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Apr30

Photos: Space Shuttle Enterprise flying over New York City

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Very neat photos… next time I am in NYC I will have to stop by the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum complex where the shuttle will be housed.

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photo by Douglas Palmer

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photo by Lori Dorn

Here are some photos of the Space Shuttle Enterprise ridding piggy-back on a Boeing 747 as it passed over New York City this morning on its way to JFK International Airport.

It will eventually make its way to it’s permanent home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

UPDATE 1: Gothamist has also posted some great photos of the Space Shuttle flying over NYC.

UPDATE 2: Pete P. has some photos of the Enterprise Touchdown in NYC event, including a couple of Leonard Nimoy who was in attendance.

photo by Pete P.

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Apr11

Art: drawNYC by Randeep Katari

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Excellent idea, merging photography and drawing into one:

New York City-based artist Randeep Katari adds character drawings of New Yorkers into snapshots of city life for his Tumblr drawNYC.

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Mar14

Plans Revealed for New York City’s High Line Park

Posted in: Design

Final section design plans revealed for New York City’s High Line Park and looks awesome! High Line is probably one of the most exciting projects recently opened in NYC, I have visited it a year ago I cannot wait to see the rest of it when it completed:

The proposed design plans for the High Line park’s third and final section were revealed at a community meeting on March 12, 2012. Some interesting highlights: a proposed skyscraper and a play structure for children. Construction on the project (located at the Hudson Rail Yards between West 30th and West 34th streets in New York City) is expected to end in 2013, with its public opening in 2014. More information can be found at Fast Company’s Co.Design and NBC News.

Thick rubber-coated beams serve as a play structure for children and allow them to play inside the old railroad images via Fast Company’s Co.Design and Friends of the High Line

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Feb24

Phone Booth Pop-Up Libraries by John Locke

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Phone Booth Pop-Up Libraries in New York City:

Architect John Locke is converting phone booths in New York City into pop-up libraries complete with custom bookshelves and small selections of books. Locke explains the project in this interview with The Atlantic Cities. via designboom

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Feb20

Art: Hanksy Street Art In New York City

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Hanksy expands beyond Tom Hanks with Bill Cosby & Ted Danson street art in New York City:

Banksy parody artist Hanksy has expanded beyond spoofs of Tom Hanks films with new street art in New York City featuring Bill Cosby and Ted Danson. via Wooster Collective

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Feb15

Video: 10,000 Taxi Trips in Manhattan

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Taxi! A Data Visualization of 10,000 Taxi Trips in Manhattan:

“Taxi!” is a beautiful data visualization of 10,000 taxi trips occurring over the course of one day in Manhattan. The visualization was a collaboration between Tom McKeogh, Eliza Montgomery and Juan Francisco Saldarriaga.

Taxi! is an analytical model that maps the trip data for 10,000 taxi rides over the course of 24 hours. Geographic location data for the origin and destination of each ride is combined with waypoint data collected from the Google Maps API in order to generate a geographically accurate representation of the trip. We used data from taxi rides originating or ending in the neighborhoods of Lincoln center or Bryant Park. The visualization recreates a ‘breathing’ map of Manhattan based on the migration of vehicles across the city over a period of 24 hours, displaying periods of intensity, density and decreased activity. via FlowingData & Digital Urban

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Jan30

Art: New York City’s High Line by Hyemi Cho

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Voyeuristic window art on New York City’s High Line by Hyemi Cho:

When the new section of the High Line in New York City was getting ready to open in June 2011, Korean-born artist Hyemi Choworried that she would lose her privacy due to the proximity of her apartment to the new span. Instead of giving into the fear, she painted art for her window that gave the illusion that she was peeking out and waving from behind the curtains. The art has been a hit because it takes the urban park’s visitors by surprise and she has now created additional window paintings for her apartment to further the fun. In addition, she is also creating paintings for other buildings along the High Line. These fun “voyeuristic” paintings have been temporarily removed so that they can be part of Cho’s first solo exhibition, High Line and Personal Stories, at the Nancy Margolis Gallery from January 26, 2012 through February 25, 2012.

