new york Archives - Page 4 of 7

Parking Day NYC

by natecooper | Sep 19, 2008 | architecture, art, Brooklyn, cities, culture, new york

The Project for Public Spaces is organizing a Parking Day NYC. I’ll try to stop by the one in Park Slope tomorrow. I don’t think I’ll be in the city. Would be neat to check some out though…

BLDGBLOG: The “Endless Accident Events” of Los Angeles

by natecooper | Aug 21, 2008 | aesthetics, architecture, art, cities, culture, los angeles, new york, technology

natecooper.net is making it appear as if all I’ve been reading is cracked.com and BLDGBLOG. Could be worse I guess. BLDGBLOG’s discussion of “extreme signage” [link] does pique my interest. I don’t know if I fully agree with the...

The New York Coffee Bag

by natecooper | Aug 19, 2008 | Brooklyn, cities, culture, food, nate, new york

Coffee is a singular experience in New York. Though I have yet to experience the perfect cup of Joe here at the very least it is plentiful and there is a fair amount of independent shops — far fewer per-capita than should be but fair none-the-less. There is,...

Tunnel from Brooklyn to London… | New York Public Library

by natecooper | Jun 3, 2008 | Brooklyn, cool, culture, new york, world

This is the second article about this nifty under-sea tube thing I’ve seen in the last couple of days .. and while I don’t fully understand it I must check it out! [link]

Live Diggnation in NYC in June

by natecooper | May 13, 2008 | Brooklyn, cool, digital media, internet, media, new york, technology

Hot damn!! I’m there!! [link]

WireTap Magazine – There Goes The Neighborhood

by natecooper | May 8, 2008 | architecture, Brooklyn, cities, culture, new york, politics

A really interesting article about gentrification and how to confront it in new and interesting ways: [link] (via BLAST) What strikes me most about the article is this conception of the influx of young, middle-class into the neighborhood as somehow devouring the...