A different angle

Interesting little story in the NY Daily News about houses askew:

Homes on side of angles

For Bob Singleton, a trustee of the Greater Astoria Historical Society, these houses have special meaning.

"Whenever I see a house turned from the street grid and still stubbornly facing forgotten country lane, I feel that time itself is giving me a nod, a wink and a reminder that my generation will, at some point be but a fragment of a future world," Singleton said.

Know of any houses like this?

Photo from Daily News

A 2nd Walk Through the Meadows, part 2

This is how the city treats perhaps the most famous building in Queens. The New York State Pavilion from the 1964 World's Fair has been disused and left to rust for the better part of the last 40 years.
The pavilion isn't the only thing rusting in the park. Crappy realizes that vandalism is hard to prevent, but just how long is it going to sit before someone decides to clean it up?
Open drain, about 6" in diameter - large enough to trip most of us, expecially the youngsters.

Crumbling brickwork by the Hall of Science.

QC's Walk Through the Meadows series:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
2nd Walk, part 1
2nd Walk, part 3

GOP Dance Party

Who's the better dancer - Bush or Bloomberg?

Free Web poll for your Web site - freepolls.com

Old plan to fill in the East River

The following information is provided at the request of George the Atheist:

Fill the East River: September 2, 1894

The Proposition to Fill in the East River: September 7, 1894

Tides and the East River Isthmus: September 14, 1894

John S. Brooks' Proposition is Not New or Original: September 27, 1894

Satellite image with East River in red taken from Wikipedia's East River page

All links are to the Brooklyn Public Library's Brooklyn Eagle archives

More on congestion suggestion

This is starting to sound similar to a doctor prescribing Viagra for clogged arteries - It will cost the user big bucks and will do nothing to alleviate the problem:

Bloomberg's Congestion Pricing Plan: A Modest Proposal After All

"At just $8 a car (compared to twice that in London), traffic will diminish by a mere 6.3 percent; speeds will accelerate by 7.2 percent. If the average speed is 15 m.p.h., that means an increase to 16.08 m.p.h."

Here's more from WCBS880.com:

NYC Congestion Problem

Gridlock Sam weighs in too:

Is Congestion Pricing a Good Idea?

Map from NY Press.