Clip of September 13, 2010, Bill Maher appearance on Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Bill discusses religion, Islam, New York “Ground Zero” (9/11) Mosque, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Tea Party, Guns, BP Oil Spill, Illegal Aliens with his unique, irreverent humor.
This photo is an accurate depiction of the debate that’s currently raging. And a quote from a redditor. As a guy who has been living less than 2 miles from the WTC for about 20 years, let me say that no one I know in downtown Manhattan is opposed to this Mosque in any way, [...]
This is an absolutely moving speech in defense of tolerance and freedom. We should build the Muslim community center and continue the New York City tradition of tolerance for your fellow human beings. With the mosque getting final approval, those that continue to oppose it should be ashamed and embarrassed of themselves. The religion did [...]
Atheism ads ran on New York City buses in July, now, they’re running in the subways. The dozen subway stations where the ads are running are: 14th Street-Sixth Avenue 14th Street-Seventh Avenue 14th Street-Eighth Avenue 23rd Street-Eighth Avenue Pennsylvania Station (three ads) 86th Street-Lexington Avenue 96th Street-Lexington Avenue 42nd Street-Sixth Avenue/Bryant Park 66th Street-Broadway/Lincoln Center [...]
Ever wonder what Manhattan looked like before it was full of buildings and skyscrapers? The Mannahatta Project has done that for you. An interactive map and website, you can explore all points in Manhattan to see what it used to look like. “The goal of the Mannahatta Project has never been to return Manhattan to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
If you’re bored at work and want something to occupy your time, check out TrafficLand. They have numerous traffic feeds from around 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 [...]
