NYC Five Boro Bike Tour

42 miles of bike-friendly city streets.

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71309 false NYC Five Boro Bike Tour

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http://www.bikenewyork.org/rides/fbbt/index.html

0 The Weakerthans are playing a show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City this Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Some of you already know that I purchased 4 tickets to this event months ago. In fact, some of you already have dibs on these tickets.

2009-09-14T08:56:52-04:00

Well, it turns out I have a wedding party to attend that night. I can’t go to the show. So grab up these tickets. My one, non-Scrabbled friend, Jessica has claimed a ticket. Jay also has one (if you still want it). I think Christina and Sammy wanted in, but I’m not sure. Discuss! 70833 false The Weakerthans Concert

2009-09-17T08:50:00-04:00

0 A 700+ piece Tim Burton exhibit will be at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from November 2009 to April 2010.

2009-06-10T20:57:17-04:00

70474 false Tim Burton MoMA Exhibit

2009-06-11T14:01:09-04:00

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/313

0 How many $8 plates should I reasonably limit myself to?

2009-06-09T14:23:15-04:00

http://bigapplebbq.org/ 70465 false Big Apple BBQ

2009-06-09T16:39:52-04:00

0 This just opened a half-block from my apt. It’s already one of my fav things in NYC

2009-06-09T11:11:12-04:00

70462 false The Highline

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http://www.thehighline.org/

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0 Music and art festival in Brooklyn from June 11-14. $45 per badge earns 7 concerts and some other events.

2009-05-15T10:48:56-04:00

70352 false Northside Festival

2009-05-15T13:58:38-04:00

http://www.northsidefestival.com/

0 Just got an e-mail about an available apartment in Weehawken that is looking to get filled quickly. Harry told me about it (he lives in the apartment underneath as a matter of fact). I figured I’d extend the news to The Scrabbled (but keep it private). Here’s <a href="http://sky-linerealty.com/index.php?action=listingview&listingID=151">some information</a>.

2009-04-07T10:04:57-04:00

I’ve been to this street. It really is a nice spot. There’s a great view from the street. It’s near a park too. I would take up this offer if I wasn’t already hooked up in Jersey City. 70133 true Weehawken Apartment Available

2009-04-07T13:51:54-04:00

0 I have two tickets for a show in New York City for tonight. It is part of the <a href="http://wordlessmusic.org/">Wordless Music Series</a> and is located at the <a href="http://www.nysec.org/">New York Society For Ethical Culture</a>. The line-up is: The Mountain Goats John Vanderslice Miranda Cuckson, violin Reiko Uchida, piano (The latter pair performing music for piano and violin by Franz Schubert and Francis Poulenc apparently)

2009-03-27T10:42:08-04:00

Anyway, I asked Sammy to go a while ago when I first got the tickets. He can’t make it. So I have a spare ticket now. I’ll be going into New York via NJ PATH as soon as I finish watching 4-year-olds after school. The concert begins at 8 p.m. and hopefully doesn’t go too late. I have other plans for a goodbye party at <a href="http://www.karaoketoptunes.com/">Karaoke Top Tunes</a> in New York as well. I’d like to make an appearance, and whoever you are, you’re more than welcome to tag along with me. If you don’t want to, that’s fine too! If you would like some assistance/advice for getting to the place, just ask. I figure we can meet outside the venue, unless you’d prefer to come to my apartment in Jersey City at around 6:30 or so. 70072 false A Different Kind Of Concert

2009-03-27T12:38:33-04:00

0 Tomorrow I’m taking the entire day to cycle through the city (mainly below 34 St.) and tour some stores I’ve heard about. I wouldn’t necessarily call it a shopping spree exactly, just a nice way to tour the city with landmarks. I plan on posting about my discoveries/opinions later on. List of stores after the jump…

2009-01-30T18:59:55-05:00

…I’m going with a wide variety of shops: bikes, candy, sneakers, music, books, toys, general kitsch <ul> <li><a href="http://www.economycandy.com/">Economy Candy</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.trackstarnyc.com/web2/blog/">Trackstar</a></li> <li><a href="http://kidrobot.com/content.cfm?section=nystore">Kid Robot</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bikecult.com/works/">Bikeworks</a></li> <li>Paragon (I have to return something bike-related here)</li> <li><a href="http://www.davesqualitymeat.com/">Dave’s Quality Meats</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.giantrobot.com/">Giant Robot</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.dwr.com/category/accessories.do">Tools For Living</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.housingworks.org/social-enterprise/thrift-shops/">Housing Works</a></li> <li><a href="http://othermusic.com/">Other Music</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.igougo.com/attractions-reviews-b2240-New_York-Alphabets.html">Alphabets</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pylones-usa.com/pylones/indexpylones.php">Pylones</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bape.com/">A Bathing Ape</a></li> <li>“Pink Teacup”http://www.thepinkteacup.com/ (lunch for my friend’s birthday)</li> </ul> So… the list is long, but I’m willing to make extra stops. Any Scrabblers have any suggestions? I am also willing to stop by eateries if the well-known-order-of-choice is small. 69691 false New York City Bike Tour

2009-02-01T15:36:22-05:00

0 A plane crash landed into the Hudson river near 50th St. at around 3:30 this afternoon.

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I think everyone survived, so I don’t feel bad in saying that I look forward to how awful my drive home is going to be tonight. I also look forward to consistently worrying about planes crashing into my house, especially given how often I dream of that scenario happening. 69577 false Leaving From New York (almost)

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69252 false I am Going to find this kid and I am going to steal him

2008-11-18T14:02:34-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/nyregion/17bigcity.html?_r=1

0 New York is a black hole for Democracy. As we speak, the New York City Council is voting to extend their own tenure as legislators. Does anyone else think this is outrageous? Details after the jump.

