April 22, 2008
More NY: Free 'Cry-Baby," BoltBus' broken wi-fi
Construction isn't always pretty at the Columbus Circle subway station. Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
Shuttered Cheyenne diner will move to Red Hook (Urbanite)
One of New York’s last railcar-style diners will live on, but hash will now be slung on the Red Hook waterfront, miles from its 68-year midtown home.
Cry-Baby on Broadway Presents: Facebook Night! (Facebook)
Cry-Baby is reserving 200 seats for Facebook night. Each of the first 20 friends to rsvp will receive a pair of free tickets to see the show on Weds, April 30 at 8pm. The remainder of the tickets will be only $20 each at the box office, plus a facility fee of $1.50 because they have to keep the joint looking good.
$1 BoltBus to D.C. not yet kink-free (Gadling)
I suppose once the internet is working properly the Boltbus will be a significant improvement over other Chinatown buses. But until they get their wireless working properly, you're probably better off going with whatever best fits your schedule.
Despite new caps, airlines adding flights at NYC airports (Wall Street Journal)
The number of departures scheduled in July at New York's three main airports is higher by nearly 2%, or an average 28 additional flights per day, according to data compiled by consulting firm Oliver Wyman. Schedules aren't as full between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. because of caps, and that should reduce delays in theory. But airlines have pumped in lots more flights on either side of the late-afternoon rush, risking even more congestion.
Am. Society of Landscape Architects find a design winner on a Brooklyn rooftop (Garden Design Online)
The design includes a specially-commissioned poetry wall, shown at left, amid a series of unfolding decks that create specific spaces amid the adjoining views of industrial-like rooftops. Terrain NYC says "the landscape itself is spectacle, and the landscape frames the spectacle of the city."
Koch buys Trinity burial plot at 155th and Broadway (NY Times)
“The idea of leaving Manhattan permanently irritates me,” said Mr. Koch, who represented the East Side in the City Council and in Congress before being elected to the first of three terms as mayor in 1977.
April 22, 2008 06:58 AM in Etceterology
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