If you ever find yourself in Cobble Hill, be sure to check out any movie playing at the Cobble Hill Theater. They have easily created the best pre-movie house ad of all time. Watch closely for the chairs with lasers (alas, the chairs don’t really have lasers) at the halfway mark: And, yes, that really… Continue reading Everything is Better with Lasers
Category: NYC
An Open Letter to Mayor Bloomberg & the Future Head of the DOITT
I was part of a team that recently submitted an app for the NYC BigApps contest and therefore had the opportunity to play with a lot of the data sets in the NYC Data Mine. In the spirit of continuous improvement, I wanted to suggest how the city can take a great resource and make… Continue reading An Open Letter to Mayor Bloomberg & the Future Head of the DOITT
Gastronomic Locavority
Yesterday was the year’s last installment of the New Amsterdam Market. It’s New York’s most charming farmer’s market and is held in one of it’s most charmless locations (underneath the FDR by the old Fulton fish market). The market is a celebration of the passion and craft of local and regional food artisans. Whether you’re… Continue reading Gastronomic Locavority
Samurai is Japanese for Psychopathic Village People
Today I went to an exhibition at the Met called Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868. It has given me a new appreciation for how absolutely insane Japanese culture is. First, let’s take a look at some of the different helmets that Samurai might wear into battle: If you were to ask… Continue reading Samurai is Japanese for Psychopathic Village People
Transient City
If you follow this blog, you’ll know that we launched UncoverYourCity to help people better understand New York. Here’s another example of interesting things we can learn about the city by playing with the data. Let’s say you wanted to see the relationship between people renting and their household income. A few things emerge here:… Continue reading Transient City