When he died in 1943, Eugene de Salignac was entirely forgotten. He was born in Boston in 1861, a descendant of French nobility, and, after a failed marriage, started working for the City of New York as the official photographer for the Department of Bridges; a position he would hold from 1906 to 1934. In [...]
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AT FIGARO’S (1966)
September 29th, 2009
The Figaro (Bleecker at McDougal) was my hangout.
But I was nervous about taking pictures. Note the look I got from one patron. People didn’t like having their pictures taken. And on hot nights, it could trigger a fist fight. The Village was a rough place. {read more} All I’ve Seen [A fascinating NYC photo essay [...]
THE WAVES’ DARKNESS
August 20th, 2009
Rockaway Beach “The waves sneak up on you at night,” he said. “They pull you in and you’re dead before you know it.” ["The Appeal and Danger of the Beach in the Dark"]
Related: Rockaway Beach Closes After 6 Drownings
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SEEING DOUBLE?
August 14th, 2008
clipped from cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
Photograph by Damon Winter/The New York Times
Pedestrians pass through a pattern of light projected onto the crosswalk under the 207th Street subway platform in Manhattan as Nelson Garo paddles the Harlem River from a launching point only a few blocks away, in Inwood Hill Park.
In the current Lens photography series, running through September, [...]
ADVENTS OF IMAGES
August 11th, 2008
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently hosting an exhibit called “Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840-1940″ through September 1. Photography’s evolution from daguerreotypes to its modern underpinnings in the 1930s is explored here. Whereas pioneering efforts in photography astounded their first audiences, giving them a new understanding of time-space, these photographs astound us by [...]
A SITE OF PANORAMAS
January 12th, 2008
“Tribute In Light 2002-2007″ features a series of 360-degree panoramic representations of the annual “twin beams of light” memorial to the World Trade Center. Photographed from various points around the NYC area over five years, the images are extremely impressive and sublime: a fitting remembrance to September 11.
“Jook Leung is internationally recognized [...]
MOON RIVER/ BIG APPLE
November 19th, 2007
Whereas WIRED’s “New York in Black and White” (posted 11/16) features shots documenting New York City’s burgeoning yesterday, represented mostly through architecture, “Moon River Photography” housed at SMUG MUG documents its dazzling today as represented by its people. The eternally constant and frenetic pace, counterbalanced by a steel and concrete resolution that could just as [...]
WIRED TO THE PAST
November 16th, 2007
The above is only one of the remarkable images from an equally remarkable website called Wired New York. Their album entitled “New York in Black-and-White ” contains this and many, many other photos of stunning brilliance, clarity and intimacy. New York City, at the turn of the last century, seems to “come alive” again [...]
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- Medgar Evers College Presents Concert by Gil Scott-Heron March 17, 2010CROWN HEIGHTS -- Join Gil Scott-Heron, Talib Kweli and Gary Bartz for a historic concert on Friday, March 26, in celebration of the Tenth National Black Writers Conference sponsored by Medgar Evers College. The concert will take place at 8:30 p.m. […]
- Captain, at Precinct Meeting, Asks Local Residents To Be Alert March 17, 2010Albanian-American Officer Honored as Cop of the Month By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle DUMBO – After years of decline, some major crimes in the 84th Precinct, which includes Boerum Hill, Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO, are again on the rise. This was the word from Capt. Mark DiPaolo at Tuesday night’s meeting of the 84th Precinct Community Counci […]
- Men’s Clothing Store Replacing Hamilton Interior Design March 17, 2010By Don Evans Ellen Hamilton, who had an important commission to restyle the interior of the Heights Casino but otherwise appears not to have generated as much Brooklyn Heights business as she had hoped for, is moving her Hamilton Associates in mid-April to Union Square in Manhattan. Her store space at 218 Hicks Street is being taken by a J. McLaughlin men’s […]
- Beekeeping in Brooklyn March 17, 2010By David B. Caruso Associated Press BROOKLYN — Urban beekeepers in New York City no longer have to keep the honey of their labors a secret. The city’s health board voted Tuesday to overturn a longtime ban on beekeeping within city limits. Previously, the city’s health code had placed honeybees in the same category as about 100 other creatures deemed too haza […]
- In Close Vote, Rose Plaza Gets Planning Commission OK March 17, 2010Believes Plan is ‘Superior’ to an As-of-Right Project By Linda Collins Brooklyn Daily Eagle WILLIAMSBURG — Rose Plaza on the River, a multi-building mixed-use waterfront development in Williamsburg that has drawn complaints because of its small number of affordable units and lack of large family-sized units, received a 7-5 vote of approval from the City Plan […]
