Posted at 10:00 AM on 5-23-08 by Rob T Firefly
Did you know that a secret tunnel has been burrowed through the Earth over the past century joining New York City with London, England?
Did you also know that a massive telescope system has been set up at both ends of the tunnel, giving us and them perfect views of each other?
Be sure to check out the Telectroscope at Fulton Ferry Landing, near the Brooklyn Bridge. It will be operational until June 15.
Coverage:
Gothamist
CNN
Boing Boing
NewYorkers@LJ
tags: events, fun, nyc, wtf
Posted at 4:37 PM on 5-11-08 by Rob T Firefly
Another round of our photo captioning contest has come to a close, and eldavojohn has emerged victorious.
With every ending comes a new beginning. Proceed immediately to What You Say!! and caption our next photo!
tags: fun, site
Posted at 1:45 AM on 3-27-08 by Rob T Firefly
Please note: this event has been postponed by one week due to expected rainstorms. The new date is Friday, April 4. (Runs up against our meeting. Boo!) All other details remain the same.
“Wikipedia Takes Manhattan” is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest, the aim of which is to gather digital photos around Manhattan with which to illustrate related Wikipedia articles.
The event will be held on Friday, April 4, and will run from about noon until midnight. After a day of “subways, street rambles, photography and free culture goodness,” the night will end with a party at Columbia University, with prizes given to the winning teams.
The event is sponsored by Free Culture groups from Columbia University and NYU, along with volunteers from Wikimedia New York City and Wikipedia.
For more information, check out the event’s page on Wikipedia. To register, check out Free Culture @ Columbia.
tags: events, fun, nyc, photos
Posted at 10:25 PM on 3-18-08 by Rob T Firefly
Looking for something to do this Saturday?
Looking to burn off some extra calories?
Looking for a way to relive all those teenage slumber parties?
Looking to meet interesting new people?
Looking for an excuse to hit them with a large foreign object in broad daylight?
If so, you might like to check out the 2008 NYC Pillow Fight.
tags: events, fun, nyc, wtf
Posted at 11:06 PM on 3-15-08 by Rob T Firefly
NYC2600 is proud to announce the recent wedding of our own Grey Frequency and Canada’s own Renderman.
Rumors that the ceremony involved the exchange of encryption keys are as yet unsubstantiated.
tags: fun, history, site
