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- meshugene men
Promo for the Purim show at 92Y Tribeca*, via Design Observer: *-I’ve never understood why they keep the 92Y branding. Tribeca is nowhere near 92nd. The geographic center in my brain hurts.
23 Mar 2009 
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- not getting any tamer
One might wonder whether NY conservablogger Karol Sheinin is losing her snarky edge, what with her impending wedding and all. I submit this is not the case: NY Mag: The true legacy of Governor Eliot Spitzer is Governor David Paterson. Karol: Actually, no, it’s getting caught with hookers.
03 Mar 2009 Politics, Telegram Metro (NYC); one comment. permalink
- biting the hand that feeds you
From the Economist this week: New York state’s comptroller said that BONUSES paid by Wall Street firms to their New York City employees (residents and commuters) fell by 44% in 2008, costing the state $1 billion in lost tax revenues and the city $275m. Finally, an end to the bonuses! The rich no longer getting [...]
29 Jan 2009 Economics, Politics, Telegram Metro (NYC); one comment. permalink
- helvetica and the subway
Over at AIGA’s site, calligrapher and typographer Paul Shaw has an awesome nine-page article about the long history of unified wayfinding design in the New York City Subway. There is a commonly held belief that Helvetica is the signage typeface of the New York City subway system, a belief reinforced by Helvetica, Gary Hustwit’s popular [...]
19 Nov 2008 Nerdery & Sundry, Telegram Metro (NYC); no comments. permalink
- NY acting gov may have used campaign money for extracurriculars
The NY Daily News reports that Governor David Patterson (D) may have used some money from his 2006 campaign along side Elliot Spitzer to pay for a hotel room during the previously admitted “rough patch” in his marriage. Alarming News’s Karol Sheinin calls for his resignation if the allegations are true. I’m just praying that [...]
21 Mar 2008 Politics, Telegram Metro (NYC); no comments. permalink
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