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Cutting canyons below Second Avenue

hydrophonic — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 09:51:41 -0800

The upcoming New York Times Magazine cover story is about the excavation of the Second Avenue Subway line below the East Side of Manhattan. It features some stunning photography and a video that explains how the work is done. The Second Avenue Subway is meant to relieve overcrowding on Manhattan's Lexington Avenue Line, the nation's most used rapid transit line at 1.3 million riders a day. Completion is expected in 2016, but there is a long history of budget problems and delays. The cost of the 8.5 mile line is projected to be over $17 billion, currently running at about $1 million a day. The Village Voice profiled the workers, known as sandhogs, and the hazards they face. (We've met one of them before.) This video gives you a look at the massive tunnel boring machine they use. Local surface dwellers have been complaining about the blasts, the air pollution, traffic obstructions, the effect on local businesses, and flies. Blogs The Launch Box and Second Avenue Sagas follow the progress, and Gothamist has even more underground photos.

Please, come into my home

Brandon Blatcher — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:45:03 -0800

This Is My Home.

A Manhattan Microstudio

JPowers — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:52:32 -0800

She adored New York City. She idolized it all out of proportion. Sure, she paid $700 for a 90-square-foot microstudio, but New York was her town, and it always would be (via).

New York City history, for your clicking and dragging pleasure.

flyingsquirrel — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:12:45 -0800

How Manhattan’s Grid Grew. Interactive New York Times map comparing 1811 New York with present day, plus other cool historical stuff. Huzzah, as the kids say.

Art Bum Extraordinaire

dame — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:21:17 -0800

Downtown Lives On Are the New Yorkers who lament the passing of cool, outre downtown (victim of high rents and a safer city) just not looking hard enough? Or are Ryan McGinley, Dan Colen, and Dash Snow just punks making bad art? Threat or menace?

wakka wakka wakka

archimago — Mon, 03 May 2004 12:42:01 -0800

Pac-Manhattan is a large-scale urban game that utilizes the New York City grid to recreate the 1980's video game sensation Pac-Man. Oh yes folks, and it's a NYU grad school project.

"Terror Sex"?

BarneyFifesBullet — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 15:43:36 -0800

"Terror Sex"? Geez..."next on Oprah!", or maybe somewhere on cable.