4259 days after Sept. 11, One World Trade Center now stands at full height of 1776 feet.
Adam Yauch Park dedicated in Brooklyn today.
What’s gonna set you free
Look inside and you’ll see
When you’ve got so much to say
It’s called gratitude & that’s right!
Thanks, MCA, for everything!
(Source: brevetcaptain)
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Yikes!
No One Knows When New York’s Subway Will Reopen
As residents and officials survey the damage to New York City this morning, one thing is clear: it is the worst mass transit crisis in city history.
“The New York City subway system is 108 years old,” MTA chairman Joseph J. Lhotasaidin a statement last night, “But it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night.” Seven subway tunnels were inundated, Lhota said. Photos showed flooding in stations from Bay Ridge, at the foot of Brooklyn, toHarlem, in Upper Manhattan. The PATH station connecting Lower Manhattan to New Jersey alsoflooded, Kubrick-style, as did the World Trade Center construction site.
According to New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor, Lhota told CBS the situation was worse than the worst case scenario the MTA had envisioned. There have been rumors the system could be down for a week, but the MTA has refused to speculate about a timeline.
Read more. [Image: Reuters/Andrew Kelly]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcpma2Kreo1qcokc4o1_500.jpg)
Yikes!
No One Knows When New York’s Subway Will Reopen
As residents and officials survey the damage to New York City this morning, one thing is clear: it is the worst mass transit crisis in city history.
“The New York City subway system is 108 years old,” MTA chairman Joseph J. Lhotasaidin a statement last night, “But it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night.” Seven subway tunnels were inundated, Lhota said. Photos showed flooding in stations from Bay Ridge, at the foot of Brooklyn, toHarlem, in Upper Manhattan. The PATH station connecting Lower Manhattan to New Jersey alsoflooded, Kubrick-style, as did the World Trade Center construction site.
According to New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor, Lhota told CBS the situation was worse than the worst case scenario the MTA had envisioned. There have been rumors the system could be down for a week, but the MTA has refused to speculate about a timeline.
Read more. [Image: Reuters/Andrew Kelly]
Stain Glass Water Tower (via nevver)
“the locally-sourced plexi came from all over new york city—from the floors of chinatown sign shops, to the closed dumbo studio of artist dennis oppenheim, to astoria’s demolition salvage warehouse. build it green! nyc” - tom fruin studio
I think I need to make a run to NYC for some pantry-stocking!
Serious Eats did a 62-photo slideshow of one of my favorite stores in NYC:
The soul of the Kalustyan’s operation. You may think you’ve seen Indian grocery stores, but until you’ve seen Kalustyan’s, you don’t really know the meaning of holy-crap-that’s-a-lot-of-spices.It’s a great store no matter what you’re cooking. From about 50 varieties of honey to dozens of gluten-free flours, they stock it all. (When I go to a grocery store in the sticks I just sit there and marvel. So much space and so little selection.)
HAMMERTIME An ironworker connects a steel plate to a column atop One World Trade Center on Dec. 10, 2011. Later today the skyscraper, which is still undergoing construction in lower Manhattan, will surpass the Empire State Building, about 50 blocks north, as the tallest building in New York City. (File photo: Mark Lenihan / AP via the Washington Post)
Crazy — we were driving on the New Jersey turnpike yesterday, and wondering if 1WTC was as tall as the Empire State Building. I guess the answer was no, but only for another day.
“Empire State,” from photographer Randy Scott Slavin’s “Alternate Perspective” series.
(via The Telegraph)
Green Papaya and Mango Salad, and Pork(belly) steamed buns, more deliciousness from the Fatty Crab
On New York City’s High Line, people with cameras (yours truly included) clearly outnumber those without.
