All City New York: July 2010

Friday, July 30, 2010

Hey Folks - Tickets on sale for our Going Places, Doing Stuff trip "Wild Tilly's Circus Story," tomorrow at 6:00.

http://www.fluxfactory.org/going-places-doing-stuff-iii/

This year I'm doing a joint excursion with Matt Levy, Josh Bernstein, and Moira Williams. The trip is Saturday, August 7th. It's starting early, and ending late, late, late - don't sign up if you have anywhere to be before Sunday morning.

Want to know roughly what you're in for? 2008 trip. 2009 trip. There's two clues to this year's trip in the title. A prize for whoever figures it out (no spoilers in the comments please).

Thursday, July 22, 2010

4 Upcoming Walks

I've been meaning to do these since, April, but have been delaying them. In conjunction with the good folks at "Hey, I'm Walking Here," I'll be leading 4 walk this summer - three down the longest streets in their respective boroughs, and a final three-state walk from Ft. Lee NJ to Greenwich, CT.

The first one is this Saturday from Greenpoint to Coney Island, including all of Bedford Avenue, the longest street in the Bronx. Meet at 11:00 AM at the corner of Manhattan and Bedford in Greenpoint (G to Nassau). We'll end up at the Coney Island Sandcastle Contest.

The others are tentatively scheduled for August 14th (Tremont Ave, Bronx), September 4th (either Northern Blvd Queens, or Hylan Blvd. in Staten Island) and Sept. 25th (Three-State Walk). The last two especially are subject to change.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Slideshow this Thursday - July 15th

This Thursday I'll be doing a slideshow on the Parisian underground with my friend Steve at the Flux Factory. 39-31 29th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101. 8:00 PM. Free and open to all.

Though it's known as the "City of Light," there are 170 miles of absolute darkness that exist under Paris – a network of limestone quarries dotted with WWII bunkers, ossuaries, unofficial art galleries, and other assorted surprises colloquially known as “The Catacombs.” It is home to a subculture of people of all ages, interests, and nationalities who make a hobby of exploring and utilizing these and other hidden spaces throughout the city – the “Cataphiles.”

Moses Gates and Steve Duncan will be covering the history, culture, and structures of this underground world in a slideshow presentation, as well as explaining how you, too, can become a Cataphile.