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the elevated rail road in New York that has been renovated into a park

wonderful brief history and a great gallery of the rail way before and after the conversion to a grassy park
http://twistedsifter.com/2011/06/high-line-park-new-york-city/

video found on http://thekevinchen.wordpress.com

Photography fans know her work, but you might not have ever seen Margaret Bourke-White

Life magazine photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White wears high-altitude flying gear in front of a Flying Fortress during a World War II assignment in February 1943. Found on http://odinsbane.tumblr.com

You might be familiar with some of the following photos

above, 1935 Indy 500

bring a little happiness to someones day, even in New York, give them a break from a routine day with a smile!

The New York Signs Experiment, found on http://distractify.com

New York, pre 1930s, from the just recently released New York Municipal Archives

found on http://pixtale.net/2012/06/more-historic-photos-from-the-nyc-municipal-archives/

http://pixtale.net/2012/04/historic-photos-from-the-nyc-municipal-archives/

Driving in New York, by Petrolicious.com interviews 3 car owners and relates the unusual situation of not having your car within miles of your residence

Found on http://stipistop.com/

Sam posted a very good gallery of how bad parking is in New York, and what people are doing about it

see a couple more at http://samsebeskazal.livejournal.com/32177.html

"Premium Rush" is a great bike chase movie, and Danny MacAskill shows his skills in it too!

the above is the better trailer if you want the story about the movie, in short, Bike Messenger vs corrupt NY cop, cop chases the best messenger in NYC to try to get the package. Bike messenger pulls off incredible evasive moves, gets chased a couple times, delivers. On time.

Great biking, good movie, terrific reviews all over, Ebert to Rotten Tomatos.

the below is the better trailer for a bit of action

http://www.premiumrush.com/site/#downtown

For the best write up about the movie (ignore all the filler about "The French Connection" and skip down to where the writer nails the biggest idiot to break into the set during filming, some a hole with a diplomats license plate who knows he can get away with anything less than murder, crashed into the film location with his car, and caused the well known and liked actor Joseph Gordon Levitt (JCL) to crash into the back of a taxi, through the back window, and get 31 stitches) check the verbose New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/movies/joseph-gordon-levitt-dodges-traffic-in-premium-rush.html?_r=0

If you are wondering why I mention Danny MacAskill, it's because he is a phenom in trick riding, I've posted videos of his stunts a year ago: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/danny-macaskill-rides-through-over-and.html

In a New York City post office, a WW2 monument and tribute.. and a postal delivery bike

strange that it's front tire was a smaller size than the back, but had to be in order to accomodate the big basket
Found on http://www.amusingplanet.com/2011/05/dirk-skrebers-car-crash-sculptures.html where the painting behind the WW2 monument is discussed, it's an art deco piece titled Manhattan Skyline, painted by artist Louis Lozowick at the height of the art deco movement as a Works Project Administration commission. It's 18 feet tall, and in the Farley post office on 8th Ave.