A few weeks ago the shuttle between Grand Central and Times Square changed its look again, the outside wrapped in a giant advertisement for Google, the inside plastered with Google maps directing pedestrians to various locations across the city.I noticed the maps myself and thought “cute idea” but didn’t pay much attention beyond that. Well, […]
Entries Categorized as 'Living in New York'
Google’s “Oops” May Lead Tourists Astray
November 19, 2008
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
November 12, 2008
Tree lighting in Rockefeller Center: check. Santa Claus in Macy’s: check. Toilets in Times Square: check?
That’s right folks, holiday decoration has already begun to sprout up around the city and it won’t be long before the city is adorned with Santa’s, trees and clean public restrooms again.
For the third year in a row the Charmin […]
Today’s Fake New York Times/a PR stunt
November 12, 2008
I was walking to meet a former colleague for breakfast this morning when I received a “free” New York Times on the corner of 18th and Broadway. It looks so real that it took a few seconds to register that it was, in fact, fake - with the headlines reading “Iraq War Over” and “USA […]