This great vintage photograph shows two men hanging out on the sidewalk in Harlem in the early 1970s. The view is from just north of W. 115th Street on Lenox Avenue, looking south. Here is a Google StreetView showing how that same view looks today:
The team at Improv Everywhere — the organizers behind the annual No Pants Subway Ride — hosted their annual event The MP3 Experiment a few days ago and just released a video recap of the event.
For our latest mission, thousands of people followed secret, synchronized instructions delivered via headphones in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The crowd of around 2,000 people created real-life Instagram Boomerangs, cheered for random joggers, and made music together with drum sticks and household objects, surprising the New Yorkers and tourists in the park.
Check out the recap page for more details.
YouTuber actionkid105 recently filmed this interesting 35-minute POV video showing a long walk down Northern Boulevard in Queens, from Long Island City to Woodside. Check it out!
I walk Northern Boulevard from Long Island City to Woodside in Queens. I start at Queens Plaza at the intersection of Queens Boulevard, Jackson Avenue, and Northern Boulevard, and end at the intersection of 54th Street, Broadway, and Northern Boulevard.
Timestamps
2:25 - 41st Avenue
5:35 - 31st Street
7:39 - Honeywell Street
10:05 - 34th Street
12:15 - 36th Street
15:56 - 39th Street / Steinway Street
19:12 - 42nd Street
20:26 - 42nd Place
22:32 - 45th Street
26:10 - 48th Street
28:44 - 50th Street
30:48 - Woodside Avenue
