The analysis of the city's ambitious upcoming CitiBike bike share program continues! And while the program's proposed map of initial bike share locations is drawing praise, its pricey pricing scheme is still getting some grief. more ›

Last week the city not only released the name and pricing of its ambitious new bike share program, now called CitiBike, it also released a draft map of the locations where it hopes to put the program's initial 420 bike stations and 7,000 bikes in July (an additional 3,000 bikes and 180 stations will come next Spring, expanding the program into the UES and UWS, as well as Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Prospect Heights and Crown Heights). While we've raised questions about some aspects of the program's pricing, we really are fans of the prospective rack locations. Even more so after spending time studying the map of locations for Manhattan. However, we suspect some motorists are not going to like what they see come July. more ›

The map is here! The map is here! Besides the pricing, the part of the city's wildly ambitious new bike share program, now called CitiBike, that we've been most eager to see was the all important map of where the city was planning on putting those 600-odd racks where you can pick up and drop off the program's thousands of bikes. And now a draft of it is here. And, on first glance, it is pretty fabulous. more ›

[UPDATE: We haves photographs now!] Last April, after a lot of lobbying, New York City was granted one of NASA's retired Space Shuttles. Sure, it's the shuttle that performed test flights in the atmosphere and never actually orbited space, but it's our shuttle. Today the Enterprise will finally come (to its new) home—flying over Hudson River, the Statue of Liberty and the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. (The arrival was already delayed once due to unfavorable weather.) more ›

When it comes to cheating spouses in the United States, New York City doesn't even rank in the top ten (at least according to terrible website Ashley Madison). But that doesn't mean we don't have cheaters. Top hoods to find cuckolds in the city? As we learned from The Squid and the Whale, that would be Park Slope. But if you go beyond the five boroughs, the most cheaters are in Great Neck. more ›

Remember Logorama, that Academy Award-winning animated short that imagined Los Angeles as a city of logos, brand identities and corporate spokescreatures? If you ever wished there was a way you see New York the same way but without the entertainingly foul-mouthed mascots you'll be happy to know that your dreams have become reality. Yay? more ›

Take a look at this interactive map of NYC's annual energy consumption by block. It's by Vijay Modi, a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University, and graduate student Bianca Howard. According to Metropolis, "Their research allows New Yorkers to get a rough idea of how much energy is used inside their homes, offices and businesses — and it offers a peek into the building next door, down the street and across the city. The goal of the project is to take some of the mystery out of energy usage." more ›

Eric Fischer created a map showing Twitter traffic based on location, noting, "Broadway as the spine is not difficult to believe. Data from the Twitter streaming API (10000 points, 30000 vectors). Base map from OpenStreetMap, CC-BY-SA." Basically, it follows the city's biggest—and apparently most connected—corridors. more ›

Macy's 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade is just two days away and the parade is getting ready to show off dozens of floats; 1,600 cheerleaders/dancers/performance group members; 11 marching bands; and dozens of balloons! There are 44 "novelty/ornament balloons, balloonicles and balloonheads" plus 15 giant character balloons, like Tim Burton's B. Boy and a new Julius the Monkey balloon from Paul Frank. Here's where to see the balloon inflation tomorrow (Wednesday, 11/23): more ›

In case you haven't noticed because we live in a city and all, we're at the tail end of peak foliage season! Get yourself to a park (here are some suggestions) to soak up that last bit of autumnal splendor. After all, when beautiful dying leaf season is over, all we've got are dead trees. more ›

What if The Commissioners' Plan of 1811, which put in place the grid system in Manhattan, was adopted by the entire world? ExtendNY has the answer, having now brought the grid to every inch of the planet, extending out from New York City. So by the time you hit Los Angeles you're at 20,000 Street and 14,000 Avenue 39th Street, while closer to home in Jersey City, you'd be at 39th Street and 28th Avenue. more ›

Is Son Of Sam the scariest person/thing to terrorize New York ever? Yes he is according to Pleated Jeans, who you may recall from the United States Of Shame map earlier this year. We can't help but feel a little underwhelmed: while hipsters roam Oregon, potato bugs terrorizes Idaho, and Zombie William Faulkner haunts Mississippi, NY is stuck with David Berkowitz. What about rent prices? Giant mutant rats? The constant underlying fear of another terror attack? What about packs of wild, hyper-articulate, nihilistic TEENAGERS??? more ›

When it comes to walking the mean streets of Gotham, the most dangerous neighborhood to be a pedestrian is...Midtown Manhattan. According to the data Transportation Alternatives has collected for its recently revamped CrashStat website between 1995-2009 there were 8,604 crashes in Manhattan Community District 5, way ahead of the next most dangerous area, Queens Community District 12 (which includes Jamaica, Hollis and St. Albans) where there were just 4,741 crashes. Averaged over the past 15 years a driver has struck a pedestrian in Midtown every single day. Meanwhile, the safest place to walk around without worry? Bronx Community District 8, which includes Riverdale, Fieldston and Kingsbridge. In the same period of time there have only been 788 crashes there. more ›

Over at GOOD they've asked their readers to name “the most culturally significant, sustainably produced, locally sourced sandwiches” in their home states—and now, behold, they've got a map with the results. Sadly, they use unappetizing black & white images of said sandwiches, but at least now we know what we're known for (within the confines of their sustainable and locally sourced requirements): the pastrami on rye. Agree, or agree to disagree? [via Flavorwire] more ›

The Legend of Zelda master swords may have been ignored by New Yorkers, but maybe there's just no place for them in Super Mario Land. One 8-bit fan has turned the five boroughs into videogame terrain, with NYC landmarks and all. Is Brooklyn Bowl really the best representative of Williamsburg, though? more ›

This map shows "how much space the world’s population of 6.9 billion would need if it were as dense as certain cities." If everyone lived like New Yorkers, the entire population could fit into Texas! more ›