August 4, 2008
Extra, Extra
Photograph by j0hng4lt on Flickr
- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A car vs. building at Kissena Blvd & 72nd Ave in Queens, a fire at John Street @ Innis Street on Staten Island and a suspicious package at 53 St & 5 Ave in Manhattan.
- The NYC Housing Authority may sell off air rights in order to plug a budget gap.
- A federal appeals courts is letting Cablevision use their DVR--one that stores programs on Cablevision's computer servers versus on customers' cable boxes--so now the cable company can roll out the service.
- The NYPD says the fatal police shooting of an allegedly armed Brooklyn man was justified, but his family wants a full investigation.
- The president of Rutgers University returned his $100,000 bonus to be used for a student scholarship fund.
- New York magazine profiles a farmer who has a devoted fan base at the Park Slope Food Coop.
- A potential new East Village synagogue would be in a six-story residential building.
- And the creator of Hair takes New Yorker on nostalgia trip through Central Park.
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FRESH AIR ADVISORY
No outdoorsman,
I man the desk, oh,
Thus avoiding
Dying alfresco.
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Nice picture.... reminds me of the opening sequence on Courageous Cat
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Beautiful shot.
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Amazing pic
Michi
www.glimpseofnewyork.com
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I'm not sure why consumers would be against Cablevision storing their programs remotely?
They already know what you're watching. They can provide more efficient backed-up storage and quieter, cooler cable boxes. The solution should save the consumer headaches and energy costs.
The only negatives I can see are that you may not be able to increase your capacity with an external HD, and you can't illegally hack into your DVR to copy the programs. Also a slower response time but that isn't necessary if they implement it properly.