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Keep Away From The Platform Edge
(161 St-Yankee Stadium Station, The Bronx)
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Cortlandt Alley
I love Manhattan, but sometimes I wish the the folks behind the grid included alleys in their plan. Alleys are mysterious and banal, hella useful and a waste of space. They’re everything that happens in your living room before the guests arrive. (…
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Graybar Passage
(Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan)
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NYPL
Just passing by the Humanities and Social Sciences Library makes me feel learned, even if the first thing I think of is Ghostbusters. (New York Public Library, Manhattan)
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Yankee Stadium: New
Yankee Stadium: New, originally uploaded by jpchan. (Yankee Stadium, The Bronx)
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A New Asha
(New Asha Restaurant, Victory Blvd, Staten Island)
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On The 6
He looked a little small for a seeing eye dog, but size isn’t everything, you know. (6 train, Manhattan)
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Gowanus, Brooklyn
(Union St Bridge, Brooklyn)
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That’s When I Reach For My Revolver
…to pop the balloon, of course. Not for any violence against the artist. Gosh! (Grand St, Manhattan)
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Fresh Fish
(Elizabeth St, Manhattan)
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Air: Hot Or Not?
I love the Apple Retail Stores, but they can be a total zoo sometimes because of the crowds. I was checking out this Macbook Air for about 30 seconds before this very aggressive woman started to hover over me as if I were taking too long and a pas…
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Year Of The Rat
(Mott St, Manhattan)
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Lining Up For A Jackpot
Nobody won Friday, so Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot is now $220 million. Hey, no cutting! (Broadway & Fulton St, Manhattan)
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Pit Stop
Anyone who’s ever received a toy Hess truck for Christmas will undountedly have a soft spot for this giant oil company. Talk about nefarious marketing! (44 St & 10 Av, Manhattan)
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Valentine’s Day
(Q train, Manhattan)
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York College
There’s something surreal about seeing your name on a flyer, especially in a place you’ve never been. But I had been warned before my visit that there were flyers advertising my visit to the York College film club, so it wasn’t exactly an ambush. …
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Unarticulated Tendencies
The “accordion” bus is more correctly referred to as an articulated bus, but whatever you call it, straddling the pivot point and yelling WOOT!!! everytime the bus turns is frowned upon. Or at least it is whenever I do it. (M15 bus, Manhattan)
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Monday Is Cat Week: Mac, Cat, Jack
(Bklyn Blggng HQ)
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Rush Hour, WTC PATH
(World Trade Center PATH Station, Manhattan)
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Civic Minded
(Route 9A, Manhattan)
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Curbed
(Whitehall St & Pearl St, Manhattan)
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What If You’re The Sick Passenger?
My first day back outside. After spending 40 of the last 48 hours flat on my back (or spewing Monday’s lunch), it’s good to be on my own two feet, even if I’m not exactly 100%. DeKalb Avenue never looked so good. (DeKalb Av Station, Brooklyn)
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Sick Sick Sick
I don’t know if it’s food poisoning or a stomach flu or something else, but I feel awful. What, you say I look awful, too? I guess I’d have to agree. (Bklyn Blggng HQ)
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Police Booth
This just cannot be a fun place to sit for an entire shift. (Grand Central Subway Station, Manhattan)
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Dicapo Opera Theatre
One of my favorite things about NYC is that you can never know it all; what you don’t know will always be immense. Kinda like life itself. This was my first time to Dicapo and I have to say it was pretty cool. I’d never heard contemporary opera be…
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Above The GCP
(Grand Central Parkway, Corona, Queens)
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Protesting
The orange-clad marchers were shackled together as others held signs protesting torture and waterboarding. They were followed by about a dozen cops on foot and on scooters. What I didn’t understand, however, is why they were here at Lincoln Center…
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This Van Is A-Rockin’
This is a pretty bad-ass paddywagon, made even more bad-assed by the precariously perched cherry light. (NYC Police Museum, Old Slip, Manhattan)
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At The Counter
We wait for the same roast pork buns my Mom used to love, in a place that hasn’t changed since she first entered thirty years ago. (Mei Lai Wah, Bayard St, Manhattan)
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Glow, Trees!
