Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'ifnewyork'
February 7, 2008
Design by João Sequeira, with Ana Figueiredo, Marta Moreira, and Pedro Ferreira, of Lisbon, Portugal Mayor Bloomberg and the New York City Office of Emergency Management have announced 10 winners in the contest to design temporary housing for the thousands of New Yorkers who might be displaced in the event of a catastrophe, like a direct hit from a Category 3 hurricane. The 117 submissions from 30 countries had to create quickly assembled housing for......
Continue Reading "Global Warming's Perks: Plenty of Free NYC Housing"February 21, 2007
Devils 2 Rangers 1: If this is truly the last time these teams meet in the Meadowlands, then both clubs have honored the last 25 years. While the calendar says February, the intensity reflected April or May as both teams battled until the end. New Jersey took the lead off of a goal by Brian Raflaski, but Petr Prucha tied things up late in the second period and after a fight, the teams came out......
Continue Reading "Last Night's Action: New Jersey Reigns Supreme"October 23, 2006
The Giants head into Dallas tonight for what should be a great football game. Both teams are only 3-2, but with Philadelphia and Washington stumbling these two teams are the best of the NFC East. If New York can win, they will improve their division record to 3-0, which could be important in tiebreakers down the road. To win, the Giants will have to do two things: tame the Dallas defense and keep Drew Beldsoe......
Continue Reading "Big Game In Big D"April 14, 2006
The Rangers are slumping at just the wrong time. Facing one of the worst teams in the league, New York gave up 35 shots while only managing 24 of their own and lost 5-3 to Pittsburgh. The loss coupled with a Devils win over Philadelphia leaves the Rangers with a 3 point lead in the division over both teams. Kevin Weekes played his worst game in awhile, letting in five goals and looking tired. It......
Continue Reading "Another Bad Loss"April 10, 2006
If New York wasn't the center of the universe already, we'd say the title would go to MySpace. The phenomenon has even inspired a song. The first band to play at our first ever Movable Hype show was The Fresh - which is pretty much composed of one man, John Fulton. Recently, he wrote and recorded a song in homage to MySpace, and today he has finally released a video for that song. A digital......
Continue Reading "MySpace"August 24, 2004
Embattled Brooklyn apartment dwellers have taken their fight against the proposed site of the new arena for the "Brooklyn Nets" all the way to Athens. A group called Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn unveiled a banner on one of the endangered apartments which reads "Dr. Rogge and the International Olympic Committee, Please Don't Destroy Our Homes." If New York City is awarded the Olympic Games in 2012, the proposed basketball arena would be used to......
Continue Reading "Not In My Borough!"March 19, 2004
One of the most interesting things about the idea of putting Jets Stadium on the West Side, as part of a larger West Side expansion plan, was the possibility of expanding the 7 subway line. Crosstown train service would be a welcome thing in Gothamist's book. However, the Times reports that the city and state disagree as to whether or not the 7 line is crucial to the development plan. Of course, the city wants......
Continue Reading "Is an Extended 7 Line Needed for West Side Development?"

