Category: NYC
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Graphic Design Wit: NY Health & Racquet Club Remembers 1973
New York Health & Racquet Club is celebrating its 40th birthday with a couple of new ads, reminding New Yorkers what it was like to live in 1973 Manhattan. And these ads are pretty delightful. h/t to Gothamist
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VIDEO: Man Stands Up to Grown-Up Bully; Bully Gets Pissed
I originally found this today via Gothamist but Michael Hartney has his own blog where he posted this earlier. The video shows his partner, Turtle, confronting a man who called him a faggot. As Hartney says, “Turtle walked out of our apartment to grab a bite. Before he even left our block, a man called…
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Made with Paper: Meanwhile, at the airfield…
Meanwhile, at the airfield… Made With Paper on tumblr: http://wthomasadkins.tumblr.com/post/42552862107
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Made With Paper: It’s a Tad Chilly
Made With Paper on tumblr: http://wthomasadkins.tumblr.com/post/42545828650
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Made With Paper: Snow is Coming to NYC
Made With Paper on tumblr: http://wthomasadkins.tumblr.com/post/42540377322
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Zealot on the C (and F) Train, STRIKES AGAIN!
Would you believe that I ran into this crazy man again? This time I didn’t spot him on the C train but did see him on the platform at Jay Street waiting on the Manhattan-bound F train. Of course, he again boarded the train and began to spew his hate-filled speech… which he deemed “preaching”…
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Zealot on the C (and F) Train
UPDATE: Zealot on the C (and F) Train, STRIKES AGAIN! Original Post: While riding the C train yesterday, my boyfriend and I were witness to a common scenario to the New York City subway system: the righteous and vehement preaching of a crazed zealot. This one was a pretty disheveled and his clothes were…
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REVIEW: Brother Jimmy’s BBQ; Dire Dive Dining
I have been to Brother Jimmy’s on 31st and 8th before and enjoyed the food and atmosphere, but this weekend I ventured back on a whim with my boyfriend only to have, what may have been, the most frustrating experience possible. We arrived around 5pm and waiting for the hostess as she dealt with some…
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Papa’s Got a Brand New “Operation Lucky Bag”; Gets Arrested by NYPD
The NYPD has arrested Yakov Dubin, a father from suburban Atlanta who was visiting NYC with his wife and two children, for “stealing” a purse that he found in Central Park. According to the New York Post: “While leaning over, Dubin, 49, spotted an ‘old and dirty purse sitting on the ground underneath the bench.’ After he…
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NYC Apartment Hunting – Even the “Big Dogs” Can Disappoint
I’m in the midst of my apartment hunt here in NYC and, if you’ve never experienced this process let me tell you… it is hell. On September 16th, via Craigslist, I found a lovely apartment in Brooklyn that looked ideal. It was the right price, a good size, accepted pets… great! So, because I’m always leery…
Tommy Karr 