(Bowling Green, Manhattan)
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Man Go For Mango
Jo likes the new Mango store for the clothes, but I like it for the generous man-seating. (Mango, Broadway & Prince St, Manhattan)
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Deluxe Marketing
(Deluxe Market, Elizabeth St, Manhattan)
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Park City: Special Bonus Photo
OK, I’m back in NYC and so technically it’s cheating to still be posting Park City photos. (Plus, it’s blurry.) But dude…that’s Cheech! (Asian American Filmmakers Reception, China Panda Restaurant, Park City, UT)
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Sad Farewell
Park City has been a total blast and I’m sad to be leaving. I’m so darn grateful to Slamdance for premiering my film. Festival week is known for its celebrity circus, but Heath’s untimely passing is a strong reminder of why most of us are here: we…
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Park City
With all the festival frenzy, it’s easy to forget to look up and realize how frickin’ beautiful this place is. (Park City, UT)
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Goliath
Between parties and panels and sold-out screenings, it’s impossible to see everything I want to see at Slamdance/Sundance. Fortunately, I got a chance to catch Goliath, which is a pretty terrific movie. Especially if you’re a cat lover. Here kitty…
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Slamdance 2008
The main posterboard at Slamdance is a work of art all by itself. (Treasure Mountain Inn, Park City, UT)
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Phew!
I was pretty anxious about the premiere, but the (sold-out) audience was very warm and generous about the film. I only wish the cast and crew could have been there. Slamdance rocks! (Treasure Mountain Inn, Park City, UT)
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Celebrity Sighting
There are rumors that U2 is in town for a private concert (U2 3D is screening at Sundance), but for true indie cinema geeks, the Red camera was the real head-turner on Main Street today. Joe Kleber, a rental house owner from Atlanta, was showing o…
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Getting Busy on Main Street
Today was a mix of panels, films, and free food. Main Street is getting busier as more folks arrive for the opening weekend festivities. Update: about two hours after this photo was taken, this part of Main Street lost power for about twenty minut…
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Into Thin Air
I’m in Park City, UT to premiere my new short Beijing Haze at the Slamdance Film Festival. It’s my first time in Park City and I’m really excited. As you probably know, Sundance Festival week is legendary for the industry hype, celebrity buzz, and…
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Hmmm…
And all this time I thought the promise of the Internet was that everything wanted to be free, or at least available on easy terms. (Liberty Travel, Broad St, Manhattan)
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Grand Street Bee
(Grand St Station, Manhattan)
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Two Brothers From Japan
There once were two Japanese brothers who dreamed of becoming big and famous in the world of retail. Uniqlo, the older brother, began selling stylish, affordable clothing to young people. He soon became rich and popular. Muji, the younger brother,…
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Protection
Post 9/11, it’s not uncommon to see NYPD convoys arriving at major tourist destinations around Manhattan in an effort to deter terrorists. I’ve more or less gotten used to the sight, but I wonder what visitors think. It’s kind of scary the first t…
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T&S&J
(Tea & Sympathy, Greenwich Av, Manhattan)
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Downpour
Sometimes I just love a sudden downpour in Manhattan, even though I usually wind up soaked. An unexpected torrent can turn the already-hectic pace of street life into overdrive, adding some great drama as people dash wildly to dry spots. I’m not s…
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Take Away
Meals on the run sometimes mean eating in unlikely and unsavory places. But when it’s 11:30pm and you haven’t eaten dinner, those concerns can fall away like crumbs from a knish. (34 St-Herald Sq Station, Manhattan)
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Stonehenge On Canal St
Little is known about the civilization that built this stone beast at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge. (Canal St & Bowery, Manhattan)
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Rear View
The rear of the Charging Bull is not as popular as the front, but a lot more fun. I can’t help but smile at the tourists that gleefully pose for the rear view; they always look like they’ve discovered a great secret. Seeing them have such fun make…