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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Officials fear that if the factories leave, so will glamorous designers, threatening the city's image as a fashion capital.
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.
Music Buzz SPOTTED: Taylor Momsen aka Gossip Girl's Little J having her debut performance as the lead singer of The Pretty Reckless last night — and all of the blogeratti GG diehard fans were in attendance! The multi-talented teen (read: 15-years old) got rave reviews and joins her fellow GG co-stars who also have fledgling singing careers.
An adorable stop-motion animation featuring the characters of New York City.
Improv Everywhere strikes again with a feel-good “prank”. This time, an agent gives out free high-fives to passengers on a loooooonggggggg escalator. Rob Wants … To Give You … A High Five! … Get Ready! … ROB!
Food Buzz The source of NYC's mysterious maple syrup smell has been found! Not just New Jersey, but a company called Frutarom — who produce a product using Fenugreek, which release the sweet scent that has been enveloping NYC. Come ON, I don't buy it. This is definitely some guerrilla advertising stunt for Aunt Jemima.
Using old books, an artist armed with only a razor blade created pop-up paper models, and set them in sexy poses, like this one! You can check out all 44 photos below, or visit his show at at the Foley Gallery in NYC.
In NYC, two window washers cleaning the glass of a skyscraper on 56th Street clung for dear life after their basket’s cable slipped, leaving them hanging 69 floors above ground at an angle of 45 degrees. Thankfully, the two were rescued by being pulled through a window.
Business Buzz Parties where pretty fashionable girls can go to meet the i-banker of their dreams. Let’s face it: if you work in fashion, you probably make next to nothing, and certainly not enough to afford all that nice clothes you’re around all the time. Boyfriend in a band or new Louis Vuitton bag? It’s your choice.
Culture Buzz A Flickr photoset juxtaposing screens from GTA IV’s Liberty city with shots of New York City includes many accurate and crazy details. For more ways in which GTA IV resembles real life, be sure to read this article about dating advice according to Grand Theft Auto.
Music Buzz A NYC cable-access show featuring well-curated music videos picks up where MTV left off. Online episodes are now available. If you live in New York, you’ll find comfort in knowing that your precious tax dollars are going towards educating the masses about important life topics like indie rock bands and rediscovering irony. Anyone still unwilling to throw out those tattered VHS tapes of old episodes of 120 Minutes will surely appreciate this show.
Movie Buzz The rubber room in the NYC public school district is where they send teachers who get in trouble, but not enough to fire them. It’s also the subject of a new documentary that looks pretty interesting and is currently trying to amass funding. It’s like purgatory for teachers. Kind of like how high school is hell for teenagers.