One New York man, John de Guzmán, documented 2011 in photographs, like many of us, and has now compiled it all into a 4 minute and 53 second video. It includes the Mermaid Parade, some Open House NY spots, some Hurricane Irene action, the Woolworth Building, Zuccotti Park, and plenty of others. It's a bit less intimate than something like the amazing collection of Polaroids taken by the late Jamie Livingston, which you can revisit here, and sadly, it's soundtracked to 2009's New York City anthem, Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind"—but at least he didn't go with "Liberty Walk." more ›

Today Bay Ridge is exactly 365 days separated from the tornado that touched down in the neighborhood, and NY1 is reporting that the dust has settled and things are getting back to normal for the most part. The morning of August 8th one year ago, an EF-2 tornado touched down wiping out homes and automobiles with winds of up to 135 mph. One resident reflects on the damage done at the time, while another says "the story has a silver lining. The twister's damage brought the community closer together." Meanwhile, last night there was a Tornado Warning for Suffolk County, which eventually got downgraded. more ›