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The Evolution Of The NYC Subway Map

6:00AM December 30, 2011 | Adrian Covert

If you’ve lived in the Big Apple for any amount of time, you’ve more than likely taken the subway. You’ve also probably wasted plenty of time staring at the map. Our video editor Matt Toder threw together a video of the subway map’s evolution, beginning with a map crafted 100 years ago. More »


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This Wonderful Time Lapse Walk Captures New York’s Holiday Feeling Perfectly

11:42PM December 22, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Walking through the New York wonderland during the holidays could be a pretty magical experience. This video, made by Cris Magliozzi, captures that feeling perfectly. It’s a very special time lapse, made while he was walking from Central Park to Rockefeller centre. More »


News

Key NYC Structures Might Be Less Safe Than You Thought

6:00AM August 6, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

The New Yankee Stadium, the LaGuardia control tower and the Lincoln Tunnel have two things in common. They are key NYC public facilities and they may have problems that could affect their structural integrity. More »


Computing

Apple To Open Store At New York’s Iconic Grand Central Station

9:00AM July 24, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Is there nowhere Apple will not expand its line of silvery wood-accented retail stores? Glass cubes in Manhattan. Multi-story facades on Boylston in Boston. And now, piling on New York again, Apple is set to descend on Grand Central. More »


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Why Is There A WWI Biplane On The Roof Of This NYC Skyscraper?

2:23PM July 21, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The William Kaufman organisation had the right idea when it built an office tower at 77 Water Street in New York City. Instead of installing drab air conditioning units on the roof, the company plopped down a 1917 biplane. More »


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A Hyper-Detailed 3D Map Of NYC, Made By Laser Airplanes

9:20AM June 18, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

New York is fairly forward-thinking when it comes to energy innovation, but it’s pretty terrible when it comes to solar. City College of New York wants to change that, so they created an interactive solar map of the city using laser airplanes. More »


Gadgets

Your Bones Will Feel The Rumbler Siren Coming

2:00AM February 28, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Sirens! Nothing new. Ubiquitous on city streets. Even small towns have, to some degree, grown accustomed to their shrill warnings. That’s kind of a problem! Enter the Rumbler. You literally feel it coming. More »


Entertainment

Hey New York, This Is Real Snow

2:27AM December 28, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

I’m looking through my window and my street is completely white. There’s no traffic, and the ones parked are half covered with snow. In other places, like the ones in these crazy photos, people won’t even blink. More »


Let’s All Make The Rent Is Too Damn High Video #1 In The Charts

8:20AM November 6, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/Gg5SwyTvAHw&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); Funny that this comes today, after I renewed the lease of my apartment today. The rent is still too damn high. And while former NY governor candidate Jimmy McMillan lost the election, we should make him #1 in the music charts. More »


New York City Taxis Updating Their Displays To Look Like iMacs

7:20AM October 1, 2010 | Casey Chan

Taxi-top displays, those triangular advertisements on top of NYC cabs, are getting a facelift. And even though it looks like the base of an iMac is now attached to the roof, I think it looks good. Or at least better. More »