This site (like many i post) comes via mariso. 8-bit nyc shows maps of new york city and brooklyn like you’d expect to see in your wildest childhood nintendo dreams.
You can search specific neighborhoods and addresses- this is where I live.
Archives for Brooklyn
Blog of the Day: Hipster Kitty
Ok, maybe i went a little overboard with the examples but i kept finding good ones. Check out more HERE.
From Mariso
this video redeemed my shitty, shitty day
i had a kinda crappy day. i found this video off of friendfeed and it has somewhat redeemed the shitiness that was my day today. i’m all about making rules for life and one of them is now: always see dirty projectors live when I have the ability.
So, I’ll now introduce the video. From [...]
The story of America
From the Pursuit of Happiness blog.
While You’re Busy Remembering “Where The Wild Things Are”…
…I’m remembering another Maurice Sendak classic: ‘Really Rosie.’ I used to watch this “movie” (in quotes because it was really only a 30 minute special on network TV a long time ago that I used to have on VHS as a kid). And I heard a snippet of “Chicken Soup With Rice” on The Today [...]
NYC Subway Sounds
I really like this audio compilation because I imagine/remember myself in all of the stations. It’s like nostalgia for something I still experience everyday.
NYCSubwaySounds1.alexreisner.com.mp3
From the author’s blog entry…
Part of the job of a subway conductor is to announce station names and explain delays and route changes. But some conductors do much more. Especially on weekends [...]
Vintage Furniture in Greenpoint
Connie and Dom (new roommates) are curating/selling/hosting a sale of vintage mid-century furniture from an old Catholic church and school in Greenpoint. They’re having a sale this coming weekend and an open house on Friday (i’ll be making cupcakes!). Check out more HERE.
New post for the autotune debate
The video below gives you an idea of where Jay-z stands on the issue.
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I wonder if he’d feel differently if he watched autotune the news…
Music at the Whitney
The Whitney is hosting some fun bands in honor of their exhibit on Dan Graham. I thought you should know. I kind of love Vivian Girls- I might try and make it to that show.
WHITNEY LIVE: FOUR FRIDAY EVENING CONCERTS IN JULY
Titus Andronicus / Real Estate
Friday, July 10 at 7 pm
Abe Vigoda / Grooms
Friday, July [...]
Free movies in McCarren Park
Check it out here
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