What To Read: A Silicon Valley Curriculum
A Valleywag reader recently asked us what reading material best explains the players and games of the tech world. We decided to come up with a list—and ask for your input as well.
Midtown East
There's a lot to unpack in Midtown East. A bunch of neighborhoods rolled into one, the area stretches from Gramercy Park in the south to the Upper East Side, from 5th Avenue to the East River. It contains the sadness of Murray Hill (AKA Murray Hell) as well as the triumph of Tudor City. If there is a vast media…
Chelsea
Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows spoke for many of us when he sang, "Something about the buildings in Chelsea just kills me/Maybe in a month or two/Maybe when things are different for me/Maybe when things are different for you." His lyrics embody so very many of Chelsea's qualities: deadly, confusing, kind of dumb, a…
TriBeCa
TriBeCa is the closest thing Manhattanites have to the Garden of Eden. Farmer's markets line the streets. Apple cider flows from fountains. Robert DeNiro can often be seen putzing around Nobu and the preschools are filled with angelic cherubim. As part of our handy Users Guide series, Joshua David Stein and the…
NoLIta
Though small and seemingly transparent, NoLIta is difficult to decode. Bordered by Lafayette on the west, Bowery on the East, Houston on the north and Kenmare on the south, the neighborhood is densely packed with models, boutiques and "artists." We sent Joshua David Stein and video guy Richard Blakeley to report.
Williamsburg
Williamsburg, nestled along the river in northern Brooklyn, has perhaps been New York's fastest-changing neighborhood in the last decade. Now subject to a massive waterfront rezoning, the homeland of hipsters is threatened with doom, just as it was when actual poor people lived there a couple of years ago. As part of…
Park Slope
Our jury is still out on Park Slope: Do we love or hate the expensive, brownstoney neighborhood that sprawls down westward from Prospect Park? As part of our User's Guide series, we sent Joshua David Stein and Richard Blakeley to deliver us the definitive report on Park Slope.
How To Befriend A Blogger For Real
The Politico is offering its audience of congressional pages and lobbyist interns a handy list of ways to get the ear of the blogosphere. While their tips are directed at those who want to make contact with political bloggers, many of them can be applied to those who blog about things like, say, media and celebrity…
