Article by Janos.nyc guest writer, Crispus Knight. This might just be the craziest NBA story of the year. On the night of April 7th into the early hours of April 8th, Chris Copeland, an NBA journeyman currently on the roster of the Indiana Pacers, was out in Manhattan with a close female friend. They visited…
We all know how frustrating it is when your morning train has issues. (I’m looking at you, L line!) Now imagine eleven days without subways or buses. By 1980, the city had started to recover from the mid-70s fiscal crisis, but dealing with union contracts, many of which had been frozen or taken a hit…
New York City has sent legions of legendary players and coaches into college and professional basketball. When you kick back and watch the Final Four this weekend, however, you might wonder why you hardly ever see New York City teams play deep into March Madness, or see March Madness played in New York City. The answer…
(The following article was published in Salon on April 1) “You guys are just scrambled eggs. You call yourselves professionals?” Michael Shnayerson had the misfortune of releasing his Andrew Cuomo biography, “The Contender,” after Cuomo’s time has passed as a serious presidential contender. There was a time when Cuomo’s presidential stock was on the rise.…
Last night’s Big Data show at the Bowery Ballroom was about as good a way to spend a Tuesday night as possible. Big Data, which describes itself as a “paranoid electronic music project from the Internet, formed out of a general distrust for technology and The Cloud,” is one of those acts that you have…
I think there is zero chance of developers walking away from this waterfront. Look at this view! This is the best view in New York City, maybe in the whole world. You’ve got the entire Manhattan skyline right in front of you. – Councilmember David Yassky (Williamsburg/Greenpoint), 2005 In Williamsburg and Greenpoint, luxury condos have been…
Last week we took a look at Mayor de Blasio’s primary strategy for creating the 80,000 affordable rental units cited in his ten-year plan: providing benefits to private real estate developers in exchange for making a percentage of their rental units affordable. Let’s look at what “affordable” really means in these programs as we continue…
Last night’s Guides Association of New York City Awards Ceremony was a blast. The guides certainly know how to throw a good party. It was my first time at Bar Thalia, the cute side space to the Leonard Nimoy Theater. Nimoy, who passed away recently, was instrumental in reviving the Symphony Space Theater. I am pleased to…
Today we continue our preview of the upcoming Guides Association of New York City Awards Ceremony by looking at the nominees for “Outstanding NYC Website,” “Outstanding Achievement in Support of NYC Preservation,” and “Outstanding Achievement in Support of NYC Tourism.” The Awards Ceremony is on Monday, March 2. Check out my look into the world of NYC tour…
Welcome to the second day of previewing the Guides Association of New York City Awards Ceremony! Yesterday we learned a little bit about the guides who lead tours across the city. They are holding this ceremony to honor the people and organizations who constantly discovers new things to love about New York City. GANYC is…
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