to enjoy doing over and over again.

Every day, the NYPD releases their statistics on major crimes, including homicides within the five boroughs of NYC.  The New York Times has compiled the data in those reports and has created an interactive map of murders in the city.  They promise to update it as new information becomes available to them.

Unless you’ve got the money to attend a prestigious university or are part of the elite scientific community, you’d be hard pressed to gain access to some exciting scientific research.  Thanks to the Internet, you can now read and watch 100 lectures from general science to more in depth studies, such as chemistry, astronomy, and [...]

The British Library has published its archive of Victorian Era newspapers online.  While pricey, a 24-hour pass costs £6.99, allowing you to view up to 100 articles, or a seven-day pass with 200 article views for £9.99 , there is also an option for free articles as well.  In total, there are over two million [...]

The Telegraph has two interesting galleries of photos for their travel section.  One is called 20 ridiculous complaints made by holidaymakers while the other is 20 stupid questions asked by tourists.  Not to be outdone, the readers of the Telegraph have also sent in some of their own experiences.  A sampling of all three are [...]

Clark Little is pretty famous for his surf shots. The photo below, Sand Monster, is one of my favorites.

If you’re visiting New York City, you might want to keep a copy of Operations Order 14, which states that photography in New York City is perfectly legal and the police shouldn’t harass you.  Yes, they should already know this, but it doesn’t hurt to carry a copy around anyway.

Here’s the lyrics and the video. Look inside, look inside your tiny mind and look a bit harder cause we’re so uninspired so sick and tired of all the hatred you harbor so you say it’s not okay to be gay well I think you’re just evil you’re just some racist who can’t tie my [...]

For most of you, when you think of New York, you think of New York City.  In particular, you think of Manhattan.  Nearly everyone I come across is amazed that there is something outside of Manhattan.  If you’re a native New Yorker, you know of the rest of the state because you grew up “upstate” [...]