Rantings of a New Yorker

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

72nd Street-Central Park West

86th Street-Central Park West

West Fourth Street

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 its [...]

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 mostly women [...]

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 passengers [...]

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 lines which [...]

By now, you may have seen the “Good Beer” seal in different establishments in New York City.  If your establishment meets the requirements, you’ll get the seal as well.  The requirements are
1. Have 80% craft domestic or special imported beer.
2. Serve a good portion of their beers via draft or cask ale program.
3. Maintain a [...]

Some nice tourist photos of Manhattan from Demonicious.com.  If you speak Russian, there’s an 18 page discussion about the photos.

Less touristy shots can be found in this forum. The one below is from the lower east side.  Just take some time and you won’t regret it.

Check out Joe’s photos of NYC.