Night of the Tree Hoist
This is the night the birch trees were planted in the courtyard of the New York Times, plopped there via crane.
Fireworks From the 22nd Floor
Turn up the sound and click the picture for a cool slide show!It’s funny how so many New York Times staffers independently migrated to the 22nd floor to watch the fireworks (after the national edition deadline, of course).A great vantage point on a rainy night, and a great view too!
Sunset Tour of the Cafeteria
The employee cafeteria on the 14th floor of the new Times building is simply stunning. STUNNING, I tell you! This is the view from over by the grill: Eighth Avenue looking toward Central Park.Salad bar in the foreground, stir fry by the window. How many chefs get a view like that?Drinks. I can’t decide. If [...]
Since You Asked
The moving truck parked on Eighth Avenue by 39th Street was my first hint that I was approaching the new Times building.See previous post about moving out of the 43rd Street Times building.Notice the Port Authority building in the background. The Times is directly across the street. Bus riders from Jersey are pretty stoked about [...]
Goodbye 43rd Street (and another contest)
The New York Times (where I’m the night manager of news graphics) is moving into the brand new 52-story Times Tower at 620 Eighth Ave between 40th and 41st Streets.The scheduled move time for the graphics desk was Friday night after the paper closed. Eager to get started, the movers swarmed the graphics department around [...]
Ten Years of Quotes, Thoughts and Photographs! THE BOOK IS HERE!
It’s finally here! “City of Nouns: Quotes and Thoughts From the Nightside, 1996-2006.” I’m SO excited! This is a 600-page record of my life for the past 10 years! It’s SO awesome!That’s Bradley holding Gregory the day he was born in 2000, and the big picture is Gregory at 1 month old.Many pages look like [...]
Their innocence and simplicity really get... on 
My family calls me "the mamarazzi."