5BTV: Five Boroughs Television

peterwknox: (via Flooding in New York (PHOTOS) -...

ericmortensen — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:25:31 -0400

(via Flooding in New York (PHOTOS) - weather.com)

Fourth avenue and Carroll street #flooding right now

YIKES.

imageoscillite: Psychic TV’s New York Story is a beautiful...

ericmortensen — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:30:17 -0400

Psychic TV’s New York Story is a beautiful audiovisual document of Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye’s journey to eliminate their physical differences and become Breyer P-Orridge. (NSFW)

If you’re not on board with my use of the word “beautiful” above, take a look at the trailer for The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye for further explanation. Then ponder this:

Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye were the 21st century’s John and Yoko.

newsweek: A Brooklyn Heights playground was renamed to Adam...

ericmortensen — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:42:00 -0400

newsweek:

A Brooklyn Heights playground was renamed to Adam Yauch Park today, in honor of the dearly departed Beastie Boy.

[via]

bobbycaputo: Last night’s full moon over NYC (Via)

ericmortensen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:10:55 -0400

bobbycaputo:

Last night’s full moon over NYC

(Via)

manhattanstepbystep: Colorful brownstones line St. Nicholas Ave...

ericmortensen — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:30:27 -0400

manhattanstepbystep:

Colorful brownstones line St. Nicholas Ave at West 156th Street in Washington Heights, upper Manhattan.

scoutingny: Where you’d least expect it, a haunted mansion in...

ericmortensen — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:30:28 -0400

scoutingny:

Where you’d least expect it, a haunted mansion in the Bronx

kateoplis: Nathan Wpyle

ericmortensen — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:30:15 -0400

kateoplis:

Nathan Wpyle

imageoscillite: Douglas Rushkoff visits the Sutton Clock Shop...

ericmortensen — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:30:17 -0400

imageoscillite:

Douglas Rushkoff visits the Sutton Clock Shop to talk about the terror of time.

The clock shop’s owner has some feelings about time, too.

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ericmortensen: I have lunch at Michael Guerrieri’s City...

ericmortensen — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:30:25 -0400

ericmortensen:

I have lunch at Michael Guerrieri’s City Sandwich regularly. I could happily eat there every day. He makes excellent food and he’s a good guy.

He makes a compelling argument that minimum wage hikes, health care costs and paid leave are hurting actual small businesses and forcing independent-minded people into the arms of giant corporations.

Guerrieri is concerned with the direct costs his business will incur, especially in a city where it is already expensive to do business. He agrees with many of the regulations to be implemented, but feels forcing the regulations takes away from the momentum that will allow him to reach those goals on his own.

Guerrieri compared a new business to a newborn. “The initial years are where we need a little help,” Guerrieri said. “They should allow a business to breathe in the beginning.”

Guerrieri, who currently employs eight people, wants to see his business grow and expand. His business plans include adding benefits, such as health care, for his employees.

“I want to be able to have that staff meeting one day and say, ‘Congratulations. We are going to have health care,’” Guerrieri said. He said he wants to say it proudly, with a sense of accomplishment, not because he has to.

In the long term, he said he wants to see his employees take over the new locations and run their own businesses. But he worries whether his younger employees would even want that option after seeing firsthand the cost of being in business for yourself.

“What is the incentive for the younger generations to be entrepreneurs, to be self-employed, and make a difference?” Guerrieri asked. “Why would I want to go into business when I can go to work for somebody, have everything covered?”

I’m for Obamacare. I’m for a minimum wage hike. I’m for paid sick leave. And while I won’t put words in his mouth, it seems like Guerrieri is, too. But that doesn’t make what he’s saying any less true.

Small Businesses Feeling the Squeeze in New York

Oh…and stop by his joint the next time you’re in Hell’s Kitchen. Ask him to recommend something. Your mouth will be extremely happy you did.

takethecityandrun: @littleskips #coffeeshop #bushwick #brooklyn...

ericmortensen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:30:14 -0400

takethecityandrun:

@littleskips #coffeeshop #bushwick #brooklyn #nyc (at Little Skips)

coneyrecovers: Signs of spring: Nathan’s has reopened on...

ericmortensen — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:30:31 -0400

coneyrecovers:

Signs of spring: Nathan’s has reopened on boardwalk and cars are back on the Wheel. #coneyrecovers

ableparris: NYC today.

ericmortensen — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:30:23 -0400

ableparris:

NYC today.

svanes: the sound of exhausts, car horns, talk radio, loud...

ericmortensen — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:30:05 -0400

svanes:

the sound of exhausts, car horns, talk radio, loud thoughts. (at Brooklyn/Queens Expressway (BQE))

arig: So many great buildings in NY (at The Cooper Union)

ericmortensen — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:30:20 -0400

arig:

So many great buildings in NY (at The Cooper Union)

kateoplis: Jeremy Mann

ericmortensen — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:30:18 -0400

kateoplis:

Jeremy Mann

scoutingny: This 145-year-old New York City gas station started...

ericmortensen — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:30:05 -0400

scoutingny:

This 145-year-old New York City gas station started out as a blacksmith shop…

manhattanstepbystep: Cute houses on West 187th Street in Fort...

ericmortensen — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:30:06 -0400

manhattanstepbystep:

Cute houses on West 187th Street in Fort George, upper Manhattan.

"Let’s say you are a sex worker. You’re carrying condoms to protect your health and that of your..."

ericmortensen — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:30:21 -0500

“Let’s say you are a sex worker. You’re carrying condoms to protect your health and that of your clients. You may have gotten the condoms from the city itself. New York distributes 40 million condoms a year. The city has its own condom brand, it’s logo spelled out in the bright letters they use to mark subway lines. So you’re arrested. The proof needed to lock you up is that you’re carrying one of these city-branded, city-distributed devices. If the cops don’t arrest you, they have a habit of confiscating your condoms.”

- Molly Crabapple (via ericmortensen)

newyorkersunposed: By Alberto Reyes

ericmortensen — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:30:31 -0500

newyorkersunposed:

By Alberto Reyes

imageoscillite: For The Records: A documentary about NYC’s...

ericmortensen — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:30:11 -0500

imageoscillite:

For The Records: A documentary about NYC’s famed Bleecker Bob’s Records, which will close in May.