brooklyner curatorial

May 06

The Greatest Grid: How Manhattan's Famous Street Map Came to Be -

rhm2k:

The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan 1811-2011, based on the current exhibition of the same name at the Museum of the City of New York, tells the story of the city’s right angles. The Commissioner’s Plan of 1811, the map and surveying scheme that set the blocks at 200 by 800 feet all the way up the length of the island, was an audacious gamble on growth. From 1790 to 1810, the population of New York had tripled, and the commissioners predicted that by 1860, New York would have almost the same population as Paris, then home to half a million people. (They were wrong, of course — New York would top nearly 800,000 by then.) The Commissioner’s Plan of 1811, by John Randel, Jr. (Courtesy of the New York City Municipal Archives)

The Commissioner's Plan of 1811

May 01

Hummus Is Conquering America - WSJ.com

Apr 30

kottke.org: New York elsewhere -

jkottke:

The Morning News has a collection of maps showing the neighborhoods that New Yorkers might want to move to in a variety of cities around the world. Probably lots of generalizations to argue about here…have fun!

Prenzlauer Berg = Park Slope. Among the first neighborhoods to be…

Apr 29

Posters of Angry Eyes Actually Scare Off Bike Thieves - John Metcalfe - The Atlantic Cities

(via xkcd: Is It Worth the Time?)

(via xkcd: Is It Worth the Time?)

humansofnewyork: I wanted to share something simple but awesome that just happened to me. I woke up this morning with a scratchy throat, so I walked to a nearby juicebar to get a green juice. I asked the owner if he had any kale. Instead of saying “no,” he said: “Please, take a seat, I will run and buy some for you.” Al Pasha Restaurant: Store location in the comments

humansofnewyork:

I wanted to share something simple but awesome that just happened to me. I woke up this morning with a scratchy throat, so I walked to a nearby juicebar to get a green juice. I asked the owner if he had any kale. Instead of saying “no,” he said: “Please, take a seat, I will run and buy some for you.”

Al Pasha Restaurant: Store location in the comments

Apr 27

ethandesu: Ring Jacket for The Armoury AMJ Model Blue Check - HKD$12,000

ethandesu:

Ring Jacket for The Armoury

AMJ Model Blue Check - HKD$12,000

Why the Rent Is So High in New York - NYTimes.com

Apr 26

Work and the young: Generation jobless - The number of young people out of work globally is nearly as big as the population of the United States | The Economist