…I imagined myself cautiously peeking through my curtain looking outside, seeking the sky and river I used to love to see. I thought, “I am a painter. Why don’t I paint the reality of life and put it out to the public.” In this way, I would (re)solve the restriction of my freedom and my frustration of this invasion of my privacy.

The window paintings have brought me, now an animal in a zoo, delightful interactions with people on the Highline. Everyday, I see people laughing at the paintings and photographing them. Sometimes, I actually peek out and wave my hand, the real life recreation of the painting. The surprise on their faces turns to excitement and they wave back, saying “hi” with their hands. I see that my paintings are a good surprise and make people smile and laugh.

via High Line photos by Hyemi Cho and Meg Kinney

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Dec5

Photography: 1940s Stanley Kubrick’s New York City

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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of 1940s New York City:

Before Stanley Kubrick was a filmmaker, he was a New York City-based photojournalist for Look magazine. His photography career began in 1945 when Kubrick sold a photo to Look (he was just 17 at the time.) From 1946 to 1950, Kubrick worked for the magazine, completing more than 300 assignments documenting the sights and people of New York City. VandM is selling limited edition prints of Kubrick’s early photography in partnership with the Museum of the City of New York. via Daring Fireball

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Nov14

Video: Subway Skating

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Slap Skateboard Magazine made a great video of people skating in New York City subway trains and subway stations.
Nov8

Video time-lapse: 2011 New York City Marathon

Posted in: Video

Since 1976, MTA Bridges and Tunnels’ Verrazano-Narrows Bridge has been the starting point for the New York City Marathon. MTA congratulates the over 47,000 participants in this year’s marathon.

Camera: J.P. Chan, Adele Pham
Production Assistant: Elise Shin
Music: Timo Chen
HeadCam: Dana Coyle (Finishing time: 4:42:23)
Song: “Grand Opening” by Timo Chen.
Oct4

Art: Opposites Posters

Posted in: Art

These wonderful “opposites” posters are by design students at the School of Visual Art in New York City. The posters were an assignment for a special class that was taught by Sagi Haviv, Ivan Chermayeff, and Tom Geismar, the partners of the famedChermayeff & Geismar branding and graphic design firm (the firm is responsible for the logos of PBS, NBC, National Geographic, and many others). via Imprint images by Chris Alborano, Maya Kaplun, & Mikhail Abramov

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Sep10

Prank signs in New York City

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These look like a lot fun, cleaver idea to make city signs make you stop and think…

New York City artist and manners enthusiast Jay Shells has posted a series of official-looking etiquette signs around Manhattan under the guise of the “Metropolitan Etiquette Authority.” In Shells’ crusade to improve the manners of New Yorkers he has posted anti-dog poop and subway etiquette posters. via Animal New York images via Jay Shells
Aug20

Photography: Summer In The City

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Summer In The City, a photo series featuring the real New York:

Chai’nese feeling the pressure.

The young version of Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega

This gentleman was chilling with his friends outside a bodega in Mott Haven after winning a domino game. Really liked his attitude and the “jamaican net” tee.

Urban street photographer Stéphane Missier aka Charles le Brigand (and aka Carlito Brigante) captures the gritty feel of “the real New York” in his stunning photo-series, Summer in the City. Missier, a Senior Account Planner at Saatchi X NY, spends his free time walking the streets of New York and photographing his finds, often in black and white.

From the Bronx to Brooklyn, I capture the real New York, the one I like to call “RottenbutBeautiful”. via New York Shitty photos by Charles le Brigand

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Aug4

Art: I went to MoMA and…

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I Went To MoMA And… Project gathers museum visitor experiences:

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City wanted an interactive way to capture the experience of art with the museum’s three million yearly visitors. What eventually developed was an open-ended guestbook of sorts called the “I went to MoMA and…” Project where the museumgoer gets to leave their mark using the Museum’s pre-printed notecards. The experiment resulted in an amazing collection of “ruminations, reflections, and observations” and many of them can be viewed and shared from the project’s website.

