JP Chan

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  • The Very Best

    (Mister Softee, 44 St & 5 Av, Manhattan)

  • Final Bows

    (30 St & 7 Av, Manhattan)

  • Lamp/Bear

    Not as soft as he looks, but still cuddly. (Untitled [Lamp/Bear] by Urs Fischer, Park Avenue, Manhattan)

  • Public Transit Displays of Emotion

    Ted Hughes’ Birthday Letters is magnificent, but hard to read on the train. I picked it up for the first time in years this morning and wept on the 3 train. Missed my stop too. Lest you think this display of emotion happens rarely, just yesterday …

  • Greatest Movie Ever Worn (Relaxed Fit)

    Genius. I’m so looking forward to seeing this film. (Old Navy, 34 St & 7 Av, Manhattan)

  • Fruit Cart

    Shot this from inside a bank. I love these fruit carts even though I gotta admit I never buy from them. I wish the reflection weren’t in the photo, but I’ll rationalize that it adds to the moment somehow. (48 St & Madison Av, Manhattan)

  • Cafe Flotilla

    We interrupt this blog to bring you an imp– HEY EVERYBODY, COFFEE FLOAT! I don’t know how I got hooked on these things — and definitely don’t know how to unhook myself. (Bklyn Blggng HQ)

  • iParish

    A very subtle bit of street art. Nice work, dude. (Apple Store Upper West Side, 67 St & Broadway, Manhattan)

  • Kite Operations

    They played a GOOD set. (Knitting Factory Brooklyn)

  • Forty-Second and Sixth

    (42 St & 6 Av, Manhattan)

  • Train of Thought

    (42 St-Bryant Park Station, Manhattan)

  • The Competition

    I’m not sure exactly what these kids were competing in, but they were intensely focused at it. (Flushing Mall, Queens)

  • Glen Ridge Station

    (Glen Ridge, NJ)

  • DiRECT ARTS: Preview Q&A with J.P. Chan!

    My short film DRY CLEAN ONLY (from ye olde days o’ 2006) screens as part of Direct Arts’ Take Two! play/film series on Feb. 8. This interview may or may not explain why. Hit the link to read the rest. J.P. Chan, writer and director of DRY CLEAN ON…

  • Opportunity Digs

    Ya gotta love a business model that requires nothing more than a shovel, sticky notes, and a _willingness_. (Charlton St, Manhattan)

  • Canal & Varick, 6:39pm

    Supposedly the snow is coming, but it’s not really here yet. (Manhattan)

  • The Mother of All Cover Flows

    I truly hope I never EVER hear someone look at one of these and say “hey, they built a real version of that thing in iTunes!” (Somewhere on Astor Place, Manhattan)

  • Is Your Cat’s Litterbox Big Enough?

    Probably not, because the litterbox in your home is most likely sized for your needs, not your cat’s. Give your kitty the space she needs to do her business. Marla weighs less than five pounds, but she has a 16″ x 24″ converted file box for her to…

  • On The Downtown 1

    Haters, please wait for the train directly behind this one.

  • Black Hearted Love

    My song of the day. I heart PJ.

  • Jo vs. Pismo

    (Bklyn Blggng HQ)

  • Zen Master of Sixth Avenue

    Jon Pratt is an amazing composer who has created beautiful music for my last two short films. His coolness also extends into the insect kingdom, where he has a huge grasshopper following. (6 Av & 9 St, Manhattan)

  • 122365 Bytes Free

    I’ve been collecting pre-2000 electronics of all kinds for an upcoming movie shoot and snagged this gem in my sister’s garage, complete with floppy drive. Woohoo! (Houston, TX)

  • Madison Square

    I read about this guy in the Times’ CityRoom blog, then a few hours later he actually showed up while I was waiting for a friend. True to the Flatiron neighborhood, he had literally more than a dozen photos taken of him (including mine) by passerb…

  • Transitions

    My 2004 12″ PowerBook 1.33 is one of my favorite Macs ever, but it was finally time to replace it. The 2010 MacBook Pro 13″ 2.4 is a worthy successor, even if it’s not quite as compact as the PowerBook. I guess if I ever want a Mac as small as the…

