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Monday, February 14th, 2022, Good Morning!

2022-02-14T10:00:00-05:00

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Monday, February 14th, 2022 from all of us at Viewing NYC!

Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.

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This Fake Newsstand Pop-Up in Bryant Park Sells Only Fake-News Magazines and Newspapers

2018-10-31T17:00:00-04:00

In Bryant Park today, the Columbia Journalism Review filled a very real newsstand with newspapers and magazines which were filled with actual fake news articles and posts seen across the web in recent months.

The Columbia Journalism Review invites you to stare into the abyss with a trip to its fake news stand, on display in Bryant Park until 2 p.m. today. Why? Because in one tidy visual assault, you will experience all the erroneous stories, the conspiracy theories, the frankly dangerous pieces of propaganda that have snaked their way into our mainstream news cycle these past few years, and appreciate the pernicious nature of the problem.

Check out the accompanying article to learn more about the pop-up.

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Extra, Extra! Fake New York Times Newspapers Distributed Around the City

2016-02-02T11:07:39-05:00

There are fake New York Times newspapers being distributed this morning at major transit hubs across the City in a coordinated effort. The "newspapers" are being distributed by a team behind this website, which has obvious international affair and political agendas.

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Check Out These Gritty 1994 Newstands, a Peek Into an Era Before the Smart Phone

2015-05-12T07:39:35-04:00

New York Magazine recently posted this great collection of newsstands as captured in 1994, a dirtier, grittier time in New York City. It wasn't the City's darkest days but the grit was still there.

Photographer Moyra Davey decided she wanted to capture these newsstands one day, seeing them as a vanishing piece of old New York.

Davey spent more than a year photographing newsstands in Manhattan. “They’re hard to photograph,” she admitted. The city – trucks, pedestrians, bad lighting – got in the way. Many of the newsstand operators were reticent about getting their pictures taken. “Some of the guys had to be convinced,” Davey says. “They were a bit guarded. Some were very friendly, but in general, who wouldn’t be guarded if somebody comes up and wants to take your picture?” Davey got a lot of "no's," but she persisted. Some eventually relented. She offered each a print of their newsstand.

The result is a great snapshot of a part of the City mostly non-existent today, now that cell phones and websites provide the news.

Check out the full article on NYMag for more photos and the longer story.

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