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USS Intrepid is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during WW2, when it was torpedoed once and by kamikazes four times.
Became a museum in 1982. On the back of the flight deck is an enclosure that houses the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
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Became a museum in 1982. On the back of the flight deck is an enclosure that houses the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
USS Intrepid is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during WW2, when it was torpedoed once and by kamikazes four times.
Became a museum in 1982. On the back of the flight deck is an enclosure that houses the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
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Became a museum in 1982. On the back of the flight deck is an enclosure that houses the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
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Original Huey UH-1A on the Intrepid’s flight deck on NYC’s West Side. Door gunner, starboard side was my spot, in a newer, twin-engine model.
Joined at 17 on 2nd try. Initially rejected for forging the parental-consent signature required for a child to enlist. Glad to have never shot anyone.
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Joined at 17 on 2nd try. Initially rejected for forging the parental-consent signature required for a child to enlist. Glad to have never shot anyone.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Original Huey UH-1A on the Intrepid’s flight deck on NYC’s West Side. Door gunner, starboard side was my spot, in a newer, twin-engine model.
Joined at 17 on 2nd try. Initially rejected for forging the parental-consent signature required for a child to enlist. Glad to have never shot anyone.
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Joined at 17 on 2nd try. Initially rejected for forging the parental-consent signature required for a child to enlist. Glad to have never shot anyone.
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In Manhattan, Cuomo prevailed in the West Village, Chelsea, SoHo and the Upper East Side.
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
In Manhattan, Cuomo prevailed in the West Village, Chelsea, SoHo and the Upper East Side.
Ballots for New York City's general election show candidates from the major parties also appearing in the columns of minor parties.
October 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ballots for New York City's general election show candidates from the major parties also appearing in the columns of minor parties.
NCR air quality is maxing out the existing measurement and reporting systems today, which don't report anything above 999, so we don't know how polluted it is once it exceeds that extremely hazardous level and becomes immediately dangerous to life and health.
Map source: AQICN․org (Free -- try it!)
Map source: AQICN․org (Free -- try it!)
October 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NCR air quality is maxing out the existing measurement and reporting systems today, which don't report anything above 999, so we don't know how polluted it is once it exceeds that extremely hazardous level and becomes immediately dangerous to life and health.
Map source: AQICN․org (Free -- try it!)
Map source: AQICN․org (Free -- try it!)
Anyone who has gone through a few layoffs or failed startups might be able to relate to this assemblage.
October 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Anyone who has gone through a few layoffs or failed startups might be able to relate to this assemblage.
"Blond TV image," by Luis Jimenez, 1967, at a time when the impacts of television were often discussed, as were the relationships between consumption and identity.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"Blond TV image," by Luis Jimenez, 1967, at a time when the impacts of television were often discussed, as were the relationships between consumption and identity.
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Sixties Surreal show at El Whitney looks at the distorting effects of the American dream.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Sixties Surreal show at El Whitney looks at the distorting effects of the American dream.
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We're told there's a war on cars, and there certainly is a war, but it's the other way around. For the automobile drivers running the light here, might makes right.
Photo outside the PRC’s NYC consulate on 42nd Street and 12th Ave yesterday, showing a cabdriver being cut out from his car.
Photo outside the PRC’s NYC consulate on 42nd Street and 12th Ave yesterday, showing a cabdriver being cut out from his car.
October 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We're told there's a war on cars, and there certainly is a war, but it's the other way around. For the automobile drivers running the light here, might makes right.
Photo outside the PRC’s NYC consulate on 42nd Street and 12th Ave yesterday, showing a cabdriver being cut out from his car.
Photo outside the PRC’s NYC consulate on 42nd Street and 12th Ave yesterday, showing a cabdriver being cut out from his car.
We're told there's a war on cars, and there certainly is a war, but it's the other way around. For the automobile drivers running the light here, might makes right.
Photo outside the PRC’s NYC consulate on 42nd Street and 12th Ave yesterday, showing a cabdriver being cut out from his car.
Photo outside the PRC’s NYC consulate on 42nd Street and 12th Ave yesterday, showing a cabdriver being cut out from his car.
October 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We're told there's a war on cars, and there certainly is a war, but it's the other way around. For the automobile drivers running the light here, might makes right.