  • MC SF

    I took this on March 12, 2010 — the last weekend of the Game Developers Conference at the Moscone and the first weekend of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. That’s a lotta hipster nerds in one city — maybe more than a…

  • Old School Dining

    You gotta love a place where the salad bar has green jello right next to kim chee. This place is old school in all the best ways, down to normal-sized plates and cups that were common before the era of super-sized everything. I hope this place is …

  • Monday is Cat Week: Cold But Cool

    It was 25F outside, but that didn’t stop this cat from having a grand old time on the hood of this parked car. He would lick the hood, then tumble around. I don’t know what he was tasting, but it must have been delicious. I’m just glad his tounge …

  • Closing Time is Cleaning Time

    (Lai Heng Jewelry, Doyers St & Bowery, Manhattan)

  • Answer: Avoid MTV

    (Fifth Av & 43 St, Manhattan)

  • Monday is Cat Week: Hurry Up Already

    The cat inside the Prius is not nearly as amused by the roadside photo op as I am, even though I’m the one braving 20 degree weather to get the shot. (Darien/I-95 Service Area, Darien, CT)

  • That’s a Jellyfish

    (New England Aquarium, Boston, MA)

  • Mysterious CCC

    The first rule of Chinatown Cake Club is you do not talk about Chinatown Cake Club. I forget exactly what the other rules are, but fortunately there’s none about photography. (CCC, Manhattan)

  • Xmas in Ctown

    (Deluxe Food Market, 122 Elizabeth St, Manhattan)

  • A Winter Night in the Projects

    (NYCHA Martin Luther King Houses, 115 St, Manhattan)

  • Lot B LGA

    (LaGuardia Airport, Terminal B Parking, Queens)

  • Dim Sumptuous

    (East Manor, Kissena Blvd, Flushing)

  • Festive Fountain

    It may be a gathering before the Chocolate Fondue Fountain comes out, but it’s definitely a party after. (Weehawken, NJ)

  • Switchback

    (Bed Bath & Beyond, Broadway & 65 St, Manhattan)

  • Threepenny Opera

    It looks like a toy in this photo, but I think that really is an actual NYPD Impala hanging off the ceiling for this production. Or an extremely lifelike replica. (Juilliard School, Manhattan)

  • Buffet Infinitude

    I think the appeal of places like Ichiumi is as much to look at food as it to actually eat it. Either way, you’ll have fun. (Ichiumi, 32 St & 5 Av, Manhattan)

  • Monday is Cat Week: Stranger at the Door

    Marla hasn’t come this close to another cat in years, and judging by her reaction to her uninvited visitor, I don’t think she’s missed the feeling. (Uptown Vets, 116 St, Manhattan)

  • Old School Deal

    Whoa, these were $22.05 on the clearance rack. Now that’s the best kind of retro. (Bob’s Stores, Seekonk, MA)

  • Super-Toys Last All Summer Long

    If you have the choice of a flashlight set with or without headlamps, choose headlamps every time. (Bklyn Blggng HQ)

  • Deep River Apartments

    Blue Velvet fans know that the best way to get past the doorman in this building is by wearing an exterminator’s uniform. (Carolina Apartments, Market St, Wilmington, NC)

  • Undone: The Apple Store Song

    If you’ve heard how excited we Apple fanboys can get over unboxings, you can only imagine our excitement at the unwrapping of a whole frickin’ store. (Apple Store Upper West Side, Broadway & 67 St, Manhattan)

  • BYO Bike Rack

    Still waiting for your CityRack request to be answered? Why not roll your own with just a bucket, some piping, and a little concrete? (Fuji Restaurant, 36 St & 9 Av, Manhattan)

  • Tic Tac Bags

    I think Loehmann’s inspires the same excitement amongst its customers that Fry’s does for theirs. Is there a woman that doesn’t love this store? Is there a nerd that doesn’t love Fry’s? (Loehmann’s, Broadway & 73 St, Manhattan)

  • Warranty Blues

    The good news: when I called Apple support to report a dead ATI Radeon 2600 XT, they arranged to have a replacement one ready for me to swap at the famous 24-hour Fifth Avenue Apple Store. No hassles whatsoever. The bad news: when I left the store…

  • Monday Is Cat Week: HNL Cat

    (Bureau of Conveyances, Honolulu, HI)