- Markowitz Hosts St. Patrick’s Breakfast at Borough Hall March 17, 2010Wednesday, Borough President Marty Markowitz, who refers to himself as “head of the Brooklyn chapter of the Loyal League of Yiddish Sons and Daughters of Erin,” Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes, and Al O’Hagan of Brooklyn’s Baile na nGael “Home of the Irish” hosted the eighth annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast at Borough Hall. This year’s honorees […]
- Brooklyn Museum Ball March 17, 2010The Brooklyn Museum is holding its annual fundraising ball Thursday evening, April 22, with Annie Leibovitz, Zac Posen and Carla Shen as honorary co-chairs and viewing of “American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection” as a special attraction. Cocktails, dinner […]
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March 17, 2010On his Fox News show, Glenn Beck falsely claimed that The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) said that 46 percent of primary care physicians would consider leaving their profession if the Democrats' health care reform bill passes. In fact, as Fox News' Megyn Kelly had noted three hours earlier, the NEJM did not conduct the "survey" -- - Siegel uses "not scientific" IBD /TIPP poll to prop up unscientific Medicus Firm survey
March 17, 2010Fox News' Marc Siegel said he believed the findings of a 3-month-old email survey which found that 46 percent of primary care physicians would consider leaving their profession if health care reform passes despite the survey's questionable methodology because its findings were similar to a September 2009 Investor's Business Daily/TIPP poll. Ho - WND distorts Wallis to falsely claim he "labeled" U.S. "destroyer of human life"
March 17, 2010A WorldNetDaily article distorted a passage from a book by Rev. Jim Wallis to falsely claim that he "previously labeled the U.S. 'the great captor and destroyer of human life.' " In fact, Wallis, a member of President Obama's faith council, referred to "the powers of the world" that "demand unconditional allegiance and - Media falsely attribute doctor survey to New England Journal of Medicine
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March 17, 2010A March 17 Washington Times article falsely described reconciliation and the self-executing rule as "rare procedural tools" that Democrats may invoke to pass health care reform. In fact, both procedures have been used repeatedly and are an accepted part of House procedure.Washington Times: Democrats "to pursue rare procedural tools to pass - Eric Boehlert: The media myth of Obama's "falling poll numbers"
March 17, 2010The release of an Associated Press poll last week that showed President Obama enjoying a healthy job approval rating of 53 percent didn't generate much news beyond the wire service and produced even less commentary among the media's chattering class. Then again, neither did another piece of polling news from January, which showed Obama basking in t - Why won't the media report abortion funding issue accurately?
March 17, 2010Media reports have repeatedly clouded the health care reform debate by uncritically reporting on false claims that the Senate health care bill provides federal funding for abortion beyond the limited cases allowed by current law: rape, incest, and conditions that endanger the life of the pregnant woman.Senate bill does not allow federal funding for abortion - Constitutional expert rebuts claim that health care procedure is unconstitutional
March 17, 2010Conservative media figures have recently claimed that the use of a legislative procedure called a "self-executing rule" to pass health care reform in the House is unconstitutional. However, Yale law professor Jack Balkin has explained that the procedure in question would pass constitutional muster; additionally, federal appeals courts have recently - Follow the leader: Fox's "news" division routinely promotes and echoes Beck
March 16, 2010Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz recently reported that some "Fox journalists" believe that colleague Glenn Beck "uses distorted or inflammatory rhetoric that undermines their credibility." Nevertheless, Fox News' reporters and "news" programs have routinely promoted and echoed Beck on stories such as the 9-12 Proj - Right-wing witch hunt turns to Rev. Wallis
March 16, 2010The right-wing witch hunt against President Obama's advisers has turned to Rev. Jim Wallis, a member of the president's faith council who has worked with numerous conservative and mainstream religious leaders. A WorldNetDaily article uses a series of falsehoods and distortions to portray Wallis as "Obama's new controversial pastor" a - Gingrich and Scarborough criticize self-executing rule, but in Congress they used it
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