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When Lexington Avenue Attacks!
If you've always wondered what it might look like if the mild-mannered street in front of you were suddenly to explode, and if you weren't lucky enough to be near Grand Central the other day, we've got some good news. The Fire Department located a security camera on Lexington Avenue that caught the steam-pipe explosion. The main problem with security cameras, of course, is bad composition — so just be warned to keep your eye on the top of the frame. Also, the Fire Department has confirmed that the time stamp on the tape is wrong. So don't get hung up on that. Moments Before the Steam Pipe Explosion [YouTube] Video Shows Steam Pipe Explosion [City Room/NYT]
Posted 07/20/07 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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Nutritious, Delicious Couture
What could be better than fashion and food? Yesterday we rushed to Vanderbilt Hall to catch Tim Gunn hosting the Wish-Bone Salad Show. Designers Richie Rich and Traver Rain compared the experience to summer camp, and the models looked bewildered. "There's some lettuce going on there. Or maybe some other vegetables," the Asian Salad said vaguely. Backstage, one model sported onion shorts while another counted the string beans on her dress. Gunn said he preferred to accessorize with food, but our favorite model embraced the whole aesthetic: "I am the carpaccio salad." Wish-Bone Salad Fashion Show by Heatherette [NYM]
Posted 05/18/07 in Daily Intel : Show and Talk
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Seriously, It's the World's Biggest Cheese!
We at Daily Intel never tire of the notion of the world's biggest cheese, so we bring you another depiction. The cheese will be at Grand Central until 6 p.m., so you still have time to marvel at it. And when you do, consider these facts: The cheese is six feet wide and weighs 1,323 pounds. This is the dairy product's final appearance in New York before continuing its world tour back in Europe. Don't say we didn't warn you.
Posted 05/16/07 in Daily Intel : Photo Op
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The Cheese Commutes Alone
Whatever your plans are for today, they should include a stop at Grand Central to see "The World's Largest Cheese." Murray's Cheese and the Dutch cheesemaker Beemster have somehow rolled a Guinness-record-holding Gouda into the train station. Besides a tasting, the cheese gets its own press conference (gleefully imagined, above). We're not sure what you do with a cheese that big, but Grub Street has some excellent suggestions. World's Biggest Cheese in Town Today [Grub Street]
Posted 05/16/07 in Daily Intel : Grub Street
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A Lovely Day for Busking
It's audition day for Music Under New York, the MTA offshoot that sanctions musical performers throughout the subway system. Here, Fred Gillen Jr., a washboard player, and Matt Turk, a guitarist, wait their turn at Grand Central. They've got to be better than that guy who only ever plays "Redemption Song."
Posted 05/15/07 in Daily Intel : Photo Op
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