Photo outside the PRC’s NYC consulate on 42nd Street and 12th Ave yesterday, showing a cabdriver being cut out from his car.
Photo outside the PRC’s NYC consulate on 42nd Street and 12th Ave yesterday, showing a cabdriver being cut out from his car.
"Today is THE day to be here," a teenager tells his friend on the opening day of NYC's Comic Con, which runs through Sunday.
Restrained crowds & costumes inside, but a bit of a zoo outside with streamers & influencers jostling for spots on the pavement. Marvel is making a lot of noise.
Restrained crowds & costumes inside, but a bit of a zoo outside with streamers & influencers jostling for spots on the pavement. Marvel is making a lot of noise.
October 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"Today is THE day to be here," a teenager tells his friend on the opening day of NYC's Comic Con, which runs through Sunday.
Restrained crowds & costumes inside, but a bit of a zoo outside with streamers & influencers jostling for spots on the pavement. Marvel is making a lot of noise.
Restrained crowds & costumes inside, but a bit of a zoo outside with streamers & influencers jostling for spots on the pavement. Marvel is making a lot of noise.
Cabdriver being cut out of his car on the West Side.
October 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Cabdriver being cut out of his car on the West Side.
Syrian civil war art, displayed alongside ancient pottery from Raqqa. The surveillance camera is not out of place in our world today.
The Brooklyn Museum's blurb starts out referencing how the pottery was discovered by refugees from an earlier conflict.
The Brooklyn Museum's blurb starts out referencing how the pottery was discovered by refugees from an earlier conflict.
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Syrian civil war art, displayed alongside ancient pottery from Raqqa. The surveillance camera is not out of place in our world today.
The Brooklyn Museum's blurb starts out referencing how the pottery was discovered by refugees from an earlier conflict.
The Brooklyn Museum's blurb starts out referencing how the pottery was discovered by refugees from an earlier conflict.
Hoi polloi last night in Times Square:
October 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hoi polloi last night in Times Square:
Friend․com launched their ad campaign and their product way too soon. I recommend looking at the video on their homepage before reaching conclusions. They are targeting young women but their biggest potential market is seniors living alone.
Fortune finds issues:
slashdot.org/story/25/10/...
Fortune finds issues:
slashdot.org/story/25/10/...
October 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Friend․com launched their ad campaign and their product way too soon. I recommend looking at the video on their homepage before reaching conclusions. They are targeting young women but their biggest potential market is seniors living alone.
Fortune finds issues:
slashdot.org/story/25/10/...
Fortune finds issues:
slashdot.org/story/25/10/...
Lego's Rockafeller Center store is a machine that turns plastic into cash. For many of the middle aged men who shop here, cost is no obstacle.
$1,000 Death Star has 6500 pieces. Releases 4 Oct. There'll be a long line outside.
Window shows "The Rock."
Store had 1.8M visitors last year.
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$1,000 Death Star has 6500 pieces. Releases 4 Oct. There'll be a long line outside.
Window shows "The Rock."
Store had 1.8M visitors last year.
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October 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Lego's Rockafeller Center store is a machine that turns plastic into cash. For many of the middle aged men who shop here, cost is no obstacle.
$1,000 Death Star has 6500 pieces. Releases 4 Oct. There'll be a long line outside.
Window shows "The Rock."
Store had 1.8M visitors last year.
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$1,000 Death Star has 6500 pieces. Releases 4 Oct. There'll be a long line outside.
Window shows "The Rock."
Store had 1.8M visitors last year.
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DJI's USA flagship store on 5th Ave is showing off new models blending an aggressive Star Wars aesthetic with Ukrainian use cases.
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October 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
DJI's USA flagship store on 5th Ave is showing off new models blending an aggressive Star Wars aesthetic with Ukrainian use cases.
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The Impossible, III, by Maria Martins, Brazilian, 1946, bronze.
Metaphor for relationships. Some relationships anyway.
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Metaphor for relationships. Some relationships anyway.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The Impossible, III, by Maria Martins, Brazilian, 1946, bronze.
Metaphor for relationships. Some relationships anyway.
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Metaphor for relationships. Some relationships anyway.
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Drop-in Drawing session at MoMA, focused on Joel Shapiro's ARK sculpture.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Drop-in Drawing session at MoMA, focused on Joel Shapiro's ARK sculpture.
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