January 24, 2013
An Amazing 1969 Account of the Stonewall Uprising The conflict over the next six days played out as a very gay variant of a classic New York street rebellion. It would see: fire hoses turned on people in the street, thrown barricades, gay cheerleaders chanting bawdy variants of New York City schoolgirl songs, Rockette-style kick lines in front of the police, the throwing of a firebomb into the bar, a police officer throwing his gun at the mob, cries of “occupy — take over, take over,” “Fag power,” “Liberate the bar!”, and “We’re the pink panthers!”, smashed windows, uprooted parking meters, thrown pennies, frightened policemen, angry policemen, arrested mafiosi, thrown cobblestones, thrown bottles, the singing of “We Shall Overcome” in high camp fashion, and a drag queen hitting a police officer on the head with her purse. Read more. [Image: Joseph Ambrosini/The New York Daily News]

An Amazing 1969 Account of the Stonewall Uprising

The conflict over the next six days played out as a very gay variant of a classic New York street rebellion. It would see: fire hoses turned on people in the street, thrown barricades, gay cheerleaders chanting bawdy variants of New York City schoolgirl songs, Rockette-style kick lines in front of the police, the throwing of a firebomb into the bar, a police officer throwing his gun at the mob, cries of “occupy — take over, take over,” “Fag power,” “Liberate the bar!”, and “We’re the pink panthers!”, smashed windows, uprooted parking meters, thrown pennies, frightened policemen, angry policemen, arrested mafiosi, thrown cobblestones, thrown bottles, the singing of “We Shall Overcome” in high camp fashion, and a drag queen hitting a police officer on the head with her purse.

Read more. [Image: Joseph Ambrosini/The New York Daily News]

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Filed under: Stonewall Gay rights LGBT New York Obama Politics 
January 15, 2013

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Float Over New York City at Dusk in a Gorgeous HD Video

Aerial footage from Melisa Dunbar captures Manhattan’s skyline at magic hour, just as lights come on and commuters flood the avenues.

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Filed under: New York Video Travel 
January 8, 2013

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A Method to the Madness: A Day With New York City’s Pothole Crew

Inspired by a Tumblr called “The Daily Pothole,” this earnest documentary spotlights a service that few knew existed and that many take for granted. As Richard Cicale, Director of Manhattan Street Maintenance says, his thick Brooklyn accent more audible with each word, the crew is “a vital, important part of the city – to some people anyway.” 

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Filed under: New York Hurricane Sandy Weather Infastructure Roads Cities Video 
January 7, 2013

Movie Scenes of the Past in Real Life New York

[Images: Christopher Moloney/Filmography]

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Filed under: New York Film Entertainment Photography 
December 20, 2012

Portraits of Addiction: New York’s Red-Light District

Leaning over a tiny wooden table, dressed in a shapeless gray-green prison uniform, she described her first encounter with him. “I was scared,” she said. “Why should I open up? But after Chris posted my picture on the Internet, I felt amazing. People commented and made me feel like I could accomplish a lot. After that, they knew my pain.”

See more. [Images: Chris Arnade]


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Filed under: New York Health Addiction Prostitution Urban Poverty 
November 30, 2012

A Visualization of NYC’s Frantic Transit Patterns Over 24 Hours

Using data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, this animation tracks public transportation on a weekday, starting at 4am. Sumus, the Canadian software company behind these visualizations, uses the General Transit Feed Specification data from various cities to create a whole series of videos that you can check out on YouTube. Be sure to watch full screen in 720 HD to see the movement of subways and buses (which appear to be color-coded to match the corresponding lines). 

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Filed under: Video New York Subway Transportation Data Visualization 
November 27, 2012

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The Making of a Radio Empire: A Fascinating Tour of NBC in the 1940s

Before television took over the airwaves, Rockefeller Center was home to the National Broadcasting Company during the golden age of radio. This promotional film from around 1948 chronicles the rise of the media company from a small collection of 20 affiliated stations, formed in 1926, to more than 170 stations two decades later. The 24-minute documentary, courtesy of the Prelinger Archive, introduces the network and goes behind the scenes at Rockefeller Center, peeking into the mail room, sound recording studios, and music library.

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Filed under: New York Radio Music Television News NBC 
November 13, 2012

Newly Un-Flooded New York Subway Still Looking Pretty Horrible

[Images: MTA]

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Filed under: New York Subway Transportation 
November 5, 2012

Sorrow and Hope in a Visit to Staten Island After Sandy

[…]Griffin told us, “I saw very few people from FEMA. A woman who’d broken her hand drove by screaming, asking where a Red Cross was, and no one could tell her where to go. What was overwhelming was the number of Staten Islanders helping other Staten Islanders. All of these people are helping each other in a way I’ve never seen.”

See more. [Images: Elizabeth Griffin]

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Filed under: Hurricane Sandy Weather Climate Change New York 
November 5, 2012

In Focus: Hurricane Sandy: One Week After Landfall

A week ago today, superstorm Sandy powered ashore, making landfall in the U.S. and wreaking havoc across the northeast. Damage estimates now reach as high as $50 billion, which would make Sandy the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane in history. At least 113 lives were lost across 10 states, and more than 1 million people are still without power across New York and New Jersey. Where the damage was worst, aid workers, National Guardsmen, soldiers, and groups of civilian volunteers arrived, bringing supplies, beginning cleanup, providing what was needed — in many cases, neighbor helping neighbor. Collected here are images of Sandy recovery from just the past weekend, showing what has been accomplished so far and the massive amount of work that remains to be done. See also the earlier entry: Hurricane Sandy: After Landfall.

See more. [Images: AP, Reuters, Getty]

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Filed under: Climate Change Weather Sandy Hurricane Military East Coast New York New Jersey 
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