City - Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:34 - 2 Comments
Look Right, Left, and Right Before Crossing – Wait, It’s A One-Way Street
According to an analysis put out by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Manhattan’s deadliest streets are 3rd Ave and Broadway. As NYU students, we traverse these streets at least once a day, and as far as I’m concerned, there usually aren’t any problems. However, both streets have chalked up 10 pedestrian deaths each in the past two years, with 7th Ave and 1st Ave following behind with 7 deaths each.
However, I took a closer look at the maps where the pedestrian deaths were listed by location. I found that on Broadway, there were no deaths around the NYU campus (from 4th to 8th St). But on 3rd Ave, there were two deaths around the campus (from 2nd to 14th St), one of which was a 67-year-old male. And there seems to be a higher number of red dots (which represents fatalities) uptown than downtown.
Moral of the story? Don’t go above 14th St.
Photo: Flickr courtesy of fabrisalvetti
City - Monday, October 6, 2008 10:28 - 5 Comments
G-Ho’s Bike Shop Neighbor Next to Die Out
Greenwich Hotel is losing its least pretentious neighbor (not counting St. Luke’s) as The Hub Station, the community bike shop on Morton Street between Greenwich and Hudson, will be closing soon. I talked to the owner of the store (and his incredibly human-like dog, Scout), and he said the lease is up and the rent is doubling, so they’re still trying to find a new location.
Sexton talks about our school’s high standard of intertwining the experience of living in New York with the NYU education, but just as we make businesses thrive, we also cause them to wither up and die. And to be honest, I’ve learned nothing so far from G-Ho’s neighbor, the Archive (and I hate buildings – other than dorms, of course – that have their own names). The Hub Station brought both business and a sense of communal warmth to the neighborhood, which will now probably be brought back somewhere to the East Village which, of course, is also falling victim to more rich white people.
Photo by Frank H Jump
City - Thursday, October 2, 2008 11:54 - 1 Comment
Stadiums The Latest Sad Exit From New York’s Streets
If you’ve recently mourned the loss of your favorite coffee-shop-turned-Starbucks or, you know, the Rogan clothing store that invaded the Bouwerie Lane Theatre, you’re not alone in your emotions. In fact, in two far away parts of the city, thousands of sports fans – and millions more around the world – have just lost two landmarks. That’s right, Shea Stadium and Yankee Stadium.
Now, you may have already heard about this, but the Mets’ recent loss to the Brewers kept them out of the playoffs and marked the final game to be played at Shea. It’s official, it’s really happening, and it sucks.
City - Friday, September 19, 2008 1:05 - 13 Comments
4 Things That Confuse Me About New York
1. Magnolia Bakery: Okay, okay, it was on Sex and the City and now it’s a New York dessert institution. But that doesn’t mean it’s good. I don’t understand why people wait on line for 20 minutes to get one of the overly rich, too-sweet flavor bombs they call “cupcakes.” Buying one won’t make you quirky, worldly, or sophisticated – it’ll just make you nauseated and wondering why you spent five dollars on cupcakes. Don’t get the diabetes-in-a-cup at Magnolia: If you really like your treats sweet, head up to Billy’s, which was actually founded by one of Magnolia’s creators who split off to open his own bakery when he became dissatisfied with Magnolia’s recipes. The pastries there are worth the price of the subway, trust me.
