Presenting the $5 Slice

Mayor Koch would have organized a boycott, I'm sure. The conventional wisdom, however, is that Di Fara Pizza is a treasure. More...

The White Male Recession

One of the memes floating around out there is that this recession is hurting white men disproportionately. Here's an article in USA Today that points out that the unemployment rate among older white men is at an all-time high of 6.5% while black women have it great at 12.55 unemployment because historically their rate has been around 20%.

Those poor white men suffering almost half the unemployment rate of the black women! More...

The Great Recession

We are now officially in the longest post-war downturn. More...

Most Interesting Shots (Today) #7

Every day Flickr ranks all of my photos based on an algorithm they call "interestingness." Here are today's "most interesting" shots.

17 of the 30 are taken in New York City
6 are taken in Fire Island Pines, NY
6 feature my dogs (#14 is brand new)
5 show the old Met Life Building
4 feature the Empire State Building
4 are shots of the reflecting pool in New York's Madison Square Park

Previous versions here. The actual Flickr page is here. More...

Dream-on Liner

The Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" is plagued by yet more problems. More...

Hidden New York

It's amazing what's hidden in plain sight in NYC, like this beach house on a roof at 1st and 1st just off Houston More...

The Longshot

New AOL chief Tim Armstrong has unveiled his strategy at an all-hands meeting in Dulles this morning. I wish them well, but this will be the mother of uphill battles.

Pretty cool they got Steve Case, Ted Leonsis, Martha Stewart, AND Warren Buffett (left) to attend. Perhaps some of these will be on AOL's board? More...

Recession Spirituality

Who is behind these uplifting billboards? More...

Empire State Building, July 22 2009

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Another Modest Proposal

Madison Square Park is truly a wasted space. A heliport would be much preferred. More...