Tag Archives: Union Square

Morning View – Virgin Union Square

The Farmboyz and I stopped by the Union Square Virgin Megastore this weekend, where they are in the last days of their closing sale. Lots of good stuff still to be had, mostly at 30-50% off. The fixtures are for sale too, in case you need a giant metal spinning 500-CD rack. (We passed on the item below.) And thus …

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No Wal-Mart For Union Square

The Virgin Megastore space in Union Square will not become a Wal-Mart after all, much to the relief of many New Yorkers. Via Gothamist: While the shuttered Times Square Virgin Megastore transitions into a Forever 21, WWD is reporting that the Nordstrom folks might be taking over the Virgin Megastore space. The real deal high price Nordstrom department store you’ve …

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NYC: Vermont Celebration Tonight

Vermonters and fans will gather in NYC’s Union Square tonight at 6:30PM for a celebration of yesterday’s approval of same-sex marriage. Civil Rights Front is organizing, so expect more wacky fun like at Friday’s Iowa celebration. I’m told there will be cake!

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Wal-Mart In Manhattan?

Gotham’s blogs were buzzing this weekend over the rumor that Wal-Mart is looking into leasing the giant Union Square building soon to be vacated by Circuit City and Virgin Megastore. New York Magazine reports that Wal-Mart reps have issued a “non-denial denial” of the story, saying that the discounter has no “announced” plans for a NYC presence. I can only …

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Obama Celebration In Union Square

Eric Leven sends us his video of the spontaneous Obama celebration in NYC’s Union Square just moments after the election was called. I love how somebody is up in the Discount Shoe Warehouse flipping their sign on and off.

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Olympics Protest In Union Square

Yesterday afternoon, after a nice brunch down in the Bowery with Little David and visiting Chicago blogger Jake and his humpy fiancé, we wandered up to Union Square and ran into an anti-Olympics protest. I walked around to take pictures of the protesters with their signs, but aside from the woman below (I think she’s a nun), most didn’t want …

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4000

The death toll for American soldiers in Iraq has reached 4000. The overall U.S. death toll in Iraq rose to 4,000 after four soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in Baghdad, a grim milestone that is likely to fuel calls for the withdrawal of American forces as the war enters its sixth year. The American deaths occurred Sunday, the …

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National Pillow Fight Day

Today was National Pillow Fight Day and at Union Square I got a little too close to the action. By the way, this video is not speeded up. I was just ducking pillows, hence the jerky camera action.

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Morning View – Union Square

Located near NYU and poised atop a major subway station, Union Square is the heart of NYC public political activism, hosting rallies on every major cause: anti-war, gay rights, immigration reform, etc. After 9/11, Union Square was the focal point for public expressions of grief, as it was the closest gathering point to Ground Zero of any size. Embiggen to …

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Morning View – W Hotel Union Square

The Beaux Arts-style W Hotel in Union Square was built in 1911 as the German Insurance Building but had its named changed to the Guardian Life Building during WWI. Starwood Hotels bought it for their “W” brand in 2000. Did you know that “W” stands for “Whatever, Whenever”? Yeah, me either. The lobby is beautiful, I recommend sticking your head …

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