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10. Choc, a curiously popular-in-NYC typeface (h/t @mengwong) seems to be some sort of premium-mediocre AirSpace proxy for "authentically ethnic", used by Japanese, Mexican, Vietnamese, Thai... source: https://t.co/KpCwXhImuf https://t.co/NYAFwrIiAf
7. Legendary 2013 Billie Jean sax battle https://t.co/TJezxRC20F
8. Lindy Hop https://t.co/6aWOMEbfpJ
The Lindy hop is a dance which was born in Harlem, NYC, in 1928 - popular during the swing era of the late ‘30s - mainly based on jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston - frequently described as a jazz dance, and/or member of the swing dance family https://t.co/CSGYJvGoaM
9. *The* elevator pitch https://t.co/TlmQhFj7iu
1853: Elisha Otis does a live demonstration in NYC's largest convention centre. He builds an open elevator platform, gets an assistant to hoist him 3 stories up, then slashes the rope suspending the elevator. Audience gasps, safety brakes engage. the ultimate elevator pitch 😂 https://t.co/LF78gosBHG
10. Arabic calligraphy https://t.co/swoXs7ldBX
11. Twisted Sister oral history https://t.co/z351xFGRda
“70s NYC - capital of the world, abandoned by the grownups, left to anybody who had the balls to live there. Rap in the city, punk downtown. There was no nightlife - either go to the movies or see a live music act. Everybody came out in droves.” “Nobody wanted to hear originals” https://t.co/rIMP3enEiP
12. Gene Simmons oral history https://t.co/kk4B66dWzl
1958, arrived in New York. Crashed at uncle’s place in Brooklyn. Mom worked in sweatshop, half a cent per button sewed to winter coats. 7am to 7pm, 6 days a week, $100 a week at best. She still cried every night watching this on TV, because freedom https://t.co/p0AtSbDXgK
13. street grid https://t.co/D6jC46hJLX
14. One of my favourite painters https://t.co/7VVoV7Kuip
16. The R Train, by @reckoner165 https://t.co/1rZmNIYlJP
19. [cue Mission Impossible theme] https://t.co/YZQpb8MsbS
25. upside down flautist https://t.co/KUYEVh9i6f
28. friends https://t.co/Iurgl6Ezq2
29. "Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion." – "Here Is New York" by E.B White, 1949 https://t.co/KXEtSvrQz4 https://t.co/AzxLy094vt
30. Halloween 2019 https://t.co/WhnlwQbt2M
31. turnstile hopping protest https://t.co/zi0M5fvIRA
32. Reverse Manhattanhenge https://t.co/w2gymNa3nO https://t.co/db2jasn9Aw
33. Twitter’s suggestions re: what to do https://t.co/cCucCnAPhT https://t.co/utRDhmGF5D
34. learning a lot from the comments https://t.co/CffEuZ0Nr4
35. block party https://t.co/1QsrSE974a https://t.co/KUuGTpZvkr
36. 1911, via @deoldify https://t.co/f9giTrPYBv
37. stoop-side Brahms https://t.co/whfHs8HBsp
38. jump https://t.co/HiJla6Sflc
39. 🐀 🚇 https://t.co/tcfaHH7zIW
40. walk walk fashion baby https://t.co/tk29fvpEY9
35. block party https://t.co/1QsrSE974a https://t.co/KUuGTpZvkr
36. 1911, via @deoldify https://t.co/f9giTrPYBv
37. stoop-side Brahms https://t.co/whfHs8HBsp
38. jump https://t.co/HiJla6Sflc
39. 🐀 🚇 https://t.co/tcfaHH7zIW
40. walk walk fashion baby https://t.co/tk29fvpEY9
33. Twitter’s suggestions re: what to do https://t.co/cCucCnAPhT https://t.co/utRDhmGF5D
34. learning a lot from the comments https://t.co/CffEuZ0Nr4
35. block party https://t.co/1QsrSE974a https://t.co/KUuGTpZvkr
36. 1911, via @deoldify https://t.co/f9giTrPYBv
37. stoop-side Brahms https://t.co/whfHs8HBsp
38. jump https://t.co/HiJla6Sflc
39. 🐀 🚇 https://t.co/tcfaHH7zIW
40. walk walk fashion baby https://t.co/tk29fvpEY9
35. block party https://t.co/1QsrSE974a https://t.co/KUuGTpZvkr
36. 1911, via @deoldify https://t.co/f9giTrPYBv
37. stoop-side Brahms https://t.co/whfHs8HBsp
38. jump https://t.co/HiJla6Sflc
39. 🐀 🚇 https://t.co/tcfaHH7zIW
40. walk walk fashion baby https://t.co/tk29fvpEY9
32. Reverse Manhattanhenge https://t.co/w2gymNa3nO https://t.co/db2jasn9Aw
33. Twitter’s suggestions re: what to do https://t.co/cCucCnAPhT https://t.co/utRDhmGF5D
34. learning a lot from the comments https://t.co/CffEuZ0Nr4
35. block party https://t.co/1QsrSE974a https://t.co/KUuGTpZvkr
36. 1911, via @deoldify https://t.co/f9giTrPYBv
37. stoop-side Brahms https://t.co/whfHs8HBsp
38. jump https://t.co/HiJla6Sflc
39. 🐀 🚇 https://t.co/tcfaHH7zIW
40. walk walk fashion baby https://t.co/tk29fvpEY9
35. block party https://t.co/1QsrSE974a https://t.co/KUuGTpZvkr
36. 1911, via @deoldify https://t.co/f9giTrPYBv
37. stoop-side Brahms https://t.co/whfHs8HBsp
38. jump https://t.co/HiJla6Sflc
39. 🐀 🚇 https://t.co/tcfaHH7zIW
40. walk walk fashion baby https://t.co/tk29fvpEY9
33. Twitter’s suggestions re: what to do https://t.co/cCucCnAPhT https://t.co/utRDhmGF5D
34. learning a lot from the comments https://t.co/CffEuZ0Nr4
35. block party https://t.co/1QsrSE974a https://t.co/KUuGTpZvkr
36. 1911, via @deoldify https://t.co/f9giTrPYBv
37. stoop-side Brahms https://t.co/whfHs8HBsp
38. jump https://t.co/HiJla6Sflc
39. 🐀 🚇 https://t.co/tcfaHH7zIW
40. walk walk fashion baby https://t.co/tk29fvpEY9
35. block party https://t.co/1QsrSE974a https://t.co/KUuGTpZvkr
36. 1911, via @deoldify https://t.co/f9giTrPYBv
37. stoop-side Brahms https://t.co/whfHs8HBsp
38. jump https://t.co/HiJla6Sflc
39. 🐀 🚇 https://t.co/tcfaHH7zIW
40. walk walk fashion baby https://t.co/tk29fvpEY9
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