Last weekend Karen and I did something I’ve had on my To Do list for a long time: go on the Atlantic Ave. Underground Subway tunnel Tour. The tunnel is officially the oldest subway tunnel in the United States and the only way to get there is to climb down the manhole in the middle [...]

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The World’s Largest Urban Adventure Series will turn the Big Apple in to a giant obstacle course as teams of two navigate their way around competing in physical, mental and humorous challenges. The NYC event promises to be a full day of laughter, adventure and discovering the diversity and character of New York City.
Whether [...]

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While flying to San Francisco on Virgin America (my new favorite airline, btw) I stopped to watch this show on Current.TV about Brooklyn graffiti artists in New Orleans called Your Neighbor’s Steps:
A New Orleans art collective works to establish installations in areas hardest hit by Katrina, attracting people to see the art and thus see [...]

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This past weekend was one of those amazing weekends in which you are productive from beginning to end. Almost to the end I guess. Ending at the Dram Shop after the 5th avenue street fair probably wasn’t super productive for a Sunday afternoon, but we did get to catch up with some friends and watch [...]

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Check out the trailer for my buddy Jon’s movie, The Wackness, due out in July. With some luck, Karen and I might be able to catch a screening prior to the official release, in which case we’ll report back and tell you all to go see it.
Read some more about it at I Watch [...]

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Check out an artist’s rendition of these upcoming aqua-sculptures set to be installed in the East River this Summer/Fall. I have to say, I’m a real sucker for grand-scale installations like this. Also, as I’m in the same boat as the post’s author, and get to see the Brooklyn Bridge on the way to work [...]

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… and its only a few blocks away from our apartment! Pacific Standard has also concocted some interesting prizes for your loyalty. My favorite is the “all-expenses-paid trip to Williamsburg”. If that’s not enough to get you excited, maybe a word with the drinking robot they’re building will convince you.

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Friday night Manlio was in NYC so we grabbed some dinner with him before heading into town. In the cab ride, he mentioned a bar that Dennis had recommend. This bar, he said, had a mechanical bull. That was all he needed to say before Alex and I were requesting the location and directing the [...]

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TOAD: Dec 12th, 2007: It turns out that the day after our holiday cocktail party was as good a day as any to try out a hangover cure we had heard a bunch about, Pedialyte. Off to the pharmacy I went and came back with a 4 pack of Apple flavored liquid (think: Gatorade on [...]

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One of the amenities of working at NYU is being so close to Washington Square Park. I have spent so many summer days in this park eating lunch, reading a book or taking a lap in hopes that it will help sort out a work issue. I feel very lucky to have an office right [...]

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