New York Sad Songs

VIA prostituted thoughts

Subway Etiquette

The many lies of craigslist

VIA whatevs

On the streets of brooklyn

VIAPSFK

I heart new york things

VIA the jailbreak

- Here is New York, E.B. White, 1949

Found on I love marketing . I've always felt this way about the city that it holds the most promise for those who still believe in it's magic. Alas, I'm a native.

east williamsburg is bushwick

This installation goes out to you craigslist.

VIA animal new york

Hitotoki: the story of our streets

I am absolutely in love with the Hitotoki project, as I assume any writer would be. How many times have you walked down a block and wondered if that particular street had some grand meaning to another person, if something profound happened there, if something great or tragic occurred and then passed unnoticed.

Hitotoki which roughly translates into "one time" captures meaning in streets from Tokyo to New York, essentially creating a narrative map of the world. I'm particularly smitten with New York's page, entitled "New York Tales from Curious Borough Dwellers" edited by Matt Rand. Perhaps, because I've walked these very streets. Each point on the map is tied to a phrase. For example my old stomping ground Brighton Beach:

002 " We arrived on completely Russian streets, with Russian signs and a familiar rudeness."- Kseniya Melnik.

A phrase that then leads you a bigger story. For those of you who've experienced "pivotal moments of elation, confusion, absurdity, love or grief — or anything in between — inseparably tied to a specific place in Tokyo or New York." submissions are accepted here.

How I miss the tube, with all it's charming reminders not to fall onto the tracks. Somehow it always sounded better in a British accent.

Image from Lars Rahbek on brooklyn art project.

Red arrow projects points to brooklyn

This series of kites created by Jennifer Fisher and Christian Cerrito seem like a fun new way to point to interesting activities going on around the city.

VIA PSFK

Woody's Manhattan/Ricky's Brooklyn

projected petting

Sniff from karolina sobecka on Vimeo.

SNIFF is an interactive public projection by Karolina Sobecka. This playful puppy will be projected at 84 Havenmeyer Street on September 17-20th. The projection will follow along and react to passersby. I admit, I've been really into building projections lately but a level of interaction makes the whole thing oh so much better.

VIA the wooster collective

the view from brooklyn

I haven't tasted the food yet. But I like the cups.

VIA brooklyn fare

this is sad...

... take that hedonometer.

tweeting your ride. subway now on twitter.

VIA anablog

how the manhattan bridge sways...

... why does this make me nervous? Because I'm paranoid.

Listen Sister, Don't date a Hipster

Love the retro vibe.

the dangerous streets of New York

In the opening monologue of Side Street (which I happened to watch yesterday), the gruff voiced detective talks about how there's an average murder of one New Yorker per day in this city, and the cases all end up in his office. The New York Times has gotten far more advanced in their calculations of murder rates. In fact, they now have an interactive map. While it's always fun to play around with interactive maps, this one is pretty depressing.

It looks like the NYC streets are still pretty mean. Don't you think?

jewelry that navigates

NYC metrocuff VIA gizmodo