Tag Archives: new york

Friday, January 11th, 2013

high maintenance

This is a little web series about a drug dealer in New York and the various people he encounters in his day to day. I feel like I know some of these people. first video VIA]

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

fall

This is a lovely video that takes footage captured in Central Park from August 2011 to January 2012 and using time lapse techniques, shows the transition into fall through winter. This is really pretty.

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

nyc dark

This is clip combines video and still photography to show what it was like when lower Manhattan was out of power due to Hurricane Sandy and how it completely changed the perspective of the city dweller.

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

empty new york city timelapse

This is a timelapse showing what New York city would look like totally empty. Superimpose some hurricane winds and rain and basically this is what happened. [VIA]

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

paris vs new york

This is a lovely little video that illustrates differences between Paris vs New York by way of graphics comparing different things in each city. Love this! [VIA]

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

fake celebrity prank

A guy living in New York wanted to be recognized as a celebrity so he decided on a plan to make the people in Times Square believe him to be a celebrity. Amazing what some bodyguards and photographers can do. … Continue reading →

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

improv everywhere’s synchronized swimming

Improv Everywhere held a “Synchronized Swimming” stunt in a fountain in New York City back in 2004. They kindly remastered the footage and put it back on YouTube in all its high-def glory. Let’s see how the synchronized swimmers fared.

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

new york park

This is a little video to promote Luna Park and imagines hidden amusement park rides in New York City.

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

n train animated graffiti

There is a stretch of the N train (between Dekalb and Canal) where the graffiti appears to be animated. Here is a video of what that looks like. [VIA]

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

new york in 1938

Take a tour of New York City in 1938. It is amazing how many things have changed, while some things remain the same. [VIA]