May 2009
42 posts
The best sandwiches in New York City [WPIX] →
Trust us, though: The 20 sandwiches — egg salad to foie gras — on this list have nothing in common with the soggy bologna-on-white you once lugged around in a lunchbox. No. These are the best sandwiches in New York City, and here’s where to get them.
Vermont Market & Pharmacy Magically Comes Alive! [lost city]
One of the weirdest, most stubborn mercantile conundrums in New York City is finally showing some signs of life. After ten long years of standing dormant at the otherwise busy corner of Henry and Sackett Streets, the Vermont Market and Pharmacy was buzzing with life Saturday, May 30. The front door was open for the first time since...
Brooklyn Library Faces a Budget Cut of $17.5 Million [OTBKB]
The Brooklyn Public Library needs your help keeping their doors open. At a time when Brooklynites are using their libraries more than ever, BPL faces a budget cut of $17.5 million.
A $17.5 million budget cut would:
ELIMINATE as many as 272 positions – that’s one out of every four full-time BPL employees. REDUCE service to...
Today: President Obama, First Lady Visit NYC [gothamist]
First Lady Michelle Obama has made two visits to NYC since the inauguration, but the Big Apple will finally get to welcome President Barack Obama today. The First Couple will be making a “personal visit” to the city; the Caucus reports they will go to the 8 p.m. performance of the critically acclaimed and Tony-nominated play...
manhattanhenge
found out via mari that this saturday and sunday are manhattanhenge. excited to see it for the first time
via: 5oh7:
+ photo: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
Free Family Friendly Shakespeare—Beyond the Park [mommy poppins]
Shakespeare for kids? Why not? Actors who love Shakespeare want audiences to love it too and so New York City is full of wonderful. free outdoor Shakespeare performances that are particularly engaging and can be fun for kids. From “Shakespeare on he Run” where the audience literally has to chase the performers to the...
Hasbro Resurrects the Classic Super Soaker 50 [geekdad]
The Super Soaker 50, the original water gun that rendered all others obsolete, has returned to mark the the toy’s 20th anniversary.
In 1989, an inventor named Lonnie Johnson created a new kind of squirt gun, packing a reservoir that could be pressurized, allowing a far vaster quantity of water to be shot with a much greater range. Before...
Fame or Shame Game #13: Warm Milk for Hipsters [thingamababy]
Designer Karim Rashid crafted the bottle. Check him out with the inventors of the Iiamo in this publicity photo. No, seriously, check him out. Or the New York shots with graffiti or in the subway. If you are wondering whether you’re still on Earth, your baby is not hip enough for this bottle.
Here is some reaction according to the...
Sing Along With Lloyd [zooglobble]
That would be Lloyd Miller of the Brooklyn band The Deedle Deedle Dees. I’m a big fan of the Dees, of course, for many reasons — they rock, they’re lots of fun in concert, and they know how to craft educational songs you’ll listen to for purely un-educational reasons (hint: they craft actual stories). Also, they’re a great bunch of...
Henrik Nygren’s ABC [stork bites man ]
Designed/made by Henrik Nygren. Box of letters for tuss (The Ultimate Simple Solution), 2005. Hand-built wooden box in 29 numbered copies, containing 290 letterpress cards and 110 sign cards.
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GeekDad HipTrax #28 [geekdad]
I typically spend a lot of time delineating between various scenes and sub-genres here on HipTrax, but these divisions are superficial at best. Whether it’s Wizard Rock or chiptunes or nerdcore hip-hop, all that really matters is that the songs and artist celebrate the passions and pursuits of nerdy culture. This project specifically gives Ken and me the chance to...
Sunday Best at The Yard in Gowanus [a Brooklyn life]
Oh Sunday Best how I love you, with your fabulous DJs, imported food carts from the Red Hook Ballfields and lazed relaxing under the trees with other likeminded Brooklynites. For those of you who haven’t been, Sunday Best is at The Yard (just before you cross the Gowanus Canal on Carroll Street). It starts on May 24 and runs through...
Art in Bushwick Benefit [free NYC]
“Arts in Bushwick and Lumenhouse present an art exhibition benefit featuring donated works by artists participating in the upcoming Bushwick Open Studios Festival. All work will be for sale for $200 and under. Cash and carry event. All proceeds benefit Arts in Bushwick. This is your chance to meet the artists and organizers, preview the open studios &...
A Child Grows Event Picks [a child grows in Brooklyn]
What to this Memorial Day Week and Weekend? It looks like the weather will be great on Friday and Sunday. Of course, it’s early in the week, so who knows? This might be a good time to plan that trip to the revamped Intrepid- you know, that trip you have been putting off for another time. We are heading to “The Yard” for lunch on Saturday,...
Gene Ween Band to play PS 29 benefit [cobble hill blog]
The Geen Ween Band (the newest inventive rock group from Gene Ween, the iconic frontman of the critically acclaimed, seminal alternative band Ween) will play at a benefit for the arts at PS 29 this Thursday, May 21. The show, presented by the PS 29 PTA to benefit the arts program at the school, will take place in the PS 29 auditorium at 425...