2008-10-23T13:05:45-04:00

So much like the presidency, all offices in NYC are limited to two four-year terms before they are forced to leave. 90 percent of the current government in place in the city will be term-limited out of office in one year. Today, they are voting to extend term limits to three terms despite the fact that it has been voted down in public referendum twice before. Not only that, they voted against putting it to the people of the city again in a public referendum, opting to make the decision to extend the life span of their own jobs themselves. Granted, they will have to be elected, but much like congress, the incumbency retention rate is absurdly high because its difficult for outsiders to generate the clout and funding to make a run at an incumbent. These councilmembers likely wouldn’t be in office in the first place if it wasn’t for term limits. Now, I understand the arguments against term limits, but to do something like this without letting the public have a say is absurd. The City Council may be representatives of the public, but I think this is a clear conflict of interest. Gah, I just think its the slimiest thing ever. Thoughts? 69117 false New York Shitty

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2008-10-20T17:31:58-04:00

69099 false The World's Greatest Chef Visits Katz's Deli

2008-10-21T08:39:52-04:00

http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/10/ferran-adria-at-katzs-deli-russ-and-daughters-pastrami-sandwich-nyc.html

0 What a show! This band is such a powerful unit of folk rock it’s unbelievable. Every member plays so tightly and when they change something, they change it on a dime. When Will Sheff performs his music, you get a great sense of love and ownership of the tunes. Every slow song was captivating and every other selection was played like it was the finale. The concert strengthened <cite>The Stand-ins</cite>, solidified <cite>The Stage Names</cite> and <cite>Black Sheep Boy</cite> and intrigued me to get their earlier albums.

2008-10-07T13:47:02-04:00

TRACKLIST Plus Ones Singer Songwriter A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene Black The Latest Toughs On Tour With Zykos Pop Lie The War Criminal Rises And Speaks A Stone Blue Tulip Starry Stairs Lost Coastlines For Real Unless It Kicks ENCORE Girl In Port Okkervil River Song Westfall 69019 false Okkervil River @ Webster Hall

2008-10-07T16:04:31-04:00

0 My major hobby since moving to Jersey City is cycling. I take at least 2 small weekday trips and one major weekend one each week. I usually end up on the Hudson waterfront, and I almost always stop to take in the view. I only wear headphones/iPod occasionally. But I was thinking tonight about what would be good New-York-City-view-while-cycling music. Any thoughts?

2008-09-30T17:54:00-04:00

I like The Ad Libs’ “The Boy From New York City” a whole hell of a lot, but I’m hoping to get some songs that tell a story about NYC without having it in the title, you know? 68977 false New York City: The Playlist

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68933 false Please check out my new blog or Rupert Murdoch will eat me

2008-09-25T09:07:54-04:00

http://www.irontriangletracker.com

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0 So despite the fact that most of you guys live nowhere near NYC, I thought I’d ask your outside opinion on something. What do you think about a congestion tax in a city, or what’s also known as congestion pricing? details after the jump.

2008-03-31T17:35:31-04:00

Here’s the deal. Good Ol’ Mayor Mike Bloomberg wants to place an $8 fee on any car and a $21 fee on any truck entering Manhattan below 60th Street. The idea being that it will reduce congestion in the central business district, make the air quality better and create funding for the MTA, which is ohhhh $15 billion in debt or so. Similar plans have had mixed results (it really depends who you ask) in places like London and Stockholm. I’ve been covering this exhaustively for my paper (the city council just passed it tonight and now it goes to the state), and was curious what people outside of the city would think about it. The benefits are pretty straightforward. The plan is expected to generate between $5-6 billion for the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which is mired in debt due to horrendous management. The money will be put in a lockbox and will only be used for the city’s umpteen mass transit projects that are on the block. The plan would also substantially reduce congestion in the central business district and marginally in areas of the outer boroughs, creating cleaner air and reducing asthma rates etc. You’d also of course boost mass transit usage which will also help fill the MTA’s glaring budget gap. Passage of the plan by April 7 will also net the city a cool $354 million from the feds to fund short term transit improvements (buses, basically) to accomodate the expected burden on the transit system. The other side of the coin is that the city projects that more than half of the revenues generated by congestion pricing will be collected from city residents in the outer boroughs who do not have access to good mass transit (for example, it takes some people in the rockaways more than 2 hours to get to Manhattan by bus or subway, but just 45 minutes by car). Many of these communities are also not wealthy communities, and may not be able to handle the additional $1-2K annual burden. In addition, most of the capital projects the MTA has on the block are Manhattan-centric, meaning they don’t address the transit needs of those in the outer boroughs. So while the residents of the upper east side will have an easier commute with the installation of the 2nd Ave. subway. Folks in northeastern queens have to take a bus to the subway to another subway in manhattan to get to work. So yeah. I mean there’s a lot more, but that’s the basic outline of what’s happening here. I just kinda wanted to get a sense of how this looks to someone outside looking in. 67961 false Congestion Tax

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