new york
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NYC Produces Twice As Much Garbage As Any Other Large City On Earth
New York City is great at a lot of things. Walking! Skyscrapers! Pizza! And according to a new study on the world’s megacities, NYC can add one more thing to its list of things it excels at: Trash!
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Short Film Of NYC Is So Stunning That It Looks Like Photos Coming Alive
Video: This stunning short, “Moments” by Tim Sessler and Cameron Michael, is so beautifully shot in slow motion that the footage almost look more like still photographs with a few moving parts. Each scene is like a photo that lives on its own. It’s so much more stunning than a normal video that it can…
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An Interesting Look At The Last Seltzer Bottler In New York City
I’ve never really enjoyed seltzer, but that’s probably because I’ve never had good seltzer, only the barely fizzy water they sell in plastic bottles at the market. This short about Gomberg Seltzer Works shows how real seltzer is made with siphon machines and how the glass bottle is crucial to maintaining the carbonated deliciousness.
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A Fascinating View Into One Of The Most Violent Years In NYC’s History
NYC had 328 murder victims in 2014, its lowest figure ever. For those who live or visit it’s hard to believe that this was one of the world’s most violent cities. 1990 was the pinnacle of a spiral of crime that started in the 1960s and exploded in the 1980s. Listen to some of the…