Archive for the 'NYC' Category

February 26, 2008 | Filed under: Grrr...arrgh., NYC, city mouse, misadventures

If you own a car in New York City, you know all about alternate side of the street parking and how it can take over your life.

If you don’t, then here’s a quick lesson!

“Fortune” by Great Big Sea

courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network 

February 20, 2008 | Filed under: NYC, city mouse, misadventures

Hey, I didn’t make the rules. But someone has to maintain order.

Follow the rules.

July 29, 2007 | Filed under: art, NYC, city mouse

There is a lot of terrific art in NYC’s subway system. Light installations, sculptures, musicians and mosaics. This is the only poem that I know of that is a permanent fixture.

Oddly, I titled this video “commuter’s lament” because that’s exactly what it is; turns out the name of the poem actually IS “The Commuter’s Lament”, by Norman B. Colp. It hangs in the 42nd Street/Port Authority station in the seemingly endless tunnel between 7th and 8th Avenues. I think most New Yorkers would agree that it is, without a doubt, the most depressing undergound walk in the entire city.

The music is courtesy of Podsafe Music Network and is titled “lightblueish_cry”. There is no artist information given, and no site link, which is also a little depressing.

April 6, 2007 | Filed under: videoblogging Week, NYC, good eatin'

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Chugging toward the end of VBW07 with my very favorite sandwich, the Vietnamese Bahn Mi. Roasted seasoned pork, some kind of meat pate/boloney slices (I don’t really like thinking about it…it’s beige and shiny and creepy looking) and carrots, daikon, cucumbers, chili sauce, fiery peppers and cilantro on a fresh toasted baguette. A cheap eats no-brainer at $3.50. There are cheaper Bahn Mi out there, but this one is by far the best. I prefer the pork, but they also have shrimp and veggie ones, too. You have a choice between spicey and not, and I always order them spicy but then backtrack and pull off the peppers. I love the flavor they leave behind, but biting into them is suicide.

This funny little shop churns out nothing but sandwiches, and lives in the back of a jewelery shop. You never know when you might want a coral bracelet to go with your lunch. They weren’t too keen on my fliming in there which is why there’s no footage of the store (there was some shouting and waving) but they were nice enough to forgive me and sell me a sandwich.

April 5, 2007 | Filed under: videoblogging Week, NYC, good eatin'

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Not pierogies, this time, but good ol’ Asian potstickers. Dumpling Man serves hot, fresh seared dumplings in pork, chicken, shrimp and veggie varieties, and even throws in some desert flavors, as well. At about 80 cents a dumpling, it doesn’t get cheaper than this. I was full after four (but then again, I had just eaten a plate of pierogis, a bowl of soup and a mozzarepa).

Dumplings: There is no substitute.

Toward the end of this video there is a glorious NYC moment. A Thank-God-I-Carry-a-Camera moment. The kind of whackiness you always hope to see downtown that is hard to come by these days. A little reminder of what New York City once was and, I’m afraid, may never be again.

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