Runaway bride: New York Halloween dog parade
Tank the English bulldog as the ‘runaway bride’ at the 21st annual Tompkins Square Halloween dog Parade in New York Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
(Source: Guardian)
NYC BigApps 3.0 Launches
By Andrew Chen, Betsy Scherzer, and Kristy Sundjaja
Tonight, at a star-studded New York Tech Meetup headlined by Mayor Bloomberg himself, New York City launched the NYC BigApps 3.0 Competition. Entering its third year, the BigApps competition promotes government transparency and innovative new technologies by challenging mobile and web developers to create cool, free apps for New Yorkers using publically released NYC data. With more data, prizes and resources this year than ever before, we’re really excited to see some of the best apps and startups ever come out of the NYC BigApps 3.0 Competition.
This year, in conjunction with DoITT, and in partnership with BMW iVentures, we are excited to make the following announcements:
NYCEDC: The New York Times: "East River Ferries Are a Hit"
The New York Times praised our East River Ferry Service, which offers commuters a new transportation option and will help to revitalize New York City’s waterfront:
The East River service is an experiment to spur development in revitalized sections of the industrial riverfront in…
How to carve a pumpkin for Halloween
It’s important to have your pumpkin carving pattern ready before you start - you might find some inspiration here and there are plenty more ideas online. To produce something attractive safely you need a little saw, a “pointer” so you can trace a pattern across your pumpkin and quite possibly a “drill” so you can bore holes in areas too small to twist a knife.
Oliver Tring on how to carve a pumpkin for Halloween. Click here for the full set of photos
St Paul’s Cathedral canon resigns
“I resigned because I believe that the chapter has set on a course of action that could mean there will be violence in the name of the church.”
The canon chancellor of St Paul’s Catherdral, Dr Giles Fraser, on his resignation in protest at plans to forcibly remove demonstrators from its steps
NYPL Wire–The New York Public Library: To Be Seen AND Heard
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Mid-Manhattan Library presents Storylights, an exhibition featuring the work of artist Katherine Jackson, celebrating the centennial of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The new work includes large scale abstract images - edge-lit or back lit etched glass sculptures - inspired by…
Check out “Wikipedia, The Musical!”
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Looking for something to do tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 22)? Head to our Library for the Performing Arts anytime between noon and 6 pm and use our collections to help edit Wikipedia pages for musicals and theater music. This all-day “editathon” - called “Wikipedia, The Musical!” - is a partnership between NYPL and Wikipedia, and you can read more about it in the NY Times. Participants require ZERO experience with Wikipedia, so come on down!
