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April 20th, 2013
thesmithian
Zoom ‘Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.’ —Lionel Hampton He was born on this day in either 1908 or ‘09 (or ‘14), in Louisville, Kentucky. He died in Manhattan in 2002.

‘Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.’ —Lionel Hampton

He was born on this day in either 1908 or ‘09 (or ‘14), in Louisville, Kentucky. He died in Manhattan in 2002.

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November 1st, 2012
thesmithian
Zoom Manhattan…is centuries of pushing and struggle and building and triumph. Right now…a third of it is dark and cold and frustrated. It’s quiet. It’s not New York. more.

Manhattan…is centuries of pushing and struggle and building and triumph. Right now…a third of it is dark and cold and frustrated. It’s quiet. It’s not New York.

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October 30th, 2012
thesmithian
Going forward…we do have to anticipate these extreme types of weather patterns…And we have to start to think about how do we redesign the system so this doesn’t happen again. After what happened, what has been happening in the last few years, I don’t think anyone can sit back anymore and say ‘Well, I’m shocked at that weather pattern.’ There is no weather pattern that can shock me at this point. And I think that has to be our attitude. And how do we redesign our system and our infrastructure assuming that? You did not have ocean water, salt water, breaching the banks the way you’ve had it in Manhattan, you know, in my lifetime…This is of a generation…Obviously…we did not anticipate water coming over the Hudson River, coming over the banks, being five feet deep on the West Side Highway, and filling subway grates and every opening and filling that massive infrastructure we have below ground…There has been a series of extreme weather incidents. That is not a political statement, that is a factual statement…Anyone who says there is not a dramatic change in weather patterns is denying reality.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
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September 20th, 2012
thesmithian
Zoom In Manhattan, the disparity was even starker. The lowest fifth made $9,681, while the highest took home $391,022. The wealthiest fifth of Manhattanites made more than 40 times what the lowest fifth reported, a widening gap (it was 38 times, the year before) surpassed by only a few developing countries, including Namibia and Sierra Leone. more.

In Manhattan, the disparity was even starker. The lowest fifth made $9,681, while the highest took home $391,022. The wealthiest fifth of Manhattanites made more than 40 times what the lowest fifth reported, a widening gap (it was 38 times, the year before) surpassed by only a few developing countries, including Namibia and Sierra Leone.

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December 24th, 2011
thesmithian
Zoom
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September 13th, 2011
thesmithian
'...It’s hard to miss just how unevenly the Great Recession has affected different classes of people in different places. From 2009 to 2010, wages were essentially flat nationwide—but they grew by 11.9 percent in Manhattan and 8.7 percent in Silicon Valley. In the Washington, D.C., and San Jose (Silicon Valley) metro areas—both primary habitats for America’s meritocratic winners—job postings in February of this year were almost as numerous as job candidates.'
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October 26th, 2010
thesmithian
The first rules of basketball, as set down by Dr. James Naismith, don’t look bad for age 119...The heirloom was handed by James Naismith to his son Jimmy and then to Jimmy’s son Ian and his siblings. Ian has displayed it at Final Fours and N.B.A. All-Star Games as a vehicle to promote a family foundation that preaches sportsmanship…Now, it is safeguarded at Sotheby’s, which will auction it in Manhattan on Dec. 10. Sotheby’s expects it to sell for at least $2 million. bold, mine. more, here.

The first rules of basketball, as set down by Dr. James Naismith, don’t look bad for age 119...The heirloom was handed by James Naismith to his son Jimmy and then to Jimmy’s son Ian and his siblings. Ian has displayed it at Final Fours and N.B.A. All-Star Games as a vehicle to promote a family foundation that preaches sportsmanship…Now, it is safeguarded at Sotheby’s, which will auction it in Manhattan on Dec. 10. Sotheby’s expects it to sell for at least $2 million.

bold, mine. more, here.

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October 15th, 2010
thesmithian
Zoom there he is. and there’s a video of his Apollo press conference, here.

there he is. and there’s a video of his Apollo press conference, here.

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October 14th, 2010
thesmithian
Zoom how they’re doing it in New York City.

how they’re doing it in New York City.

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October 12th, 2010
thesmithian
Zoom “I’m not going to Brooklyn,” he quoted him as saying. “You just said you would,” Shaneyfelt insisted. “I’m not going to Brooklyn,” he recalled the driver repeating. +++++ art: by Stephen Wiltshire, 2010  

“I’m not going to Brooklyn,” he quoted him as saying.

“You just said you would,” Shaneyfelt insisted.

“I’m not going to Brooklyn,” he recalled the driver repeating.

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art: by Stephen Wiltshire, 2010

 
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August 25th, 2010
thesmithian
Zoom [how it used to be in downtown #NYC] … the fragrance of strong coffee in the air, of sweet figs and tart lemons, of pastries that remind buyers of childhoods in Damascus and Beirut. Bazaars abound with handmade rugs and brass lamps and water pipes. Men wear fezzes. A few women retire behind veils. Al-Hoda is the leading newspaper. Business signs — at least those legible to a non-Arabic speaker — proclaim “Rahaim & Malhami,” “Noor & Maloof” and “Sahadi Bros.” more right here.

[how it used to be in downtown #NYC]

… the fragrance of strong coffee in the air, of sweet figs and tart lemons, of pastries that remind buyers of childhoods in Damascus and Beirut. Bazaars abound with handmade rugs and brass lamps and water pipes. Men wear fezzes. A few women retire behind veils. Al-Hoda is the leading newspaper. Business signs — at least those legible to a non-Arabic speaker — proclaim “Rahaim & Malhami,” “Noor & Maloof” and “Sahadi Bros.”

more right here.

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