…the wall became more thickly festooned with thoughts, comments, sketches, and jokes, people gathered around to read them, and in many cases were inspired to add their own voices to the collage. (Many seemed tickled to be invited to tape up their creations, even temporarily, on MoMA’s lobby wall.) photo and images via Museum of Modern Art

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Jul22

Plane on a New York City skyscraper rooftop

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This is pretty cool and interesting in a way; a World War I bi-plane on a New York City skyscraper rooftop:

For years, a mysterious World War I biplane has been parked on a rooftop landing strip at 77 Water Street in New York City. The plane is in fact a replica of a British Sopwith Camel fighter, and it was hoisted on to the roof in 1969 as a bit of architectural whimsy by the building’s developers. Film location scout Nick Carr of the blog Scouting NY delved into the plane’s backstory for the Wall Street Journal. photos by Rob Bennett/The Wall Street Journal

(Via Laughing Squid.)
Jul9

Photography prints: What is in the store today

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Today’s image which is now available for sale at my online photography store is: “Time Warner Center, Columbus Circle, New York City” by Tyson Williams – Buy Prints

As usual this specific print is available for order in variety sizes on high quality paper, which you may yourself. Alternatively, your can opt to purchase already print or my personal favourite: image printed on archival canvas stretched onto 3/4″ or 1.5″ stretcher frame, image wrap, black or white on sides as seen at the above. All artwork has a 30-day, no questions asked, return policy. All transactions are secure and private.

Time Warner Center was originally constructed as the AOL Time Warner Center, the building encircles the western side of Columbus Circle and straddles the border between Midtown and the Upper West Side. It is one of the newest and one of most expensive real estate in the New York City. It is a new landmark now, shot here in black and white with ultrawide lens. This architectural masterpiece can yours now, it would fit most decor style for your home, condo apartment or loft – order prints today!
Jul9

Art on my wall

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I wanted to share some amazing art with you: “Time Warner Center, Columbus Circle, New York City” by Tyson Williams available at imagekind.com
Jul8

Photography prints: What is in the store today

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Today’s image which is now available for sale at my online photography store is: “Brownstones on Upper Westside, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams – Buy Prints

As usual this specific print is available for order in variety sizes on high quality paper, which you may yourself. Alternatively, your can opt to purchase already print or my personal favourite: image printed on archival canvas stretched onto 3/4″ or 1.5″ stretcher frame, image wrap, black or white on sides as seen at the above. All artwork has a 30-day, no questions asked, return policy. All transactions are secure and private.

A typical midblock view on the Upper West Side consisting of 4- and 5-story brownstones. As seen in this photograph, this is typical view of staircases of the many beautiful brownstones in this iconic NYC neighbourhood. Order this black and white photography prints today!
Jul8

Art on my wall

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I wanted to share some amazing art with you: “Brownstones on Upper Westside, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams available at imagekind.com
Jul7

Photography prints: What is in the store today

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Today’s image which is now available for sale at my online photography store is: “Basilica of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City” by Tyson Williams – Buy Prints

As usual this specific print is available for order in variety sizes on high quality paper, which you may yourself. Alternatively, your can opt to purchase already print or my personal favourite: image printed on archival canvas stretched onto 3/4″ or 1.5″ stretcher frame, image wrap, black or white on sides as seen at the above. All artwork has a 30-day, no questions asked, return policy. All transactions are secure and private.

The Cathedral of St. Patrick (commonly called St. Patrick’s Cathedral) is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in New York City in United States. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and a parish church, located on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets in midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, directly across the street from Rockefeller Center. It is one the most beautiful landmarks in the city, it is a full functional church with a lot of New Yorkers and tourists visiting it daily. This stunning photograph shot with ultrawide lens showcases its interior full of people. If you would be a great addition to your home decor – order your prints today!
Jul7

Art on my wall

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I wanted to share some amazing art with you: “Basilica of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City” by Tyson Williams available at imagekind.com
Jul6

Photography prints: What is in the store today

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Today’s image which is now available for sale at my online photography store is: “Waterfall Crystal Chandelier, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams – Buy Prints

As usual this specific print is available for order in variety sizes on high quality paper, which you may yourself. Alternatively, your can opt to purchase already print or my personal favourite: image printed on archival canvas stretched onto 3/4″ or 1.5″ stretcher frame, image wrap, black or white on sides as seen at the above. All artwork has a 30-day, no questions asked, return policy. All transactions are secure and private.

