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Billboard Art

by natecooper | May 7, 2009 | aesthetics, art, cities, cool, culture, new york

Living in New York, one’s mind might be lent to wonder about the legality of street advertisement. They are literally everywhere. I’m not just talking about billboards (though their omnipresence is also very hard to dismiss), but on every barricade,...

Literary Map of the Village

by natecooper | May 1, 2009 | architecture, books, cities, cool, culture, new york

Though I’m sure it must be an incredibly difficult job for only the top in the field, I can’t shake the impression that the people who work for the New York Public Library, must sit around coming up with truly nerdy things to do and then execute them. Take...

Welcome to Manhattan, Poser

by natecooper | Apr 24, 2009 | Brooklyn, cities, cool, culture, new york

And Brooklyn cheers (though the sign equally applies to Williamsburg). (via eyeonspringfield)

New York City Pillow Fight

by natecooper | Apr 5, 2009 | cities, cool, media, nate, new york, politics

What I did yesterday. Didn’t fight but it was fun energy. YouTube – Wall Street Pillow Fight 2009 Including Arrest Pics also here and while you’re at it follow me on Twitter. Video by Jay Rohrs. You should follow him on Twitter...

Broad Channel

by natecooper | Feb 26, 2009 | Brooklyn, cities, cool, new york

Wow, with a history of successfully resisting Robert Moses and prohibition laws, Broad Channel (or little Cuba) sounds like a pretty interesting place and only a few stops down the A. Looking at Google street-view it reminds me of Santa Cruz a little. (via nypl.org)...