Archive for October, 2009

Abandoned cars sit half-buried next to a gas station in the village of "Goverthing."

Goverthing purported to be an abandoned civilian town on the former military base that was under archaeological excavation; in fact, it was in fact an elaborate art exhibit. More information can be found on the blog of the “archaeologists,” or in the NYTimes article “Uncovering a Small Town (and Some [...]

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Young Tibetan dancers in traditional clothes wait to perform at a celebration and rally in Times Square

Young Tibetan dancers in traditional clothes wait to perform at a celebration and rally in Times Square

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A wedding procession heads toward Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park at Coney Island

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Amateurs fish off the pier during a lazy Sunday at Coney Island beach

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Councilman Tony Avella of Queens (center) leads a protest at City Hall against the scheduled shutdown of the Stella D'oro plant in Kingsbridge

“Stella D’oro should remain in the city and in the Bronx,” he said. News arrived during the rally that the factory was closing that afternoon.

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