New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week the next steps for NYCs MTA Subways, and the future is full of technological advances that were a long time coming. The problem with how fast technology is advancing, by the time that one thing is implemented, in multi-million-dollar-fashion, it’s time to start working on the new …
Live music and events are returning to Coney Island. The Coney Island Amphitheater is opening on the Boardwalk and is expecting a pretty solid lineup for their first year. Full lineup and information can be found HERE. Among this summer’s artists are Sting, The Beach Boys, O.A.R., Boston, Kool and the Gang, Don Henley, and Vanilla …
Regardless who you vote for, you should go out and vote…it’s your right as an American, and you should take advantage of it.
And in my opinion, you have no voice to complain about who wins if you didn’t at least vote for someone.
New York City has launched a cool little website to show off landmarks and historic spaces in the five boroughs. Lots of cool stuff to look at on here including: Historic districts (Cobble Hill, Jackson Heights) Houses, Buildings and Structures (Sears Roebuck, General Post Office, Coney Island Parachute Drop) Interior (Dime Savings First Floor <Dekalb Ave.>, …
This week is voting in NYC in the participatory budgeting. This allows districts to vote on how best to allocate the funds given to them. The choices include improvements to public safety, transit, parks, schools and libraries. You can visit the website HERE to see if your district is participating in the voting and where you …
Sophie’s Bistro, on Coney Island Avenue between Avenues O & P, has for years been a dairy establishment, and now they’ve expanded into the store next door and opened up a meat restaurant (both Kosher of course). Yesterday was the first day that the new store was open for business (in what may just be …
The NYPD has strict district lines. If something happens on a specific block, there is a precinct that is supposed to handle it. While this is well and good, and helps make sure there are enough cops to cover the city, the lines it creates are absolutely ridiculous. Here is a map of a recent …
The Mayor of NYC, Bill de Blasio, unveiled plans recently for BQX, a streetcar running through Brooklyn and Queens, in parts that have previously needed to loop through Manhattan to use mass transit between the two. The new streetcars are supposed to run up to 12 MPH, and cut the commute time in half from …
Only a few weeks remain before the Times Square Toys R Us store shuts down for good. This store is their flagship location, and features a giant indoor Ferris Wheel, loaded with cars and other popular kids toys (like the Mystery Machine Van and fire trucks). Previous years the store was open 24-hours a day …
The NYPD tries hard to do their jobs, they really do. But often faults and mistakes come down to the lack of communication between the officers and the public they serve. For example this story from my Tuesday: I was driving down 48th Street in Manhattan, and I was told that I couldn’t go thru …
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