Christopher Niemann
Marathon day in New York City was always my favorite. Last year we had “Faces at the Finish,” this year its Christopher Niemann’s latest edition of “Abstract Sunday.” For this week’s installment he live illustrated the marathon…as he ran it. Check it out, pretty great.
Little Manhattan, 2007 – 2009. Yutaka Sone.
Yutaka Sone’s map of Manhattan. Carved out of marble and weighing 2.5 tons, the sculpture was created using photographs, Google Earth, and a few helicopter rides over the island.
On view at David Zwirner gallery starting 9/20.
Thanks to Jamie for this last one.
I was back in New York this past weekend. A very special few days, and one incredible night on Saturday.
Danny Lyon/NARA
I really miss Brooklyn at times. And these aren’t helping.
Shot by Danny Lyon in Brooklyn over the course of two months in 1974.
(via iso50 via Business Insider)
Raymond McCrea Jones and Jon Huang/The New York Times
Marathon day is my favorite day in New York City. There were over 45,000 runners in yesterday’s marathon. The New York Times posted photos of a few of them, just after they finished.
I’m going slightly off-topic here, but I do love a good kayak. After college I worked in publishing, which was a wonderful financial decision. To support my socializing-in-nyc habit I needed a second job. On the day that I was going to accept hours at Patagucci SoHo I was offered a job at New York Kayak Company. I stayed on for nights and weekends until years later, even after the second job wasn’t monetarily necessary. It gave me a break from the city, both on the water and in the store (first in a Chelsea loft, then to its present location on Pier 40).
Being a kayak store in Manhattan it made sense to carry folding kayaks. When not actually working, my hours at the store were mainly spent daydreaming at the Feathercrafts hanging on display. The Khatsalano still has better lines than most hardshells that I’ve seen. Personally? I’d “settle” for a Wisper. That these can be checked as baggage, thrown in the back of a rental, and then set up – anywhere – within an hour still amazes me. Some. Day.
