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Sixth Avenue, looking south from 40th Street (Man reading paper: “Nazi Army Now 75 Miles From Paris”); May 18, 1940 (Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives / Borough President Manhattan)
The Brian Lehrer Show is posting a few images from the Municipal Archives each week.
The NYC Department of Records announced the release of 870,000 photos which have never been seen before, now available for public viewing online. The photos date as far back as the mid-1880’s, and chronicle everything from guns and gangs to buildings and construction. Speaking from personal experience, I highly recommend that you wait to click this link until you have several hours free in your schedule… because this photo gallery is basically a black hole of amazing.
(via emilyruthless)
These four beautiful people brought down the house tonight. If you didn’t know poetry brought out hundreds of screaming fans, now you do.
Tumblrs to follow:
LIVE poetry event featuring Poet Laureate Philip Levine, 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winner Tracy K. Smith, and two fantastic poets from the Tumblr community: Saeed Jones and Karolina Manko.
This Monday, April 23, 7 pm, at Housing Works Bookstore in NYC. Open bar. Amazing poetry. Poet Laureate. Pulitzer Prize Winner. Poets from the Tumblr community. Put it on your calendar and come out to celebrate poetry with us!
THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AWESOME EVENT!
Cinnamon Roll from The Cinnamon Snail Food Truck.
Quick heat-up on the grill and served up nice and hot.
Delish.
Highly usable — the hunt for the best ice cream in New York City — Eat This NY and NYC Food Guy.