The MTA's Twitter (yes, the MTA has a Twitter account) posted a photo of the new feature rolling out along the L train: real-time displays of where trains are on the route. This is comforting, somewhat, since simply not knowing when or whether a train is coming is half of the annoyance of public transit, but what about those long weekends, for example, when the F train isn't running between Church Avenue and Jay Street? Do we really want a live display of how bad our commute is going to be? Self-delusion about outages is the only thing, many times, that keeps the thronging masses from open revolt on the subway platforms. This heralds a new era of the MTA either trying to make themselves look better and more efficient or proving once and for all that they truly do not care what we think.
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Given its size and attendance, it's strange that the Brooklyn Book Festival didn't span more than one wayward September Sunday this year. The 4th annual festival brought publishers of all types out to the plaza at Borough Hall to ply their wares on a literary public, from giants like The Paris Review to college literary magazines (some clumped together at the same booth). As with the three previous installments, the main attractions were the panels and lectures from some of literature's most luminous talents. Brooklynite writers like Paul Auster and Ben Greenman and comedian David Cross shared schedule space with musicians Lupe Fiasco and Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth). Even the more graphic sort of novels were represented, with a full New York Comic Con alley as an appetite-whetting exercise for next month's convention. at the Javits Center.
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ben greenman, borough hall, brooklyn book festival, david cross, festivals, javits center, lupe fiasco, new york, new york comic con, paul auster, thurston moore
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Sixteen of the world's best snowboarders will converge on the East River Park to compete for pieces of a $100,000 purse. An entirely massive jump has been constructed, as well as the usual snowboard half-pipes, to accomodate the "jam session" format preliminary and final rounds of the competition. Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White will be competing alongside Pat Moore, Travis Rice, Kevin Pearce, Mikkel Bang, Danny Davis, Kohei Kubo, Kazuhiro Kakubo, Terke Haakonsen, Andreas Wiig, Torstein Horgmo, Jake Blauvelt, Greg Bretz, Bjorn Lienes, and JJ Thomas. Local metal miscreants and all-around lunatics Anthrax will provide the musical landscape for the event. Gates open at 2pm on February 5th, and the event will end sometime after the awards presentation, which is scheduled for 9pm.
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andreas wiig, anthrax, bjorn lienes, danny davis, east river park, gold medal, greg bretz, half pipe, jake blauvelt, kazuhiro kakubo, kevin pearce, kohei kubo, mikkel bang, olympic, pat moore, purse, red bull, shaun white, snowboarding, sports, terke haakonsen, torstein horgmo, travis rice
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Posted on 1/14/2009
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Fifth Avenue is a madhouse at the best of times, and during the holiday season, it's absolute bedlam. The confluence of world-class flagship stores, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Rockefeller Center, and Central Park greats a Tholian-sized grid of pedestrian traffic that seems altogether impassable. Whether this is because everyone's trying out our Fifth Avenue walking tour or simply there to see the magnificent holiday displays, it's sea fit for no ship. So for those either unable or unwilling to see the holiday window displays (more information on the whole swath of displays can be found here) of Fifth Avenue, here's a brief tour. World Of Disney & Faconnable
 
Louis Vuitton & Henri Bendel
 
Brooks Brothers & Bulgari
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Juicy Couture
 
Saks Fifth Ave
 
 
Bergdorf Goodman
 
 
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bergdorf, brooks brothers, bulgari, disney, faconnable, fifth avenue, henri bendel, holiday window display, juicy couture, louis vuitton, prada, saks
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