Super Mario Bros. Theme on NYC Subway

Best subway performance ever! If you ride the subway in New York City enough you’re bound to hear musicians of all skill levels busking on both the trains and the platforms. Sometimes you get an annoying off-key mariachi band and sometimes you get Gypsy Joe Trane jamming out the Super Mario Bros. …

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Hell’s Angels Put a Club-like Blocker on a Bench

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As if the fact that this bench is sitting right in front of the Hell’s Angel’s New York City Headquarters (knock on the door, I’m sure they’d be glad to have you over for some tea) wasn’t enough and the sign (below) on the bench that says “Private Property. Do NOT sit on ...

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Pac-Manhattan

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I’m digging this Pac-Manhattan print from 8 Bitscapes which is a collaboration of artist & illustrator Jamie Sneddon & photographer Kevin Rozario-Johnson. It puts our fearless pie-shaped protagonist into the New York City street grid to be chased by those pesky ghosts. I’m guessing the ghost is gonna be a bit sluggish ...

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Subway Truck is Neither Subway Nor…

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Ok fine it’s a truck. But it’s probably the coolest tractor trailer truck ever. Painted up like a New York City subway train, this 7 train truck features that old school graffiti style. Spotted and photographed by Autovac right in Long Island City, Queens which is where the real #7 train runs. ...

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Star Wars Scene Reenacted on NYC Subway

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It’s another totally awesome instant classic from the fine folks at Improv Everywhere. The improv comedy troupe recruited fully costumed Storm Troopers, Princess Leia and Darth Vader to reenact the Star Wars scene where Leia is taken captive to Vader. And they did it on a New York City subway train packed ...

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Incredible New York City Skyline Chairs

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Check out this incredible set of chairs called The Manhattan Collection from Frank Peter Siciliano. It is composed of 10 six foot tall chairs displaying 40 landmark buildings from the New York City skyline. The chairs are made of Cherry wood and they were built sometime around 1987 (based on the buildings represented). I don’t know if I’d want this set in my living room but they’re super cool nonetheless.

The chairs are arranged in regional groupings so buildings located near each other in real life are on the same chairs. Based on my extensive local knowledge (really! finally it’s come in handy) I’ll attempt to identify many of the buildings for you, feel free to fill in the blanks or correct me in the comments. Continue reading Incredible New York City Skyline Chairs

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Best Buy’s Billboard Made of Recycled Electronics

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Best Buy has put up this really cool billboard in New York City’s Times Square promoting their recycling program where they will “e-cycle” many of your old electronic items you bring to the store. The great thing about the billboard, besides the green earth-friendly message, is ...

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9 Skateboards Put Together to Form a Giant Rideable Circle Skateboard

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What happens if you attach nine skateboards into a giant circle and then try to ride it through the streets of New York City? That’s exactly what crazy man Anthony Pappalardo tried to find out with his Circle Board, a wheeled contraption of death (although riding any vehicle through Manhattan would also qualify ...

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