85 Things to Do with Kids in New York During Swine Flu School Closings [mommy poppins]
With 16 schools now officially closed due to the swine flu epidemic and some more parents starting to keep their kids home in a preventative measure, over 10,000 children are at home this week, and probably more to come.We always wonder what we can do to help when New York CIty families are in crisis. So,...
Stormtrooper Breakfast Cereal [serious eats]
In the last 12 days, we’ve had Star Trek and Doctor Who food-related items materialize on Serious Eats. Might as well go for a nerd trifecta and get Star Wars in the mix. Good morning, and may the force be with you—from your friends at Serious Eats, the nerdiest food blog in the universe. [via Unique Daily]
Another Faile Prayer Wheel “Arrives” in Brooklyn [Wooster Collective]
AWESOME to see that Faile is installing more prayer wheels in the streets of Brooklyn.
(Photo and video by Stephen Kelley)
This Sunday: The Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair [OTBKB]
Moving To A Higher State Of Baby Consciousness [daddy types]
The Boston Globe has an interesting article on the emergent techniques for measuring babies’ brain development and activity, and how these advances are changing the commonly accepted model for how babies’ brains work and develop.
On one level, it’s trippy stuff, all this idea of baby consciousness and hyperawareness...
Argington & Casa Kids Brooklyn Designs 2009 [ohdeeoh]
Brooklyn Designs was a bit smaller this year overall, but it was bigger for two exhibitors: Argington and Casa Kids by Roberto Gil. These two had big spaces which were outside the hall and facing the street, making it easy to see their new stuff. While we don’t generally feature folks we’ve featured before (we look for new...
Free NYC Weekend Events for Kids May 9-10: Kite Flying, Oragami, Bluegrass and Jazz, Mother’s Day Extravaganzas and More [mommy poppins]
There are so many events going on to celebrate Mom that it could easily be renamed “Mother’s Weekend.” Of course, we’ve got all those events covered, plus plenty non-mom themed ones, too. And since the sun is supposedly going to...
BKLYNDESIGNS Starts Tomorrow! [inhabitat]
HEY DESIGN LOVING NEW YORKERS!
BKLYN Designs starts tomorrow and we couldn’t be more excited! Running from May 8-10, this awesome showcase of local furniture design kicks off NY Design Week, and is one of our favorite events of the year. We’ll be pressing our noses up against the glass bright and early tomorrow morning and - as soon as doors open -...
Bloomberg Dismisses Kindergarten Protests [daily intelligencer]
Hundreds of parents gathered outside City Hall yesterday to protest wait lists at public kindergartens, and thousands more rallied over cuts to early childhood programs. Mayor Bloomberg’s response? “They complained about a couple of hundred kids not being able to get into the schools that they wanted to get into,”...
Facetape [swissmiss]
“Facestape“. Oh, how much fun could be had with this?!
laid back [minor details]
You know we are in the midst of a huge baby boom when you start seeing child sized versions of the Le Corbusier Chaise Lounge Chair.
Tikatok.com [ohdeeoh]
We would’ve loved something like this when we were little. Tikatok lets kids publish their very own hardcover or softcover book complete with their own illustrations. And…their book could wind up on the Tikatok website. It’s free to sign up, and only about $20 per book. They also have special info for teachers and using Tikatok in the classroom. ...
Aerial Tour of New York [gothamist]
Someone made a vertigo and nausea-inducing virtual tour of New York (where it might even be possible to recreate the 4/27/09 shot). The aerial shots can start off from above Times Square, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, Downtown, Central Park or Governors Island. And before you know it, with some points and clicks,...
Tom Martinez, Witness: Lincoln and Obama Merged [OTBKB]
An artist’s rendition of Obama merged with Abraham Lincoln outside the newly re-opened Vox Pop on Cortelyou Road (near the Q train).
Photo by Tom Martinezt
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Dollar Van Demos [ditmas park blog]
The Real Flatbush points us to Dollar Van Demos, which describes itself as “a showcase of talented musicians, rappers and comedians performing inside a dollar van with real passengers.”“Dollar vans provide a much-needed transportation for neighborhoods under-served by mass transit. Typically operated by West Indian drivers, the ride is cheap,...
Green Bikes Birthday Block Party [free NYC]
3rd Ward invites you to Green Bikes Birthday Block Party. For their 3rd birthday, if you purchase a 3rd Ward membership you get a free custom-designed bike to go with it! To celebrate they’ve taken over Stagg street for a day of mayhem. Compete in a drag race, bring a t-shirt for live screenprinting, take a workshop, or just come for the fun. Live...
“Are you real?”
– the boy, loudly, to the one actor onstage with the puppets in a puppet show
Some “Celebrate Brooklyn” Highlights [OTBKB]
BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn will announce the lineup for Celebrate Brooklyn!’s 2009 season on May 4. In the meantime, here are some exclusive, not-yet-announced highlights.
OPENING NIGHT: Monday, June 8, 8:00 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M. for free performance) David Byrne In this free concert, David Byrne will perform Music of David Byrne...
Park Progress: Pier 1 and More! (Ninth Report) [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
Between Furman Street and Pier Three, an area that appears to be about the size of a football field has been enclosed by a barrier of hay bales, and dark topsoil is being spread inside the enclosure. Evidently, this is to be a temporary garden; eye candy visible from the Promenade while work on the Park continues.
