Access Denied: Avoid 9th Street Lift Bridge over Gowanus due to truck slamming into scaffolding

All I ask of my Saturday commute is to walk the streets safely and not have a truck slam into the scaffolding, crushing me with debris. Fortunately, this did not happen to me or anyone else for that matter. If you’re heading from Carroll Gardens to Gowanus tonight, or vice verse, on foot, or by bike, or by car, don’t bother. The lift bridge is shut down completely.

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Samplers To The Masses: A look at sampling keyboards and their impact

Questlove of The Roots was on The Daily Show recently. In his interview he says that the most influential moment in the history of Hip Hop came courtesy of a Cosby Show episode. Specifically, the episode where Stevie Wonder appears and gives the family a tour of his studio. Even more specifically, the sampler keyboard. That part of the interview is at 1:55 on this clip:

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It’s “F-it” Wednesday

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And it’s too damn hot!

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Classic WROC Channel 8 blooper reel piece.

New Yorked In The Face: Strange Gas Bubbles

WTF! I was in Soho & saw this. I didn’t dare smell the white gas bubbling up from the concrete, so I have no idea what it could be. Similar insanity can be found at NewYorkedInTheFace.com.