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This giant smartphone touchscreen thing could be the future of NYC payphones

Pay phones are nearly dead breed, because who doesn’t have a phone in their pocket or quick access to one? But instead of getting rid of all the old pay phones, NYC is redesigning many of them to be 21st century hubs of information. The above picture is an illustration of the winning design of the NYC Payphone Design Challenge. Called “NYFi”, it’s a large touchscreen where people can not only make calls, request information, get directions and even get new MetroCards.

And now, here’s a saxophone battle on the NYC subway

Because it’s just not a real subway ride without battling saxophones.

New York introduces a new driver’s license it says is impossible to forge

Saying something like a driver’s license is impossible to forge is sort of a bold statement, but New York’s new licenses certainly won’t make it easy. not like the old paper laminated ones that many states used to have that made license forgery a breeze.

NYC to install touchscreen subway kiosks with real time schedules, routes and alerts

Unless you’re a NYC native, the New York subway system can be a little confusing. Not daunting, but if you’re not used to the city, expect yourself to be crowded around an old paper subway map, trying to figure out where you are and where you need to go. In the near future, even complete out of town idiots will be able to easily navigate the subway with the help of real time touch screen kiosks. It tells you where you are, you tap where you want to go and voila!

NYC MTA releases app to let you track train times in real time

If you live in New York or are planning a trip to New York, a good MTA subway app can be a good starting place for getting to where you need to go like a pro. Now the MTA has released its own iPhone app that lets you track train departures and arrivals in real time before you buy your ticket.

posted 19 February, 2013
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Evening moment of zen: “ODD NY”

They are unique views of New York City which incorporate a combination of animation, special effects, and live action footage.

Chapter 1: Mapping
http://vimeo.com/oddny/mapping

Mapping” is the first installment of a series of shorts entitled “ODD NY”. The story follows ODD executive creative director Gary Breslin as he guides us through the surreal and dream-like visions of the city he lives in.
“Mapping” shows us the familiar and iconic map of lower Manhattan as it expands, splits, re-groups and forms an entirely new topography. It’s the downtown that Breslin knows, where his stomping grounds all fit together seamlessly while other less inviting hoods like Times Sq and Wall St are pushed to the margins.

Chapter 2: Luminous City
http://vimeo.com/oddny/luminouscity

This chapter focuses on the illuminated windows at night which construct the NYC skyline and give it depth, dimension and life.
“Luminous City” constantly challenges your perception using these individual windows to define an architecture built of lights.
But all the lights….are people lives.

WOOOOOOOOOO

posted 31 December, 2012
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Beautiful Hand Drawn Map of New York, Jenni Sparks

posted 09 December, 2012
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Man shoots his girlfriend because she said The Walking Dead was unrealistic

A man in Long Island has been arrested after he shot his girlfriend while the two were watching The Walking Dead. The source of the dispute? She said the show was unrealistic and he went all crazy on her. Nobody introduce this guy to Star Trek.

posted 07 December, 2012
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A Delorean taxi in New York? Where we’re going, we won’t need hipsters.

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posted 03 December, 2012
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NYC residents can vote at any New York state polling location today

Just a reminder New Yorkers, if you haven’t gotten out to vote already or you’re not sure where to vote, because of the hurricane, you can vote at any polling place in New York state. If you are a resident of New York City or Westchester, Long Island or Rockland County, you can vote anywhere in the state of New York. So go do it.

posted 06 November, 2012
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SuperMegaStorm Sandy sends 300,000 gallons of oil into the waters between NY/NJ

New Jersey environmental officials say 336,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled after a storage tank was lifted and ruptured from the surge from superstorm Sandy.

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posted 01 November, 2012
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Lots and lots of pictures of Hurricane Sandy’s flooding and thrashing of the northeast

With a storm as big as Sandy, hitting an area so densely populated by so many people with cameras in their pockets and Twitter and Facebook and Instagram accounts, the most unprecedented thing about Sandy is the gigantic volume of pictures taken of the natural disaster. This large gallery is only a tiny fraction of what’s out there.