Bronx Zoo

Coney Island on a Friday Night

Abuse of power, anyone?

I'll be the first to admit I have mixed feelings about Critical Mass, but this is outrageous. There is no way that guy should be a cop!

In a Nutshell

I'm not going to piss and moan here about the (hopefully temporary) demise of congestion pricing in NYC.


(Sheldon Silver is a douchebag.)

Macbeth at BAM

The New Yorker loves it. The Voice further proves it's fish-wrapper staus and hates it. It's an amazing production. Go see it.

Williamsburg Bank Clock Up and Running!

From Streetsblog.

I've certainly missed one of my favorite Brooklyn landmarks and it's great to know the clock is working again (as of noon Wednesday).

I Love These NYC Kitties

From The Times, I've been meaning to post this since I read it in December. The bodega/produce stand kitties are one of my favorite NYC (mainly boroughs?) institutions.

First Snow of the Year

These pictures are actually from last Sunday. . .
In a mild state of panic, I ran out and bought two new pairs of Carhartt double knees, but I'm taking one pair back.

What else? I went to see Cold War Kids last weekend and they were amazing. I wish it had been on a weeknight so they could have played longer. (A Webster Hall Show where they shoo everyone out early on the weekends to turn it into a dance club.)

Today is a Red Letter Day

I witnessed a small miracle today that I hope will be a gift that keeps on giving. I have been commuting via bicycle in New York for the better part of 3 years now and today is the first day I have ever witnessed BOTH FOOT/BIKE PATHS OF THE WILLIAMSBURG BEING OPEN!!!! This was not the case this morning, but it was in full effect on my ride home this afternoon. Why today, why this afternoon? Is it going to stay that way? Will people actually use both sides? Will one side be designated for peds and one for bikes? I'm all jittery with questions! I've never understood the alternating side being open policy b/c it never looked like any work was being done on the closed side.

Dear Peds,

PLEASE, OH GOD PLEASE, use the south side path.

xo,
Everyone else on a bike trying not to hit you

In other bike news, I'm trying to get off the mail-order habit and start supporting NYC's LBS's. I bought tires (Vittoria Zaffiros, the best durability for the $$ that I've found) and a track nut from BikeWorks (my favorite NYC shop. Dave is awesome and that place is bullshit-free) today. I was pleased to find that KT now works there. Last week I bought bar tape and a chain from them. Some things will always be easier to find online but I'm going to try and give the local shops more of my $$$ because it feels right and honestly it's more fun. I got to hang out for a bit and bullshit about bikes and I def don't get that from Performance.

The New NYC Taxi Design

I've been meaning to post about this for a while now. I cannot stand the new logo on the cabs! It's all bubbly and round and what-have-you. Nothing will ever beat "NYC Taxi" stencil-painted onto the side. To me, that says "New York". This new design, I dunno, says "[mid-West suburb of your choice]". [edit: Apparently they look like cabs in Boston. Whatevs.] Bluck.




As a side note, I did not know grilled salmon was available from street vendors.