The New York City Traveler

July 12th, 2008

Photo: Tenements in Hells Kitchen

Brownstones are few and far between in New York.  Much of the city is covered in multi-unit buildings, like these tenements in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.  
Photo: flickr
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June 10th, 2008

Get Inspired! Human Rights Watch International Film Festival: June 12-26, 2008

Reporting and gathering information on human rights for a film is not an easy task.  Too often, governments and financial restrictions stand in the way of filmmakers completing projects which is why each of the 32 films presented in the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival-New York is triumph.         
The 19th Annual Human Rights Watch […]

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June 9th, 2008

"Brokeback Mountain" to Come to New York City Opera

The love story between Ennis and Jack isn’t over yet.  New York City Opera announced yesterday that they have commissioned American composer Charles Wuorinen to write an opera based on Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain.”  Proulx’s 1997 short story was made into a 2005 feature-length film and garnered multiple Academy Award nominations, including […]

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May 24th, 2008

Photo: New York City’s Gated Community, Sniffen Court

Sniffen Court, one of New York’s only “gated communities,” is located at 150-158 East 36th Street (between Third Ave and Lexington Ave) (map), The buildings were built between 1863-64 and were used as stables by the residents of Murray Hill.  Since then, the buildings have undergone renovations and are now 10 individual houses.  The […]

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