SoundCloud opening NYC office
SoundCloud, BrooklynVegan's song embedding software of choice, posted the following message yesterday:Start spreading the news: in the upcoming months, we'll be setting up an office in the Big Apple...
Bloomberg
Staten Island still in bad shape, but the ferry back (the power is not); People want marathon cancelled
UPDATE: NYC Marathon cancelled.
"News from Staten Island is killing me right now. #Sandy" - @tedleo
"Also? That the NYC marathon starts in Staten Island, which has been devastated & received such paltry aid, is a slap in the face...
Village Halloween Parade may still happen on a later date
Halloween Parade (more by Amanda Hatfield)
NY1 says:Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday evening that the annual Village Halloween Parade will be postponed from Wednesday due to the ongoing effects of Monday's storm...
A look inside the new Barclays Center (pics)
"Every team has a grand plan, and we're moving slowly, step by step, because it's easy to make a strong team, but it's very difficult to make a championship team...
Mayor To Sign Sound Permit Bill For Outdoor Concerts
The Seaside Concert Series is expected to get the green light as Mayor Michael Bloomberg is set to sign off on legislation today that will save the Coney Island concerts...
Simon & Garfunkel were honored at Summerstage, Ben Gibbard performed w/ St. Vincent & much more
"Played the Simon & Garfunkel tribute in Central Park last night. John Roderick brought it! Ben Gibbard's psych jam ruled..." - Aimee Mann
Holmes Brothers (Sherman, Popsy and Wendell) & Mayor Bloomberg (WFUV)
Ben Gibbard & St...
Earth Day festivities are happening now in Times Square w/ Grace Potter, Bloomberg, Gore, Junoon, others – stream it
"Today, on Earth Day's 40th Anniversary, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Earth Day New York will be joined by environmental leaders, business leaders and local and international performers at Times Square, the Crossroads of the World...
McCarren Pool actually getting closer to being a pool
in the Williamsburg/Greenpoint buffer zone, Mayor Bloomberg & friends gathered to break ground--or should we say threw some finely placed dirt on astroturf--on the long-awaited McCarren Park Pool renovation...
Pop Montreal 2009 – initial lineup (Fever Ray, Os Mutantes, Butthole Surfers, Lou Barlow + the Missingmen…)
The lineup is coming together for Pop Montreal 2009 (September 30th to October 4th). Confirmed acts include Butthole Surfers, Fever Ray, Dinosaur Jr...
Animal Collective (Brooklyn) & U2/Muse (NJ) – tix on sale
Tickets are on presale for the U2 show coming up at Giants Stadium. Regular sale begins March 30th. Muse is opening.
Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Animal Collective show at Prospect Park...