This photograph features remarkable waterfall crystal chandelier located inside of the lobby of the GE Building / NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. This stunning photograph water taken when you stand directly under the chandelier. If you would look fantastic in your home, apartment or loft. Order your print today!
Jul6

Art on my wall

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I wanted to share some amazing art with you: “Waterfall Crystal Chandelier, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams available at imagekind.com
Jun24

Photography prints: What is in the store today

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Today’s image which is now available for sale at my online photography store is: “Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams – Buy Prints

As usual this specific print is available for order in variety sizes on high quality paper, which you may yourself. Alternatively, your can opt to purchase already print or my personal favourite: image printed on archival canvas stretched onto 3/4″ or 1.5″ stretcher frame, image wrap, black or white on sides as seen at the above. All artwork has a 30-day, no questions asked, return policy. All transactions are secure and private.

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. With a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), it was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge. And there are a lot of steel wires holding it up across the river as seen in this photograph. This unique photograph, along with beautiful sky in the ground would be perfect for your decor at home, apartment or loft. Order your prints today!
Jun24

Art on my wall

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I wanted to share some amazing art with you: “Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams available at imagekind.com
Jun22

Photography prints: What is in the store today

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Today’s image which is now available for sale at my online photography store is: “The Guggenheim Museum, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams – Buy Prints

As usual this specific print is available for order in variety sizes on high quality paper, which you may yourself. Alternatively, your can opt to purchase already print or my personal favourite: image printed on archival canvas stretched onto 3/4″ or 1.5″ stretcher frame, image wrap, black or white on sides as seen at the above. All artwork has a 30-day, no questions asked, return policy. All transactions are secure and private.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (often called simply “The Guggenheim”) is a well-known museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions throughout the year. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, it is one of the 20th century’s most important architectural landmarks. In my black and white photograph of this landmark, you see a common NYC yellow cab (in colour) zooming pass the building. This unique shot would be a perfect fit your for home, apartment, condo or a loft walls. Order your print today!
Jun22

Art on my wall

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I wanted to share some amazing art with you: “The Guggenheim Museum, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams available at imagekind.com.
Jun20

Photography prints: What is in the store today

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Today’s image which is now available for sale at my online photography store is: “Empire State, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams – Buy Prints

As usual this specific print is available for order in variety sizes on high quality paper, which you may frame yourself. Alternatively, your can opt to purchase already framed print or my personal favourite: image printed on archival canvas stretched onto 3/4″ or 1.5″ stretcher frame, image wrap, black or white on sides as seen at the above. All artwork has a 30-day, no questions asked, return policy. All transactions are secure and private.

If there was only one iconic building in New York City, you are looking right at it in this photograph. It is a 102-story icon, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. The Empire State Building is 1,250 ft (381 meters) tall and was completed in 1931; for 40 years it was the tallest building in the city. Everyone knows Empire State Building, it is this city’s ultimate landmark. As must see to visit when it NYC, a must-have in your own living-room if you love this city as much as I do. Empire State Building photograph is now available for order in variety of sizes. Get your prints today!
Jun20

Art on my wall

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I wanted to share some amazing art with you: “Empire State, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams available at imagekind.com.
Jun16

Photography prints: What is in the store today

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Today’s image which is now available for sale at my online photography store is: “Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA” by Tyson Williams – Buy Prints

As usual this specific print is available for order in variety sizes on high quality paper, which you may frame yourself. Alternatively, your can opt to purchase already framed print or my personal favourite: image printed on archival canvas stretched onto 3/4″ or 1.5″ stretcher frame, image wrap, black or white on sides as seen at the above. All artwork has a 30-day, no questions asked, return policy. All transactions are secure and private.

If you are ever inside of the lobby of Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, make sure to look up at the ceiling. The Met has beautiful architectural elements inside as seem in this photograph shot with ultra-wide lens during my most recent visit. It is a beautiful print for your home, condo apartment or a modern loft. Buy your print today!