June 28th, 2008
Danish artist Olafur Eliasson’s massive public art project New York City Waterfalls is now on display. For more information on these waterfalls (and how you can take a free boat tour) check out last week’s post.
Photo credit: flickr
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June 21st, 2008
There was a rumor going around that the Naked Cowboy has gotten too big for his britches (figuratively speaking, of course) and was no longer the Times Square fixture he once was. Fear not, even after appearing in a Chevrolet commercial and filing a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Mars (the company that makes M&Ms), […]
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June 7th, 2008
A view of the Manhattan skyline from Queens. Empire State Building (left) and the Chrysler Building (right).
Photo credit: flickr
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May 31st, 2008
An unnamed Keith Haring mural that enjoyed a brief life on the Lower East Side in the 1980s has returned in all of its DayGlo glory. The mural was recreated by using photographs of the original mural that Haring, a New York artist, painted, then shortly thereafter painted over. Haring died of AIDS at the […]
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May 24th, 2008
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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May 17th, 2008
Stuck in Customs (a.k.a. Trey Ratcliff) has one of the greatest photo blogs I have ever seen. Here is one of his photos of Times Square. See the larger original image here.
Photo credit: Stuck in Customs via Flickr
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May 12th, 2008
New York City’s first large-scale event dedicated solely to the art of photography, the New York Photo Festival (NYPF), is kicking off this week.
Featuring contemporary photography with curated pavilions, satellite shows, and the New York Photo Awards, the festival promises a full schedule of events. The NYPF festival seeks to celebrate contemporary photography in all […]
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May 10th, 2008
You can count on seeing interesting people in Washington Square Park. This guy was offering “free hugs” and you would be surprised about the number of people that took him up on his offer.
Photo credit: personal collection
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May 3rd, 2008
The Flatiron Building, located at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, is an architectural gem in New York City.
Photo credits: personal collection
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April 30th, 2008
Visit the rainforest of Brazil without leaving the jungle of New York City. Amazônia Brasil has a four-part exhibit that provides insight into the complex Amazon of Brazil. Learn about how climate change is affecting the diverse ecosystem of the rainforest, visit a re-creation of an Amazon village, and meet indigenous artisans and shamans.
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