If you’re worried about getting your phone snatched on a dark sidewalk, here’s a top security tip: don’t own an iPhone. A spat of attempted phone-jackings at Columbia University have one thing in common: thugs don’t want your Android.
The best views of New York aren’t in Manhattan. They are on the East River side of Brooklyn or Long Island City. When this new hotel by the Williamsburg Bridge is finished, it will be the very best view. By far.
I never get tired of timelapses of New York City, but Rivers & Roads is particularly beautiful. It perfectly captures the arteries that carry the blood through this wonderful city in just one minute from just one point.
The Grand Central Apple store isn’t even open yet and it’s already becoming a massive headache for New York. First was its garish video façade . Now comes word that Apple’s lease on the space is jobbing the city’s transit department out of a bunch of revenue.
We didn’t realise New York State even had an official insect, and that’s probably because it’s been missing for 29 years. But now, the nine-spotted ladybug is back.
While it may look like a mechanised version of the worms from Tremors, this animatronic sculpture from South Korean artist U-Ram Choe is quite harmless and actually shaped after a seal. And everybody loves seals, right?
New York City’s Broadway is the oldest north to south street in NYC and one of the most famous streets in the entire world. It’s also a street that shows the stark differences that exist in NYC only a few blocks away. This time lapse video shows you those differences.
