For many New Yorkers, venturing to outer Queens is equivalent to a journey down the Silk Road. Long and arduous but filled with myriad cultures, spices and sites to be seen.
Cheburechnaya Restaurant on 63rd Dr. in Rego Park, is owned by Tajikistan-born Simon Sionov and is a testament to the history, geography and culture of the Bukharian Jews.
View photo essay HERE
Check out these photos of families and park-goers enjoying the unexpected warm days of fall.
Once a vital transportation channel for Brooklyn’s heavy industries, the toxic Gowanus Canal was named a federal Superfund cleanup site in March 2010. Until now, little work has been done, but in spring 2012, the first remediation project will be completed: the Gowanus Sponge Park, intended to soak up harmful pollution before the toxins can reach the waterway.
Here are a few photographs of the canal and the surrounding areas. Continue reading
Some cool projects from the talk a couple of weeks back by NYT’s Andrew Devigal:
Uploading photos, or video, from an SD card is easy. The best and simplest method is the Drag and Drop.
Insert the SD card (the memory card inside the camera) into the slot on the left-hand side of your laptop.
An icon that looks like an SD card will appear on your desktop.
Create a folder in the desired destination for your photos. Example: Your project is Jobs. Your project folder is named Jobs. Create a folder inside “Jobs” named “Jobs Photos.”
Open both “Jobs Photos” and the SD card in Finder. Inside the SD folder should be a DCIM folder — this is where you files are. Select all your files. Drag them into “Jobs Photos.” The files will transfer. You’re done!