Made as a gift for Flickr user theindigobunting's 3 year old nephew who loves New York subway maps. The custom map has all the toddler's favorite spots.
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The Cleveland Browns have traded wide receiver Braylon Edwards to the New York Jets, both teams have announced.
Chris “Birdman” Anderson, the Denver Nuggets center known for his candid tweets, says what a lot of New Yorkers are thinking about the Nets' upcoming move from New Jersey to Brooklyn.
Improv Everywhere released a video of their latest stunt today in which they set up a photo studio on the 6 train to catalogue everyone who uses the NYC subway system. The friendly, happy people in this video don't much resemble the tired, grouchy assholes I ride the train with everyday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/nyregion/06reading.html...
Even if they are wedged into a corner, New York's subway riders still manage to read. And they read just about everything.
Midtown NYC is reportedly full of these strip-cycles as a promotion for some stripper TV show. Didn't know stripper TV shows even needed stunt promotions like this but OK!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/nyregion/20garment.html...
Officials fear that if the factories leave, so will glamorous designers, threatening the city's image as a fashion capital.
YouTube user nicholifavs records vlogs of himself, mostly lip-synching and dancing to pop songs, exclusively from the Apple Store on 5th ave in NYC. I think I'm going to go down there later and ask him to be my best friend. [via]
The population density of New York during the day, versus the population density at night. At night everyone scuttles back to their homes in Jersey and Brooklyn.
I just had to take the time this morning to say how great it is to live in a city where the police love bike lanes as much as bikers do. They even use them on the job, just to show solidarity with commuters! It's like a mini-parade, and every day is Bicycle Safety Day.
Culture Buzz New York artist Dash Snow died today at the age of 27 from a drug overdose. He's best known for his semen-stained artwork and selling his cocaine on eBay.
Two superheroes were entertaining tourists in Times Square this morning when they were approached by police asking for their licenses. Needless to say, the police messed with the wrong superheroes and the whole thing ended in a street brawl. (thanks john) Best quote in the whole article: “He freaked out and punched the girl cop in the face,” Batman said later.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/20/nyregion/20prettyboy.ht...
A month after the death of Pretty Boy, a longtime fixture in the East Village, bad weather has delayed his funeral and any sense of peace it might bring his loving fans.
There are electronic talking Gene Simmons pee cakes in the urinals around New York City. Gentlemen, for this one week, it's OK to pee sitting down.
In New York City, the beats are free. [Editor's Note: Though the actual quality of the music is roughly what you might expect from a performance with free or low-cost beats.]
Food Buzz MORE ICE CREAM NEWS! Enter New York's latest, and most fabulous food truck gimmick: ice cream with a taste of the rainbow. Available toppings will include “olive oil and sea salt, Nutella, [and] bacon.” …Yum. I've never had “queer” ice cream before. I think I should spend the next week reviewing ice cream for BuzzFeed though. Best. Job. Ever?
Tech Buzz Nerds: Our week is upon us. For the second year in a row, New Yorkers will host “Internet Week,” an event dedicated to celebrating the City's tech scene, organized by the IADAS and the Mayor's Office. Anybody attending some of the festivities? If so, comment below!
Amazing video captured this week of a young dog saving his mother from traffic after she was hit by a car. The mom (called Chili), and her son, Husky, had escaped from their guardians and run onto the Major Deegan Expressway in New York.
First of all, yay Matt and Kim. They are very good, and they're your favorite hipsterrific lo-fi New York indie duo for a reason. Now onto this incredible new video, for the song Lessons Learned. In which they get completely naked in the middle of Times Square and freak everyone out. Update: Here's a behind-the-scenes, courtesy of BuzzFeed reader B Russ.
A helpful chart for the angry motorists of the greater New York area. There's more where this came from.