Here's a link to a website with a petition:
One of the reasons I moved to Williamsburg is the music scene, which sadly I haven't had enough time to take in of late. Anyway one of the things that got me out here is that one of my favorite acts - the Fall - played here a few times. They were suppose to return this February, but sadly it doesn't look like it's going to happen.
I found the above beverage at my local supermarket in Williamsburg. So of course I checked the label and sadly Sangria Soda has no alcoholic content in it what so ever at all - but maybe that's for the best?
Sheldon Cotler is a NYC based artist whom I share office space with. He use to run Cotler Design, and also did editorial design at Time Life before that.
This is from an ice machine outside a bodega on the corner of Marcey and Broadway. I just love old school hand lettering!
Riba is a cool looking 3D animated film. I like that it has a nice sepia tone look to it instead of the typical primary colors we so often see in animation. Check out the websoute for he film:
A photo from Leo & Son's at 294 Broadway (near Marcy). It's your typical old school Brooklyn pizza joint - the curst takes best when it's crisp. If you're new to the neighborhood you can call them at (718) 387-7743 to order in.
This is a kids amusement ride located outside my local laundry. Located next door is a small clothing store, barbershop, international phone call place, and a ladies hairdresser shop on the corner. It's a micro strip mall of sorts.
Poslish Poster features quite a few cool posters - but I love this page of Japanese film posters.
The view from my apartment of the blizzard - very Victorian looking, no?
South 5th street facing north between Rodney and Keap Street.
View from the J train leaving the Marcy Avenue stop looking down at the bus lot.
...back at my studio on Bleecker Street, the view of the courtyard.
I found this creature on a wall near the J train stop - I love the unintended touch of the lock going down the middle of his face.
Photos taken in front of Bari which sells restaurant and pizzeria equipment. Located at 240 Bowery in Manhattan (just a block south of Houston Street).
View from the top platform at the Marcy train station (on the J line) looking out in the direction of the Williamsburg bridge.
From a series of photos taken in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on October 2004.
As a creative person who likes to take photos in the NYC subway system I was letdown to hear that the MTA is once again cracking down on subway photographers:
Police, MTA Officials Crack Down On Subway Photography
The vice president of the New York Press Photographers Association says police are routinely cracking down on amateur and professional photographers alike on city subways, even though it’s perfectly legal to take picture anywhere on the subway and commuter rail systems.
The previous excuse for the crackdown was concerns over terrorism, to which my thinking is that if a terrorist wants to do something nasty that a formal ban on photography won't stop them. It's also a bit of a lost cause as if they focused on taking a photo they could return to the same location several times until a police officer or MTA official wasn't in view, and afterall it only takes a second or two to take a picture anyway.
The subway should be treated like any other public space. Frankly a terrorist can target any space that has a large population, so while Grand Central Station is at risk, so is any major store at Christmas time.
If the MTA is serious about terrorism on the subway system they should work more on improving all of the exits on the subway system. The majority of stations that I see have exits that look like death traps in the making. In fact it's no even so much a terrorist issue as public safety one - if there was a fire at a subway station people might in fact get killed as everyone would rush to try and exit the station through the turnstiles.
Also if the MTA is going to crack down on anything, how about quality of life issues? I'm a regular at the Bowery Street stop for the J line and that stop needs quite a bit of love:
- The escalator breaks on a regular basis
- There are no chairs to sit on while waiting for a train
- I see rats on the actual platform on a regular basis
I discovered Mizna Wada via a website on gocco, a screen-printing system has been used in japan. Her own website is well worth checking out:
Special thanks to Peggy for helping me find this jem!
The other day I spotted this nice story on the City Reliquary which is about to move:
Brooklyn's City Reliquary Showcases Big Apple Artifacts
You can see it in the window of the City Reliquary in Williamsburg. This is a new location for the storefront collection of oddities and relics from New York City history, which doubles as a center for civic information.
Founder Dave Herman has moved it from Grand and Havermeyer to a larger space on Metropolitan Avenue. It's made up of his own items, along with the collections of neighbors and friends, like a sandwich pick from the now closed Second Avenue Deli, and an entire binder full of Statue of Liberty postcards.
“New York City's history is out on the curb or buried in people's basements," says Herman.
Here is the official website of the museum:
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Little known fact about the BQE: