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• Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia

  Posted on Thursday July 3rd, 2008 at 13:55 in american madness, bicycle, bike, new york, nyc, ridethecity

  At least that is what H.G. Wells thought, too bad he was a little off. With a nice long warm weekend coming up, what better to do then break out your bike and go for a ride. Not sure where to go, well...

• More Art for Wednesday

  Posted on Wednesday June 25th, 2008 at 13:56 in "the new york city waterfalls", art, arts & entertainment, brooklyn bridge, manhattan bridge, new york, New York City, nyc, olafur eliasson, public art fund, waterfalls

  Well, I guess it is technically for Thursday. Starting tomorrow and running through October 13th, the city is getting 4 waterfalls. Olafur Eliasson’s “The New York City Waterfalls” h...

• Corrupted Calorie Counting

  Posted on Wednesday June 18th, 2008 at 11:00 in addiction, american madness, calorie counting, Candy, Chocolate, dunkin' donuts, food & drink, new york, New York City, nyc, penn station

  First a welcome back to me, I am once again trying to get back to writing on a regular basis, I am going to try and start off slowly and build to my previous posting levels, so without further ado: H...

• Perfect Alignment

  Posted on Friday May 30th, 2008 at 08:36 in alignment, american madness, new york, nyc, sunset

  Apparently there is one day out of every year when the New York City Grid aligns perfectly with the setting sun. You can look crosstown and watch as the sun sets down, no buildings or high-rises obscu...

• Harold Hunter Day

  Posted on Thursday May 15th, 2008 at 10:57 in american madness, harold hunter, harold hunter day, new york, nyc, pop culture, skate jam, skateboard, sports, zoo york

  Some of you may be asking who is Harold Hunter, others may already know. In 1995 Harold Hunter became one of the faces representing youth in New York City in the movie Kids, a few years later he ended...