If you’ve got $8 ($4 for students and seniors) to spare between now and September 5th, go to the Chelsea Art Museum where they have an incredible displace called, Iran From the Inside Out. Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, Iran Inside Out is an examination of the means through which a young generation [...]
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.
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.
If you’ve ever wanted to know what lies beneath New York Harbor, head on over to the nymag and read the detailed list for yourself. The list contains 13 things you probably didn’t know were there. 01. A New Main Stream 02. Teredos and Gribbles 03. A 10,500-Mile Gas Main 04. A Pair of Piggybacked [...]
Kids are just as safe as they were in the 1970s, but we have created such a culture of fear that most parents can’t even comprehend sending their kid across the street without help, yet alone all the way across town. A prime example is Lenore Skenazy, who let her kid ride the subway in [...]
Photos of NYC’s plans to go green. Trees in urban environments provide shade, help contribute to cleaner air, reduce asthma-causing pollution and add to the city’s overall beauty.
An explosion hit a bench outside Starbucks on the upper east side, causing law enforcement officials to worry over whether this is similar to past events. The time of day echoed that of a pattern of unsolved early morning blasts that have occurred outside the British Consulate, the Mexican Consulate and the Armed Forces recruiting [...]
A very interesting panorama of the Situation Room, which is to be used for emergencies.
The LIFE Archive has a collection of historical photos of the Brooklyn Navy Yard that’s quite interesting.
