Where the Wild Things Are cupcakes
I absolutely love this book and am excited to see the movie. So, naturally, this picture put a little smile on my face when I saw it.
Entries for August, 2009
Brooklyn Boulders
Officially opening in early September, Brooklyn Boulders, the new indoor climbing gym in Brooklyn, will have a scalable Brooklyn Bridge. The website is a bit of an eyesore, but check it out anyway.
NYC Subway Robber is Bold, Brazen, and Fearless
Over the last eight months and brazen subway robber has hit 14 victims. His main course of attack is to hit those that are preoccupied with other things. Police said the suspect — a black man in his 20s — held up his latest victim on the “F” train in Jamaica, Queens. The suspect targets [...]
What would New York City be like without subways?
If you’ve ever wondered what New York City would be like without its subways, look no further. If you replaced the morning rush hour traffic with cars instead of mass transit, it would be a huge nightmare. – from 8:00AM to 8:59 AM on an average Fall day in 2007 the NYC Subway carried 388,802 [...]
Bored? Watch Manhattan’s traffic cameras
If you’re bored at work and want something to occupy your time, check out TrafficLand. They have numerous traffic feeds from around Manhattan.
Smart bus stops coming to Manhattan
Manhattan now has New York City’s first real time bus information as a first step in equipping the city with smart bus stops. Bloomberg and the MTA unveiled eight bus shelters with electronic countdown displays that tell riders just hour many minutes away their bus is. “All 30 buses on the M34 and the M16 [...]
MTA Says Fare Increase Possible After Transit Union Pay Raise
Helena Williams, the MTA’s interim executive director, says that a fare increase on the MTA is possible after bus and subway drivers received an 11.3% pay rise over the next three years. The MTA’s financial plan calls for fare hikes in 2011 and 2013 but doesn’t account for the $350 million cost of the new [...]
Is your website online?
Well, is it? It was the last time you checked, but maybe it wasn’t at some point of the day. People tried to get to your site, but couldn’t. Do you have a server? Do you know if it’s online or has it been a bit flaky lately? I’ve been using is my website online [...]
