ADOP archives feature aerial photos of New York at night in 1995, as well as Hale-Bopp over NYC in 1997 - not once twice!

People keep recommending that City Secrets: NYC book. It’s been sitting on my list for a while, but from what I gather it’s got a lot of contributions from local writers and “other canny New York lovers” (according to the ACR blurb). I suppose I’ll give in and pick up my own copy soon - or at least flip throught it at a bookstore and see if it lives up to its reputation.

There’s a whole bunch of NYC street cams here. It’s interesting for all of maybe five minutes, but for those five minutes: excitement galore.

According to Strange New York, 250 NYC subway cars will soon be dumped off the Jersey shore at existing artificial reefs, to serve as fish habitats. However, there’s widespread concern about the environmental impact of dumping a bunch of old trains into the water - there’s a shocker.

Small Press Center is offering a free “literary map” of New York, if you stop by their building on 44th to pick it up.

Finally, check out this Introduction to Manhattan Timeformations, a project that “uses computer models and interactive animations to depict the dynamic relationship between Manhattan’s skyscrapers and other layers of urban information.”